Looking to gain experience in the research process? Knowledgeable about data science, computer science, or genetics? Check out this research assistantship posting!
Professor: Hayk Barseghyan
Department: Center for Genetic Medicine Research
Title: Integrating Genomic Technologies for Disease Diagnosis
Description: We need motivated undergraduate researchers who are interested
in working on various computational biology projects.
Optical Mapping
a. Development of an annotation package for structural variants in R
(nanotatoR).
b. Aesthetically pleasant User Interface (UI) development.
c. Epigenetic level R package to ascertain methylation levels in optically
mapped datasets.
Short/Long Read Sequencing
d. Genome assembly with long and short read techniques.
e. Developing algorithms to combine both of the techniques.
f. Developing methods in tuning up performance of long read assemblers.
Duties: A Junior or Senior in a Computer Science, Data Science, or Genetics
major. We recommend that you have a background in genetics or introductory
classes in molecular biology.
Recommended Knowledge:
1) Programming Language: Java or C++ (Familiar)
2) Scripting language: Python or R (Good)
3) Web development: Perl CGI or html or any other open source tool for UI development (Familiar)
4) Database: Microsoft SQL (Familiar)
5) Operating system: Linux (Familiar)
We are looking for multiple students. If you are proficient in at least one
of these please contact us.
Time commitment: 7-9 hours per week (average)
Credit hour option*: 3
Number of openings: 4
Submit Cover Letter/Resume to: hbarseghyann@gwu.edu
*If credit is sought, all registration deadlines and requirements must be
met. Students selected to be research assistants should contact Brianna
Crayton (bcrayton@gwu.edu) whether they intend to pursue credit or not.
