The CIG in brief

The Center for Integrative Genomics (CIG) is a new interdisciplinary research and training institute located in the Génopode building, situated on the spectacular Dorigny campus of the University of Lausanne (UNIL). It overlooks the nearby «Lac Léman» (Lake Geneva) and the Swiss and French Alps beyond.

The CIG forms the latest department of the newly established UNIL Faculty of Biology and Medecine, and has three main missions:
The development of a first rate research program in the biological sciences
The development of an outstanding teaching program
The development of shared research technologies available to the Lémanic research community and beyond

The research at the CIG centers on genome structure and function in a number of different experimental systems, and a number of different techniques. It is performed by an international community of scientists. Yet the character of the CIG is one of a single, integrated research center, where interactions among groups are numerous both in informal and formal settings.

Research

The sequencing of the genome of man and that of an increasing number of other organisms has created enormous opportunities in the biological and biomedical sciences. We now have the genetic blueprints of these organisms, and thus the possibility to learn how to read them and understand how our bodies develop and function. It is in this exciting context that the CIG and its associated research groups within the Génopode are developing a research program dedicated to the study of genomes in the broadest sense.

The CIG has brought together interactive research groups that are at the forefront of their respective fields. Together, they perform research exploring three major areas:

The structure and function of genomes and their evolution.
The regulation of gene expression by the transcription machinery, chromatin structure, transcription factors, and signal transduction cascades.
The genomics of complex functions such as embryonic development, physiological functions in the context of the organism, and behavior.
To perform cutting edge research, the CIG is exceptionnally well equipped with state-of-the-art core facilities, which acquire and maintain the latest instruments and dispense training in the latest technologies.


Website:http://www.unil.ch/cig/page2826_en.html