Visiting Student-Subcontractor - DSL - Brace, Alex - 8.7.26.

Argonne National Laboratory • Lemont, IL

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Developing a unified biological foundation model (GenSLM-ESM) that bridges codon and amino acid modalities to capture complex relationships across biological sequences. Applying multi-modal representation learning to advance downstream bioinformatics tasks, with a specific focus on homology detection, codon usage understanding, and codon optimization. Showcasing model capabilities with experimentally validated codon optimization for synthetic biology applications.

Requirements

• The entirety of the appointment must be conducted within the United States.
• Must be 18 years or older at the time the appointment begins.
• Currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution.
• Graduated from an accredited institution within the past 3 months; or
• Actively enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Developing a unified biological foundation model (GenSLM-ESM) that bridges codon and amino acid modalities to capture complex relationships across biological sequences.
• Applying multi-modal representation learning to advance downstream bioinformatics tasks, with a specific focus on homology detection, codon usage understanding, and codon optimization.
• Showcasing model capabilities with experimentally validated codon optimization for synthetic biology applications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree