Internship 6
Host name: Simon Tavaré
School and Department: Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics
Internship title: Mathematical modeling and parameter inference during cancer evolution
Number of interns to be hosted: up to 2 (two)
Types of support offered:
- Stipend: up to $14,000 over the duration of the internship
- Access to Columbia University campus services, computational resources, and lab meetings
- Mentorship and supervision by faculty and senior lab members
- Immigration and Visa assistance through Columbia’s International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
Internship description
The Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics has opportunities for internships for students with interests in the mathematical sciences and their applications in cancer research. We have opportunities in areas such as analysis of single-cell DNA sequencing data, stochastic models of tumor growth, mathematical immunology, geometric and topological data analysis, mathematical population genetics, and phylogenetics. Internships can be crafted to suit the applicant.
Skills required
Knowledge of statistics, basic Markov chain theory, machine learning, PDEs, stochastic simulation and skills in R (or similar) preferred. Introductory-level biology useful but not required.