OpenFieldTohoku Medical Megabank Genome Informatics Doctoral Internship
Six-month research internship at the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo), working directly with high-performance supercomputing clusters analyzing 150k whole-genome sequence datasets.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- Current graduate student in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or Human Genetics.
- English language proficiency
- English working proficiency (IELTS 6.5+ or equivalent).
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Not required.
- Thesis / Research statement
- Curriculum vitae, coding project repository links (GitHub), statement of research interests, and supervisor permission.
- Recommendation letters
- One academic advisor recommendation letter.
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- Fully funded research internship including ¥180,000 monthly living stipend and supercomputer access
- Application fee
- None
- Tuition / joining costs
- No tuition
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- January 20, 2027
- Last source review
- 2026-10-15
Important verification note
Facts reflect official Tohoku University School of Medicine documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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