Photo: Lausanne, Switzerland
Ian Andrews, a junior undergraduate in Dr. Barry Lutz’s lab, has been selected to participate in the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) School of Life Sciences Summer Research Program.
The School of Life Sciences Summer Research Program will be held July 6th through August 28th. The program offers an intensive research training opportunity to 25 undergraduates from around the world interested in research careers in life sciences. Each student will gain hands-on lab experience under the supervision of an EPFL faculty member. Students complete projects in EPFL’s Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI), Global Health Institute (GHI) and Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC). Each student will work full-time in their faculty member mentor’s lab, attend weekly research seminars and a variety of social events.
The EPFL, located in Lausanne, Switzerland, was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, be a national center of excellence in science and technology and provide a hub for interaction between the scientific community and industry. EPFL is among the world’s most prestigious universities in science, engineering and technology. The institution and has a strong reputation for faculty to student ratio, international outlook, scientific impact and high-profile research projects. Learn more about the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) School of Life Sciences Summer Research Program