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Dr. Vazquez-Garcia’s lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Broad Institute is seeking motivated HMS medical students to engage in scholarly research projects in cancer biology and computational oncology. Our lab focuses on data-driven approaches to study cellular dynamics in tumors, combining single-cell genomics, cellular imaging and AI/ML approaches with large clinical datasets and experimental models. Students will have the opportunity to: - Gain hands-on experience in computational analysis of genomic datasets, imaging, and integrative multi-omics approaches. - Contribute to ongoing translational and clinical research projects, with potential for co-authorship on publications. - Work closely with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, computational scientists and cancer biologists. Projects are available for an eight-week summer period (May–July) or extended durations (up to a year). Students interested in computational medicine, genomics, oncology, or digital pathology and eager to develop skills in data-driven cancer research are encouraged to apply. Both in-person and remote opportunities are available, depending on the project scope. For more information or to discuss potential projects, please contact ivazquez-garcia@mgh.harvard.edu.