Genevia Single-Cell Mentorship Program 2026

Apply for our Mentorship Program for the chance to win personalized, one-on-one bioinformatics guidance for your single-cell or spatial transcriptomics project from a expert mentor.

The Genevia Single-Cell Mentorship Program 2026 is designed for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers who want to improve their bioinformatics skills while working on their own projects.

Five selected winners will receive our Bioinformatics Mentor service, including 10 hours of one-on-one consulting. This time is used for scientific and technical support tailored to your research. Your Mentor is a dedicated senior bioinformatician with years of experience in high-impact research.

Meet our Single-Cell Mentors

Key Information

  • What: 10 hours of 1-on-1 Bioinformatics Mentoring

  • For whom: Biologists interested in learning to analyze their single-cell or spatial data with the support of an expert mentor.

  • Application deadline: June 30th, 2026

  • Winners announced: July 15th, 2026

Eligibility

  • You are a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher in any area of biology or biomedicine.

  • You have (or will soon have) single-cell or spatial transcriptomics data.

  • You have basic knowledge in bioinformatics, including R or Python scripting.

Timeline

  • June 30th, 2026: Application deadline.

  • July 15th, 2026: The five winners are announced.

  • Fall 2026: Mentorship projects begin on a mutually agreed schedule.

Contact

For questions about this program, contact . For other inquiries about our services, see Contact.

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Genevia Technologies has supported 180+ organizations since 2011. With 18 PhD bioinformaticians and 380+ published papers, we provide specialized single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics expertise to bridge the gap between raw data and the joy of discovery.


Apply for Genevia Single-Cell Mentorship Program 2026

Shortly describe the background and aim of your research project.

Further specify the type of data (e.g., platform, panel)

Describe the types and approximate numbers of samples / cells

Shortly describe your needs for the computational analysis.

Meet the Mentors

I am a bioinformatician with a multidisciplinary background in developing and applying novel spatial and single-cell transcriptomics methods to study the biology and pathology of diverse tissue types.

I co-developed the spatial transcriptomics method that was later commercialized by 10x Genomics as Visium—the most widely used technology for spatially resolved expression studies today. I also developed VASA-Seq, a new method for single-cell total transcriptome sequencing.

Beyond method development, I have extensive experience analyzing spatial and single-cell data and supporting researchers across various fields in designing and applying such experiments.

Dr. Fredrik Salmén
Dr. Fredrik Salmén Senior Bioinformatician Genevia Technologies Oy

I am a senior bioinformatician and cellular physiologist with over seven years of experience in analyzing diverse biological datasets, particularly next-generation sequencing. My expertise spans a wide range of bioinformatic tools and includes in-depth knowledge of various data types such as single-cell RNA-seq, RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and advanced image analysis (confocal and super-resolution).

I have worked with data from human, mouse, rat, and various cell lines. Throughout my academic career, I have applied pathway and network analysis to reveal metabolic changes across multiple disease states. My strong background in data analysis, coupled with extensive experience in experimental cellular physiology, positions me uniquely to derive meaningful biological insights from large datasets.

Dr. Patricia Thomas
Dr. Patricia Thomas Senior Bioinformatician Genevia Technologies Oy

I am a bioinformatics scientist specializing in oncology and human health data analysis, with over five years of experience in handling various omics data types. This includes bulk data (whole-exome, RNA-seq) and single-cell and spatial data (scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, single-cell proteomics), as well as expertise in the experimental techniques to generate these types of data.

Throughout my career, I have successfully applied omics analysis to cancer and aging-related diseases, securing public grants, publishing in journals, and presenting at international conferences. I am highly motivated to solve complex challenges and advance healthcare research.

Dr. Alba Machado-Lopez
Dr. Alba Machado-Lopez Senior Bioinformatician Genevia Technologies Oy

I am a senior bioinformatics scientist with over 10 years of experience in analyzing a wide range of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data types, including spatial transcriptomics, single-cell RNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&Tag, ATAC-seq, single-cell ATAC-seq, MeDIP-seq, and BS-seq.

With a background in both mathematics and biology, I am well-equipped to analyze and interpret complex biological datasets. My work spans various fields, with significant contributions in immunology and oncology research.

Dr. Giulia Barbiera
Dr. Giulia Barbiera Senior Bioinformatician Genevia Technologies Oy

I am a senior bioinformatics scientist with over 8 years of experience specializing in tumor biology and transcriptomics. My expertise includes the analysis of RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq data, as well as deep learning-based algorithms in image analysis.

I have applied my expertise to various biomedical applications, particularly in gastrointestinal diseases, tumor biology, and chronic inflammation.

Dr. Eva Domènech-Moreno
Dr. Eva Domènech-Moreno Senior Bioinformatician Genevia Technologies Oy

I am a senior bioinformatics scientist with over 10 years of experience in immuno-oncology and tumor evolution, specializing in single-cell data analysis and scientific software engineering. My work centers on integrating and analyzing multimodal data, developing analysis workflows, creating scientific software, and modeling tumor evolution.

I have deep expertise in bulk and single-cell sequencing (WES/WGS, RNA-seq, ctDNA) and 3+ years of experience with spatial omics (transcriptomic and imaging-based). During my Ph.D. and postdoctoral research, I led multiple single-cell studies that resulted in high-impact publications and contributed to two cancer atlases (NSCLC and CRC).

Dr. Georgios Fotakis
Dr. Georgios Fotakis Senior Bioinformatician Genevia Technologies Oy