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Bertarelli Fellowships Program

   The program

Thanks to the generosity of the Bertarelli Foundation, EPFL Master students have the opportunity to apply for a fellowship allowing them to carry out their Master project within an HMS-affiliated laboratory.

Bertarelli Fellowships, which comprise an allowance of up to 35’000 USD for travel and living expenses in Boston, MA (USA), are awarded on a competitive basis to up to 5 students each academic year since 2011. Since the academic year 2015-2016, this Program is open not only to students in Life Sciences Engineering, but also to students in Neuro-X, Basic, Engineering and Computer Sciences.

   EPFL Branch Program

Program director: Prof Stéphanie Lacour

Program Manager: Dr Dietrich Reinhard

   HMS Branch Program

See Program website at Harvard

   Application process

 

Current call is open till February 2, 2025.

Please consult the call document for details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   The Bertarelli Foundation

The Bertarelli Foundation's neuroscience projects aim to deliver life-changing research and the transfer of knowledge amongst scientists around the world. By building partnerships with globally important scientific institutions, such as Harvard Medical School and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.  

Neuro X Institute News

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A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way News date : 2025-05-12

EPFL researchers have discovered key ‘units’ in large AI models that seem to be important for language, mirroring the brain’s language system. When these specific units were turned off, the models got much worse at language tasks.

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A new AI language model that mimics the organization of the brain News date : 2025-04-24

EPFL researchers have developed the first AI model of language in the brain that captures both how neurons are arranged and how they function.

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