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Department: | Imaging |
Scientist I - Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis - Imaging
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The Allen Institute for Brain Science is pursuing in-depth mapping of molecular cell types in the brain and the Imaging Department is recruiting a Scientist to analyze spatial transcriptomics data. The Imaging Department is a group of ~20 scientists and research associates using widefield, confocal, 2-photon, and light-sheet microscopes to support many projects. As a central focus of the department, spatial transcriptomics methods are now generating data at high rates and this Scientist will help translate this data into novel biological insight about the organization of cell types in the brain.
As part of this interdisciplinary team, you will develop analysis software to integrate gene expression at the single-cell level, molecular cell type identity and anatomical organization across multiple structures in the brain. To accomplish this, you will benchmark existing spatial analysis methods, create novel approaches of synthesizing spatial gene expression data from multiple experiments and develop methods for spatial parcellation of brain tissue based on cell types and gene expression. Initial work will focus on the mouse thalamus and subsequent projects will expand to include other areas of the brain and other species.
We anticipate two areas of experience will be useful for fulfilling this role: experience analyzing spatial transcriptomics data (MERFISH, in-situ sequencing, seqFISH, etc.), or experience with quantitative spatial analysis from computational biology, spatial statistics, image processing or related fields combined with a willingness to explore a new type of biological data.
The Allen Institute believes that team science significantly benefits from the participation of diverse voices, experiences and backgrounds. High-quality science can only be produced when it includes different perspectives. We are committed to increasing diversity across every team and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for this role.
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