About the Program
The Systems Biology PhD program is a joint program of the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and the University of Zurich (UZH), two highly prestigious Swiss Universities with excellent research facilities. The program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a PhD.
Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their choice, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. Students will obtain their PhD from either ETH Zurich or the University of Zurich and receive a certificate from the program.
"I am Marina and I am always curious. It is my second year as a PhD student in the Quantitative Developmental Biology Lab of Prof. Dr. Barbara Treutlein at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich, and a part of the Systems Biology Graduate School. I am studying human blood vessels in vitro, utilizing pluripotent stem cell-models and single cell analysis techniques. I am happy I joined the Graduate School as I get the chance to meet wonderful people working on very different and intriguing projects, always learning something new from them. The program gives a great overview of the Systems Biology field and an introduction to commonly used methods. Professors actually enjoy giving lectures and discussing problems and ideas with us, which makes the atmosphere even more friendly and productive! I live in Basel, and I would recommend it to anyone who prefers small distances and likes strolls along the river."