[afro-nets] Summer Research Program 2007-School of Life Sciences: fellowships for undergraduate students

["Sacha P. Sidjanski" <sacha.sidjanski@epfl.ch>]

Summer Research Program 2007-School of Life Sciences: fellowships for undergraduate students
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Lausanne, Switzerland: 
July 16 - September 14 2007

We are pleased to inform you that more than 20 fellowships will be awarded to undergraduate students for the Summer Research Program 2007-School of Life Sciences at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Students in their second or third year of studies in the life sciences, including related engineering fields are invited to apply. The deadline for submitting applications is March 19, 2007.
Expanding from its initial foundations in neuroscience and biotechnology, EPFL?s School of Life Sciences has now matured into four distinct institutes ? the Brain Mind Institute, the Biotechnology Institute, the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research and the Global Health Institute.  In all areas we emphasize integrated approaches spanning a range of disciplines from functional genomics to high-tech bioengineering.
We would very much appreciate it if you could share this information with students in your school/institute.  I have also included a short summary of the summer program below.  Detailed information & flyer are available at: http://ssv.epfl.ch/page64103.html. Many thanks for your help! 
Yours sincerely, 

Sacha (Sidjanski) on behalf of the Summer Research Program coordinating committee 

SRP Coordinating Committee:
Dr. Pierre Gönczy
Dr. Harald Hirling
Dr. Hilal A. Lashuel
Dr. Sacha Sidjanski

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SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM 2007 ? School of Life Sciences - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland: 
July 16- September 14, 2007
  
The summer research program offers intensive summer research training opportunities to undergraduate students interested in research careers in the life sciences. We seek to attract the best candidates and thus financial compensation will be provided to cover successful candidates? living and travel expenses. 
Biomedical research increasingly relies on quantitative approaches and cutting edge technology.  Many would agree that the future of the life sciences lies at the crossroads of biology, hard sciences and engineering.  The School of Life Sciences at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland - http://sv.epfl.ch/page58921-en.html-, was created on this premise, responding to a demonstrated interest in biologically relevant questions among EPFL professors and researchers in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. Capitalizing on its initial development in neuroscience (under the auspices of the Brain Mind Institute) and biotechnology (led by the Institute of Bioengineering), the School of Life Sciences has continued to grow;  in 2005 the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) joined EPFL, and in the same year EPFL launched  the Global Health Institute. In all areas, we emphasize integrated approaches spanning a range of disciplines from functional genomics to high-tech bioengineering. 

Selection Criteria: The summer research fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis, taking into consideration several criteria including the student's academic record, personal statement and letters of recommendation. Additional information and the application are available online: http://ssv.epfl.ch/page64103.html 

Deadline for application: March 19th, 2007 
Contact Email: mailto:summer.sv@epfl.ch

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Sacha P. Sidjanski, Ph.D.
Chef de projet: promotion et développement Faculté des Sciences de la Vie Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL) Station 15
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Email : mailto:sacha.sidjanski@epfl.ch
Web site: http://sv.epfl.ch