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Fully Funded PhD Project in Single-Cell Cancer Genomics Using Long-Read Sequencing Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia

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PhD

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Biology

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The project is described as fully funded, but project-specific funding details are not stated. Garvan Institute of Medical Research assists prospective students in applying for external scholarships and offers a top-up allowance to eligible scholarship holders.

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Dec 5, 2026

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Australia

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Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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Biology
Computational Biology
Medical Science
Breast Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Disease Progression
Long-read Sequencing
Multidrug Resistance

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Fully Funded PhD Project in Single-Cell Cancer Genomics

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, is advertising a PhD project in collaboration with the Broad Institute and Professor Alex Swarbrick’s research team. The project will use long-read sequencing to map RNA isoforms in breast and prostate cancers, with the goal of understanding disease progression and drug resistance.

The project is suited to prospective doctoral students with an interest in or training in computational biology. Experience with experimental validation is desirable. Garvan assists prospective students with applications for external scholarships and offers a top-up allowance to eligible scholarship holders; however, project-specific funding details are not stated in the post.

The expression-of-interest deadline is 5 December 2026. Domestic students are expected to commence in Term 2, 2027, while international students are expected to commence in 2028. Applications should be submitted through the Garvan postgraduate application portal.

Funding details

The project is described as fully funded, but project-specific funding details are not stated. Garvan Institute of Medical Research assists prospective students in applying for external scholarships and offers a top-up allowance to eligible scholarship holders.

What's required

Applicants should have an interest in or training in computational biology. Experience with experimental validation is desirable. The opportunity is for prospective PhD students, with domestic and international commencement timelines specified.

How to apply

Submit an expression of interest through the Garvan postgraduate application portal at https://garvanpostgrad.applynow.net.au/jobs/G12. Domestic students are expected to start in Term 2, 2027, while international students are expected to start in 2028.

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