We have a new opening in the Oncology Department at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR), in Basel Switzerland.

In our group, we are developing and applying state-of-the-art algorithms to identify the genetic and genomic alterations driving the pathogenesis of the disease with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cancer and its response to therapies.

Recent studies of tumor cellular sub-populations have revealed that many human tumors are composed of multiple mutated clonal sub-populations that appear to evolve in parallel and gain distinct patterns of genetic co-alterations leading to intra-tumoral heterogeneity. The presence of intra-tumoral heterogeneity provides an important genetic reservoir allowing tumors to adapt to changing environments or therapeutic selection pressures. Since the mechanisms that drive or maintain disease progression are poorly understood, investigating such mechanisms will provide insights for how best to target therapeutically the resistant primary tumors or metastases. Our group is interested in developing and evaluating computational methods to systematically characterize intra-tumoral heterogeneity.

Details on how to apply are available here: http://postdoc.nibr.com/audrey-kauffmann.html