The IGM Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza research activity is complemented by the training of young researchers. The Institute is directly involved in the scientific training at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral levels of students thanks to its close interactions with the University of Pavia.

The Institute regularly hosts a number of foreign scientists, in the framework of collaborative EU programs and of international training programs.

Moreover IGM researchers participate in the organization of courses and seminars on front-line topics for the Doctorate in Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology of the University of Pavia and the Doctorate in Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology of the IUSS in Pavia.