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Journée des Masters de l’UNIL, 3 mars 2020

Master of Science in Molecular Life Sciences ( MLS)

Head, Prof. Richard Benton

Center for Integrative Genomics

Life as a Masters student ...

• less ex cathedra teaching, more interactive classes
• write a scientific review and a research proposal
• design and perform original research
• handle research work and coursework (organise,

prioritise, teamwork, …)

Master in Molecular Life Sciences

+ +

Master GBE

DMF (Department of Fundamental Microbiology) DBMV (Department of Plant Molecular Biology) DEE (Department of Ecology and Evolution) IMUL (Institute for Microbiology) DNF (Department of Fundamental Neuroscience) and others … + Master projects options

• utside UNIL

CIG (Center for Integrative Genomics) DCB (Department of Computational Biology)

YOU ARE HERE

A broad range of research areas using different types of organism s

… different levels of organisation

… different analysis m ethods

Applied research, genom e engineering and synthetic biology

Start w ith a retreat

• select optional courses + review topics
• learn about departmental research topics
• presentation from an industry representative
• get to know your peers + second year Master students

Leysin 2018

Com m on courses

• Sequence a genome

Sequence and assemble new genome(s) (semester 1) Annotate and analyse these genomes (semester 2) Learn different aspects of genomics and bioinformatics and teamwork

• “Write a Review” and “Write a Fellowship”

Write a review in groups of 2-3 with a tutor (semester 1) Write a personal fellowship for a grant application with a tutor (semester 2) Learn to read papers, extract information and write scientific texts

A recent “Sequence a genom e” product

Gut microbiota Bumble bee Lactobacilli “Firm-5”

Philipp Engel, Jan van der Meer et al.

Students have published “their” genom es

W rite a Review & Fellow ship

• writing skills that will be useful for various reports during the

Master (& later in your career)

• can lead to a publication!

A large variety of optional courses

+ possibility to select some credits from the BEC Masters

Research during your Master

• First Step project in one laboratory

(semester 1)

• Master project in another laboratory

(semester 2 and 3) Both are assessed on the practical work, an

• ral presentation and a written report/ thesis

Specializations

Bioinform atics Microbiology I ntegrative Biology

Jan van der Meer (DMF) Philippe Reymond (DBMV) Marc Robinson- Rechavi (DEE)

More inform ation?

www.unil.ch/eb-mls Richard.Benton@unil.ch Come to the apéro at 5pm! Génopode Building