Becas 2014 para PhD en Biología Molecular – Pakistán

The National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) in Lahore, Pakistan and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in molecular biology and molecular genetics.

Programme Details

  • TWAS-CEMB Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at departments of the National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) for a period of up to 4 years for studies leading to a PhD degree in: molecular biology, molecular genetics, plant molecular biology or medical molecular biology.
  • Applicants may be registered for a PhD degree in their home country (SANDWICH option), or may enrol in a PhD course at CEMB (FULL-TIME option). In both cases, TWAS covers only one return journey to the host country.
  • CEMB will provide a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs, such as food, accommodation and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
  • If awarded, applicants must sit a compulsory entrance examination in either April or September prior to starting their Fellowship.
  • The language of instruction is English.

Eligibility
Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year.
  • Be nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan).
  • Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country.
  • Hold a Master’s degree in a field of natural sciences.
  • Provide an official Acceptance Letter from CEMB (see sample Acceptance Letter in the application form).
  • Requests for acceptance must be sent to the Acting Director of CEMB (Prof. Tayyab Husnain: by e-mail director@cemb.pu.edu.pk and camb1@wol.net.pk) who will facilitate assignment of a host supervisor. In contacting Prof. Tayyab Husnain, applicants must accompany their request for an Acceptance Letter with copy of their CV and a research proposal outline;
  • Provide evidence of proficiency in English.

Fecha cierre de convocatoria: 31 agosto 2014
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Becas para PhD en áreas Biológicas en el European Molecular Biology Laboratory


European Molecular Biology Laboratory offers PhD Programme for applicants of all nationalities from all disciplines focusing on basic research in the molecular life sciences. EMBL invites applications for PhD positions in Heidelberg, Grenoble, Hamburg, Hinxton (near Cambridge), and Monterotondo (near Rome). PhD positions come with generous fellowships including broad health care benefits and pension access. When applying for the EMBL International PhD Programme applicants select the two research units they are most interested in to work with.

Study Subject(s): PhD research topics are as following:
-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
-Evolution
-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
-Plant Biology
-Proteomics
-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.

Fecha cierre de convocatoria: 17 junio 2013
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