GRADUATE STUDIES The International PhD Program The FMI provides an outstanding research environment for studies of biomedical importance. The institute also fosters a lively educational atmosphere having trained hundreds of young scientists at the postgraduate and postdoctoral levels. We offer dedicated programs for diploma and PhD students as well as research experience to visiting students from abroad. Currently, FMI laboratories are home to about 90 PhD students. The FMI is affiliated with the University of Basel and contributes to its teaching program. Nine FMI group leaders are professors there and three more hold the title of Privatdozent. The FMI provides financial support to graduate students in accordance with the scale of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Income is generous relative to international standards for PhD students. Basel is an international centre for research in biology, with major academic institutions and research departments of leading life science companies. It is also rich in culture and an excellent starting point to explore Switzerland and neighbouring France and Germany.     ORGANIZATION APPLICATIONS STUDENT WEBSITE Application deadline: 1 December 2009 Interviews: 20-21 January 2010