Jonathan Irish
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB)
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (PMI)
Program in Cancer Biology
Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB)
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC)
Center for Quantitative Sciences (CQS)
Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology (VCI)
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB)
Graduate thesis projects in the Irish lab are tailored to fit student interests. Active research areas include: (1) programming immune cell identity, (2) computational biology & machine learning cell identity, and (3) neural stem cells, neuroimmunology, and brain tumors. Graduate projects may be entirely computational, basic cell biology, or human disease oriented, although most projects blend all these elements. Rotations begin with training in relevant technologies, such as mass cytometry (CyTOF), computational tools, and methods for human tissue research. Graduate students craft their projects in regular mentoring meetings with Dr. Irish and are supported by a team science environment including expert lab staff, postdocs, clinical fellows, and collaborators at Vanderbilt and institutions around the world.
Graduate thesis projects in the Irish lab are tailored to fit student interests. Active research areas include: (1) programming immune cell identity, (2) computational biology & machine learning cell identity, and (3) neural stem cells, neuroimmunology, and brain tumors. Graduate projects may be entirely computational, basic cell biology, or human disease oriented, although most projects blend all these elements. Rotations begin with training in relevant technologies, such as mass cytometry (CyTOF), computational tools, and methods for human tissue research. Graduate students craft their projects in regular mentoring meetings with Dr. Irish and are supported by a team science environment including expert lab staff, postdocs, clinical fellows, and collaborators at Vanderbilt and institutions around the world.
Keywords: human cell biology , cancer precision medicine , machine learning , cell signaling , neuroimmunology , tumor immunology
Research Area: Computational and Systems Biology , Stem Cell Biology & Regeneration , Immunology , Cancer Immunology , Cell Signaling , Developmental Neuroscience