The LMCB/UCSF or Hokkaido exchange provides the opportunity for two programme students at the end of their initial rotation year to spend 6-8 weeks in a lab from either the Cell Biology (Tetrad) programme at the University of California San Francisco or from Hokkaido University, Japan. This exchange gives students the chance to experience working in a different country and promotes  international collaboration and mobility. First year students are invited to contact labs of interest at UCSF or Hokkaido and submit a proposal for a research project to be undertaken between the third rotation and the start of their PhD project. Two students are selected for the exchange based on their proposals. 

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The UCSF exchange was one of the aspects to attract me to the LMCB 4 year PhD and I would encourage all LMCB students to apply to the scheme! It was an incredible experience (and not only the project). (Natalie Kirkland, Mao Lab)