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International PhD ProgrammeResearch Topics

Identifying your own true research interests for becoming a PhD student is a crucial step towards your future life as a scientist. When applying for the EMBL International PhD Programme you select the two research units you are most interested in to work with. In addition, feel free to indicate a maximum of four of the research areas you are most interested in.

Cell Signalling and Cell Differentiation

Cellular Organisation and Dynamics (nucleus, cytoskeleton, membranes, intracellular trafficking); Cell division

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Computational Genomics (Genome analysis and annotation) and Metagenomics

Computational Modelling of Biological Systems and Processes

Disease Mechanisms and Models, Pathogens, Molecular Medicine, Drug Design, Stem Cells

Functional Genomics, Genetics, Gene Networks

Gene regulation, Transcription, Chromatin and Epigenetics

Imaging & Image Analysis

Macromolecular Complexes, Interaction Networks

Neurobiology (from brain development to physiology and behaviour)

Physics & Biophysics

RNA metabolism, transport and processing, ncRNAs and miRNAs

Robotics & Automation, Engineering

Software Development and Bioinformatics (incl. Text Mining, Semantic Web, Machine Learning, Statistics)

Tissue Morphogenesis, Cell Polarity and Migration

X-ray Crystallography, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Electron Microscopy

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