Application for participation in the Dmitry Zimin Dynasty Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (molecular and cellular biology)

1. Research interests (highlight with yellow the numeric code only). These codes will be used to assign reviewers.

301 / Biophysics
302 / Biochemistry
303 / Enzymology
304 / Molecular biology
305 / Bioinformatics (Computational molecular biology)
306 / Systems biology
307 / Structural biology
308 / Cellularbiologyand cytology
309 / Immunology
312 / Bioengineering
314 / Molecular medicine
3152 / Population genetics
3153 / Medical genetics
3163 / Cellular neurophysiology
3165 / Biophysicalplantphysiology
3202 / Molecular evolution
3211 / Molecular microbiology
3221 / Molecular virology

2. Project topic, key words:

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3. Applicant details:

Family name______

First name______

Middle name (or patronymic)______

Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)______

Citizenship______

Current mailing address______

Home telephone______

Mobile phone______

E-mail______

4. Short summary of the subject matter of the application (Proposal abstract, 1 page max.)

Please insert Proposal abstract, 1 page max.

5. Curriculum vitae (not to exceed 1 page);

- Education

Undergraduate education:

Full name of institution______

Name of department______

Period attended (mm/yyyy) from______to______

Title of thesis______

Graduate education:

Full name of the institution______

Name of department______

Period attended (mm/yyyy) from______to______

Degree awarded______

Title of thesis______

Date of defense______

Name of advisor______

- Positions and employment (if applicable)

Institutional affiliation:

Full name______

Position______

Employment period (mm/yyyy) from ______to______

- Most significant research results obtained by the applicant (not to exceed ½ page);

Please insertmost significant research results obtained by the applicant (not to exceed ½ page).

- Publications in peer-reviewed journals;

Please insert publications in peer-reviewed journals.

- Additional information on the applicant (prizes, awards, grants, fellowships, etc.);

Please insert additional information on the applicant (prizes, awards, grants, fellowships, etc.).

6. Research statement (three-year project, not to exceed 8 pages), including:

- Research objective and goals (not to exceed ½ page);

Please insert research objective and goals (not to exceed ½ page).

- Brief overview of the research problem and significance of the research project (up to 1 ½ page, excluding references);

Please insert brief overview of the research problem and significance of the research project (up to 1 ½ page, excluding references).

- Research program sheet on a year-by-year basis (up to 6 pages). Provided that in the duration of the grant period the applicant needs to leave the territory of Russia for a period exceeding three months, the possibility and justification of such a trip must be included into the research program sheet at the stage of drafting the application;

Please insertresearch program sheet on a year-by-year basis (up to 6 pages).

- Required equipment and information on its availability (up to ½ page);

Please insert required equipment and information on its availability (up to ½ page).

- Justification of practicality of implementing the project in the selected laboratory (up to ½ page).

Please insert justification of practicality of implementing the project in the selected laboratory (up to ½ page).

Please attach signed scans of the following documents:

- Recommendation of the PhD advisor (desired but not obligatory).

- Recommendations from two scientists working in the field of the project research.

- A letter from the selected laboratory acknowledging the acceptance of the applicant and confirming the availability of the necessary equipment.

- List of most significant publications by selected laboratory related to the project topic (maximum 10 over the last 5 years).