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The IMPRS-MCBB provides interdisciplinary training in cooperation with the DIGS-BB. Program-specific training is offered in the following three interconnected research areas:
Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (CellDevo Program)
The CellDevo program will provide interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for University graduates who wish to work towards a PhD in the fields of Molecular Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, and Neurobiology, and focuses on cell organization, differentiation and tissue formation. Students will be trained to investigate developmental processes by cell biological approaches, and to place cellular processes into an organismic context.
Regenerative Medicine (RegMed Program)
The RegMed Program will provide training and translational research towards a career in research in biomedical sciences. The RegMed Program is open for medical graduates with the opportunity to carry out a full-time doctoral thesis at the end of which they will receive an MD/PhD, and to students of natural sciences who wish to enter medically-oriented research towards a PhD.
Nanobiotechnology, Biophysics and Bioengineering (NanoBio Program)
The NanoBio Program will provide interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for University graduates who wish to work towards a PhD in the fields of Biophysics, Nanotechnology, Bioengineering, Polymer Science, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics or Biomaterials. The underlying concept is to combine a molecular approach towards biology with cutting edge nanotechnology. One strategy is to make use of the wide variety of molecular functions provided by nature’s “nanomachines” such as proteins and enzymes, as a basis for an innovative and new molecular-based nanobiotechnology.
While the extent and structure of the training is the same in each of the three programs, the contents are defined according to the research area and specific methods relevant to this field, and the individual needs of each student.