University Research Priority Program in Systems Biology
University of Zurich
The University Research Priority Program Systems Biology / Functional Genomics was created with the idea of building on the foundations of systems biology in Zurich, which were laid in 2001 by establishing the Functional Genomics Center Zurich (FGCZ) as a joint venture of the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ).
The goal of this University Research Priority Program (URPP) is to consolidate the position of the FGCZ as a key infrastructure of systems biology in Zurich, to bring to Zurich a new generation of scientists active in the field of systems biology, to support their education in the form of postgraduate courses and to initiate new research programs in systems biology.
Together with its partner, the ETHZ, the University of Zurich is well positioned to assume a leading role in the field of systems biology. It has a strong background in function-based genetic studies of model organisms and a long-standing tradition of molecular biology and molecular medicine.
Research Topics Currently Explored at the URPP
- Differentiation and development
- Lipidomics
- Metabolomics
- Proteomics
- Regulatory networks
- Signal Transduction
Contact person for general information and exchange:
Dr. Cornelia Schauz
Scientific coordinator
University of Zurich c/o Institute of Molecular Cancer Research
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zurich
Tel: +41- (0) 44-635 3485
Fax: +41- (0) 44-635 3484
schauz@imcr.uzh.ch
Ongoing international exchange:
Close interactions with:
ETH Zurich, IMSB
SystemsX.ch
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
International:
Hokkaido University and Kobe University, Japan
EMBL Heidelberg
Funding opportunities:
[pending information]