MPI-CBG Thursday Seminar Students entering the program with a BSc degree (i.e. without a MSc degree or equivalent) participate in mandatory lab rotations prior to the uptake of thesis work. For students entering the program with a MSc degree or equivalent, optional lab rotations might be encouraged on an individual basis.
In the first year of thesis work, students participate in a mandatory 4-week full-time course taught by faculty members of the IMPRS-CellDevoSys and the DIGS-BB. The CellDevo program, the RegMed program and the NanoBio program each offers a program-specific practical course including lectures, practicals, and tutorials. The first three weeks of the course are reserved for students being enrolled in the particular program, whereas the fourth weeks specifically addresses the needs of students participating in the other programs.
A variety of advanced courses and workshops (2-3 days) are offered for PhD students in the second and third year of doctoral thesis work. PhD students may elect courses according to individual needs, or as recommended by the TAC.
The training includes active participation in journal clubs offered for students of the International PhD Program. Subjects covered in the journal clubs are for example biophysics, chromatin, RNA, molecular medicine, cell and developmental biology, membranes and organelles.
Monthly method seminars are designed to cover methods, which students will encounter during their thesis work and to provide expert knowledge about possible applications, limitations, pitfalls, and troubleshooting.
International renowned scientists are invited to Dresden to present their scientific work in the MPI-CBG Thursday Seminar and the corresponding seminars at TUD. PhD students attend research seminars on a regular basis. Please follow the links to learn more about the invited speakers.
An overview on most research seminars can be found here.
PhD students participate at internal seminars organized by the hosting institution which offer the opportunity to present the own scientific work to a large audience.
Group leaders regularly organize meetings focusing on the ongoing research of the research group.
For more details on the program-specific training, please visit the DIGS-BB web page