The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology offers long and short-term PhD fellowships to nationals from its Member States at its two Components located in Trieste, Italy, and New Delhi, India, through the following actions:

• International PhD Programme:
  Postgraduate studies (3 years) are available with the aim of obtaining the Doctor Philosophiae (PhD) degree in molecular genetics and life sciences. The degree can be awarded by a number of validating entities of national and international level such as: Open University (UK); Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (Italy); Nova Gorica University (Slovenia) or Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India).
• Flexible Fellowships:
  Sandwich PhD fellowships (6-12 months) are open to PhD registered students wishing to carry out part of their experimental studies at the ICGEB Laboratories in the framework of an agreed collaboration.

RESEARCH AREAS AT ICGEB:

ICGEB Trieste, Italy
Bacteriology - Human Molecular Genetics - Molecular Biology - Molecular Immunology - Molecular Medicine - Molecular Pathology - Molecular Virology - Mouse Molecular Genetics - Neurobiology - Protein Networks - Protein Structure and Bioinformatics - Proteomics - Tumour Virology - Yeast Molecular Genetics

ICGEB New Delhi, India
Mammalian Biology: Recombinant Gene Products - Immunology - Malaria - Structural and Computational Biology - VirologyPlant Biology: Insect Resistance - Plant Molecular Biology - Plant Transformation

For further information, application form and deadlines see:http://www.icgeb.org/FELLOWSHIPS/coverapplication.htm

Application Deadline: 31-Mar-07