Tumor Heterogeneity, Tumor Evolution, and Emerging Cancer Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship

Become a postdoctoral fellow on Dr. Tongwu Zhang’s team within NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics (DCEG) Biostatistics Branch. In this position—which is ideal if you’re specializing in bioinformatics or computational biology— you can use innovative computational methods and diverse sequencing technologies to study cancer genomics.

Your research will focus on characterizing tumor heterogeneity and evolution in relation to specific genetic backgrounds and etiological factors. Key research areas include:

• investigating tumor heterogeneity, tumor evolution, and cutting-edge aspects of cancer genomics.
• exploring emerging cancer genomic features, including mutational signatures, retrotransposable elements, and extrachromosomal DNA.
• developing innovative computational methods, interactive visualization tools, and data portals to gain a deeper understanding of complex cancer genomic features.

Additional benefits include:

• the opportunity to lead or co-lead international collaborative projects on cancer genomics, working alongside experts in bioinformatics, data science, biostatistics, epidemiology, cancer genomics, and genetics.
• mentorship from your DCEG colleagues in new methods and approaches for analyzing large-scale and high-dimensional genomic data. 
• the chance to mentor postbaccalaureate and summer students.
• a salary based on NCI’s stipend schedule for postdoctoral fellows.