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Trainee Opportunities

The Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) offers outstanding training opportunities for postdoctoral fellows, clinical research fellows, graduate and undergraduate students in partnership with McGill University. Join us at the LDI! Below is the list of trainee opportunities currently available at the LDI. This list is updated regularly, so please check back often.

The LDI is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion within its community. The LDI has an equal opportunity employment program and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics, with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. Accommodation for any part of the application process may be provided to persons with disabilities who request it.

Postdoctoral fellow to develop the next generation Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to better understand how health care professionals will use the data for patient’s treatment suffering from different kinds of cancer

Start:
Immediate

Department:
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital. 

Supervisor:
Alan Spatz, MD, Professor of Oncology and Pathology at McGill University and principal investigator at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital. 

Project description:

MIDAS: Initiative for shared Data Across Sites in lung, ovarian, melanoma, and colon cancers

Are you interested in developing the next generation Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to better understand how health care professionals will use the data for patient’s treatment suffering from different kinds of cancer?

This position will leverage AI and ML to drive innovation and make a real-world impact in the healthcare system. The PDF will help shape our AI strategy to predict early-stage clinical treatment, survival of the patient, clinical cancer diagnostic, personalized medicine for cancer patients and help pathologists and other health care professionals in their decision-making process by using patient’s digital tissue information.

Multimodal integration of data using digital pathology exploitation by AI has already been demonstrated to carry clinical grade accuracy to better classify cancers. The McGill Department of Pathology in collaboration with the Lady Davis Institute are collaborating to refine prognostic models to guide perioperative treatments in various cancers.

In your role, you will create innovative ML techniques to develop algorithm to guide and achieve our goals with the help of digital tissue section images of different type of cancers and the clinical information of the patient. Developed classifiers will be used in the clinic as diagnostic tools to show the potential of AI in the healthcare system.

Contact:

Interested candidates are invited to submit a Curriculum vitae with bibliography, a cover letter (including a statement of research interests and prior experience in related research), a PDF of recent publications or manuscripts ready for submission, and references (names and contact information for two referees) to Dr. Alan Spatz at alan.spatz@mcgill.ca.

514-340-8222 ext. 25176
alan.spatz@mcgill.ca
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Postdoctoral fellow to oversee large scale efficacy of targeted multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the photothermal ablation of xenograft prostate cancer tumors

Start:
September 1, 2024

Department:
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital. 

Supervisor:
Mark Trifiro, MD, professor in the Division of Experimental Medicine at McGill University and senior researcher at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital. 

Project description:

MITACS funds are available for the recruitment for a post-doctoral fellow, that will oversee large scale efficacy of targeted multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the photothermal ablation of xenograft prostate cancer tumors.    

As part of our route towards development of the technology for clinical applicability as a photothermal treatment for prostate cancer (PCa), we will be determining the efficacy of our Glu-urea-Lys-MWCNT nanoformulation platform by assessing tumor recurrence and disease-free outcomes The Glu-urea-Lys-MWCNT formulation uses a peptidomimetic compound that binds to the Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA); a PCa-specific surface receptor whose expression is correlated with disease onset and progression. 

Simultaneously, tests will also be performed to assess photothermal therapy safety of the nanoformulation, biochemical blood testing, histopathological analysis and. adverse events will be documented. 

Contact:

Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and cover letter by email to Dr. Mark Trifiro at: mark.trifiro@mcgill.ca and Dr. Miltiadis Paliouras at mpaliouras@guzzonanoresearch.ca.

Note: This position is supported by MITACS award.

514-340-8222 ext. 25176
mark.trifiro@mcgill.ca
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Postdoctoral researcher for a qualitative study on the role of culture in the experience of postnatal depression in the context of breastfeeding

Start:
Immediate

Department:
Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University. 

Supervisors:
Danielle Groleau, PhD, full professor in the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University and senior researcher at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital

Project description:
The postnatal period represents a challenge for many mothers, making them vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, particularly depressive episodes. Maternal PND can have adverse effects on both mother and infant, often leading to early weaning. Conversely, successful breastfeeding has been associated with an improvement in PND symptoms. Despite this, the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between PND and breastfeeding remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on cultural communities such as Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish as well as South Saharan African women, where breastfeeding despite DPN is much more prevalent.

As a postdoctoral fellow, you will play a key role in a larger research project exploring psychosocial and cultural factors influencing breastfeeding duration in mothers with PND. You will have the opportunity to develop your own project within this framework, focusing on understanding the meaning and experience of PND and breastfeeding in a sub-sample of affected mothers. In addition, you will be able to explore the perspectives of fathers (or the 2nd parent identifying as female or 2SLGBTQ+ if applicable) with PND symptoms.

Contact:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief (1-page) statement of research interests and career goals, and contact information for five references. Please send your application to psychosocial.ccomtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca with the subject line “Application Postdoctoral Fellow – [Your Name]”. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. 

Note: This postdoctoral fellowship is conditional on obtaining a UTTING fellowship from the Department of Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital.

514-340-8222 ext. 25176
psychosocial.ccomtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
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MSc or PhD Student - Translational Research on Gynecological Cancers

Start:
Immediate

Department:
Department of Oncology, McGill University
Jewish General Hospital (JGH) and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI)

Supervisors:
Dr. Melica Brodeur, MSc, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University

Project description:
The MSc or PhD student will contribute to the design, execution, and analysis of translational research projects aimed at improving precision oncology in gynecological cancers. This role will involve a combination of wet lab (preclinical studies, cell culture, animal models) and dry lab (cancer genomics and pathology) research. The graduate student will gain valuable experience in conducting biomedical research, data analysis, and scientific communication.

Candidates should either hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or be willing to start in a Masters program (students can transfer to PhD before completing the MSc), and have strong wet lab skills, including cell culture, DNA/RNA/protein isolation, Western blotting, immunostaining, etc. (preferably with hands-on training for recent Master’s graduates, but also open to candidates with foundational knowledge who are eager to pursue a Master’s).

Contact:

Interested candidates should send their curriculum vitae, transcript and a cover letter explaining your research interests, career goals, and how you meet the qualifications for this position to: melica.brodeur@mcgill.ca.

514-340-8222 ext. 25176
melica.brodeur@mcgill.ca
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