Switzerland: International PhD programme 2007 at Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel

Applications are invited for internally funded PhD student fellowships at the FMI in Basel, Switzerland. The FMI is part of the Novartis Research Foundation. Our research focuses on epigenetics, growth control and neurobiology. We employ state-of-the-art technologies to explore basis molecular mechanisms of cells and organisms in health and disease.

Current topics include: Synaptic plasticity / Neuronal connectivity / Function of neuronal networks / Cell specification and differentiation / Cell cycle and cancer / Biology of aging / Signal transduction / DNA and RNA dynamics and function / Cell-cell and cell- matrix interactions / Epigenetic regulation and chromatin modification / Gene expression and silencing / Proteomics and genomics / Protein structure / Proteolysis.

Our international PhD programme has 100 graduate students from more than 25 countries. The working language is English. Most students are registered at the University of Basel. The successful candidate holds a Diploma (or M.Sc.) acceptable for matriculation at the University of Basel and has a strong background in cell and molecular biology.

Financial support is in accordance with the scale of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Your income will be generous relative to international standards for PhD students.

For application forms and further information, see www.fmi.ch, or contact susan.thomas@fmi.ch, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland

For more information please visit the institute's website:
http://www.fmi.ch/html/graduate_studies/graduate_studies.html
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