Bioinformatics Internship

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC) is a non-profit research institute based in Barcelona dedicated to advancing the understanding of leukemia and related disorders, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The IJC has laboratories in 5 clinical campuses: i) Hospital Clínic, ii) Hospital de Sant Pau and iii) Hospital Germans Trias Pujol iv) Hospital del Mar and v) Hospital Josep Trueta Girona. IJC serves as a collaborative center for basic researchers and physicians to work together on fundamental clinical and biological aspects of leukemia. The IJC offers an excellent work environment based on a multidisciplinary fusion of state-of-the-art ideas and facilities.

We are looking for a bioinformatics internship student to join the Blood Stem Cell Identity group, led by Dr. Vincenzo Calvanese.

Research description:

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are a life-saving therapy for leukaemia and have found broadened applications to gene and cell therapy, against other cancers, genetic, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. Yet, practical limitations, such as donor-matching or insufficient cell number rende...