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From: YangHua He <yh.he.cngmail.com>
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Subject: MS/PhD Positions in Quantitative Genetics and
Bioinformatics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 15:26:10 -0500
Graduate research assistantships are available in population genetics,
computational genetics and genomics in the Department of Human Nutrition,
Food and Animal Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary research group
collaborated with experts in nutritional metabolism, biochemistry, and
medicine fields and will have access to large Genomic and Epigenomic Next
Generation Sequencing (NGS) datasets and high-density genotypes and
phenotypes data in animal populations. The candidate will be involved in
NGS data analysis, high-density genotyping, and statistical genomics
analyses.
Potential projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) applying Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) and Genomic Selection (GS)
to improve economic production and reproduction traits in Hawaii beef
cattle populations
2) analyzing high-dimensional NGS and microarray data using machine
learning and statistical methods to explore underlying regulatory networks,
aiming to pinpoint causal (epi-)genetic marks controlling the phenotypic
changes utilizing CRISPR-based technologies.
Candidates should have a BS and/or MS degree in Animal Science, Genetics,
Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science, with a background and interest
in Quantitative Genetics and/or Bioinformatics. Experience in the analysis
of GWAS and/or NGS data is preferred. Skills in Perl, R or Python are
advantages.
Please submit a letter of interest (outlining your suitability, what you
hope to achieve from the MS/Ph.D. and your research experience to date),
CV, and contact information for two references to Dr. Yanghua He <
yanghua2hawaii.edu>. Review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the position is filled. Informal inquiries are also welcome.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is located in Honolulu, the Capital of
Hawaii State. It is a destination of choice for students and faculty from
across the nation and the world. UH Mānoa offers unique research
opportunities, a diverse community, a nationally-ranked Division I
athletics program and much more. The University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of
nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and
expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship,
disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income
assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as
permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual
violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered
veteran. Details about the application process can be found at
https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/...ciences-MS and
https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/mbbe/Graduate.
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Yanghua He, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Animal Genomics and Epigenomics
Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1955 East West Road, RM 314I
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: 808-956-7090
Email: yanghua2hawaii.edu
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