Bachelor's and Master's Theses
The team led by Francesca Finotello works on the bioinformatic analysis of bulk and single-cell
multiomics data and on the development of computational methods to inform precision and
personalized medicine. Our group has a special focus on cancer immunology: we integrate
bioinformatics, systems biology, and machine learning techniques to shed light on the rules
governing tumor-immune cell interactions. By characterizing the landscape of cancer
neoantigens, the composition of the tumor immune contexture, and the intricate crosstalk
governing cell-cell interactions in the tumor microenvironment, we aim at extracting mechanistic
rationale to improve cancer therapy.
We welcome skilled and motivated LFU students from different disciplines who would like to join our
team and focus their Bachelor's or Master's thesis project on bioinformatics applied to cancer
and cancer immunology. Candidates should be proficient in R or Python programming. Previous
experience in BASH programming and High Performance Computing (HPC) is desirable but not
mandatory.