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Application for the FMI PhD Program

Send a copy of your diplomas, grades and CV (max. one page) by e-mail to susan.thomas@fmi.ch.
Only PDF files will be accepted.

Complete this form in English; fields marked * must be completed. Unmarked fields can be completed on a voluntary basis if you feel it is relevant to your application.
Information submitted will only be distributed internally for evaluation purpose.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Title *:
Last name *:
First name *:
Year of birth *: Month: Day:
Birthplace:
Nationality:
Marital status: Children:

Contact address:

Street *

Postal code, city *

Country *

Phone *:
Fax:
E-mail *:

From where did you get the information about the programme?

EDUCATION:

Universities/Colleges attended * Complete at least one university and date	Dates

Degrees obtained * Complete at least one degree and date. Please send a copy of diplomas and grades (A4 size) by fax, e-mail or mail.	Dates (expected)	Grade (if applicable) include scale: 1(low) - 10(high)

Honours, scholarships, prizes
List any awards relevant to this application, giving dates and a brief description.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY *:

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Important *: Please give the title and a short description of any research project carried out during your studies (diploma thesis, honours project, MSc thesis, etc.). State the rationale and goals of the research, and indicate your own contributions to the results. List publications, if any:

GENERAL SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Important *: Please describe your general research interests; if you prefer, you could also elaborate here on a recent scientific article that you found particularly interesting (ca. 200 words):

SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Important *: Please have a look at the research areas and projects described in the FMI website, select 2 of them (not more, not less), and elaborate on what you find interesting about those areas (200-300 words):

KEYWORDS:
Important *: Please consider carefully the keywords listed below and select 3 (not more, not less) closest to your interests:

aging

animal behavior

bioinformatics

brain and behavior

cancer

cell biology

cell commitment

cell cycle

chromatin

development

diabetes

DNA repair

epigenetic regulation

extracellular matrix

genetic models

genome stability

genomics

learning and memory

live cell imaging

neuroscience

physiology

post-transcriptional regulation

protein structure

proteolysis

proteomics

RNA-mediated regulation

sensory processing

signal transduction

structural biology

structure-function relationships

synaptic plasticity

transcription factors

COMMENTS:
Please include here any additional information you feel is relevant to your application (additional nationality, other diplomas, hobbies, interests not related to your studies).
Important: Please indicate if there is any possibility for you to obtain external funding.