Overview

The Faculty of Sciences, in collaboration with external partners, has established an Excellence Fellowship Program to support outstanding and highly motivated candidates who intend to pursue a Master of Science in any of the disciplines covered by the Faculty. Admission criteria can be consulted on the relevant Master Web pages. French proficiency is no longer a formal requirement for the Masters of the Faculty of sciences.

The next application deadline is 15 March 2013 (for Masters starting in September 2013).

Why choose a Master in biology in Geneva?

Research projects done during the Master in Biology relate to fields as diverse as molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, evolution, developmental biology, plant or animal biology, anthropology, physiology, microbiology or biomedical research. This course of studies offers improvement of practice knowledge, thanks to work performed in the laboratory.
It also offers the possibility to carry out training courses in other fields such as marine biology, ecology, as well as tropical or alpine botanic.
In addition to the Master in Biology, with an open choice of classes, several specialized orientations offer a focused program (compulsory classes and restricted choices).

Biology Section highlights

The cells’ petrol pump is finally identified

Prof. Jean-Claude Martinou’s team describes how mitochondria, the cell’s power plants, are supplied with fuel. This study was published in Science magazine on May 24, 2012.

How body temperature resets circadian oscillators

The molecular cogs of clock genes responsive to temperature variations are uncovered.

The study of prof. Ueli Schibler’s group was reported in Science magazine on August 23, 2012.