Twincore - Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig
Courses are held in English only.
1 March
In autumn 2003, the Center for Infection Biology (ZIB) launched the international PhD programme Infection Biology. The three-year programme, with English as the teaching language, plays a pivotal role in the training of young scientists in the field of infection biology. The programme's objective is to investigate the complex interactions between host and pathogen as well as carry out basic research with the combined tools of immunology, cell biology and molecular biology.
20 students from around the world are accepted each year after a rigorous selection procedure. The study programme was supported by the Wilhelm Hirte Foundation, by scholarships provided by Hannover Medical School and through Georg Christoph Lichtenberg scholarships, and administrative positions awarded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony. The European Union has participated in sponsoring PhD students via the elite "Miditrain" programme, which is funded by the EU "Marie Curie Actions" programme from 2004-2008.
60 students enrolled in the PhD programme work on a three-year research project and attend seminars, conventions and lab courses. Students are encouraged and supported by a network of supervisors and support teams and finish the programme after the PhD examination at the end of the third year as highly qualified scientists.
All students enrolled in the PhD programme Infection Biology automatically become part of the Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS).
Please also refer to the DEWIN programme also offered by ZIB, which is also shown in this database.
THEORETICAL TRAINING
The three-year programme is split into six half-year modules and ends with the submission of a PhD thesis and a final exam. The first semester concentrates on the fundamental principles of immunology, microbiology, virology and cell biology, providing students who come from a range of different backgrounds (medicine, veterinary medicine, biology, biochemistry and biotechnology) with a uniform basis on which to build in subsequent semesters.
In the second to fourth half-year modules, students gain profound knowledge in key areas of infection biology. At the same time, students learn to examine their research findings critically and to present them to an audience. In the last two half-year modules, students concentrate on finishing their PhD thesis and attend lectures and events offered by the institutions taking part in the programme or those provided by infection biology-oriented research consortia funded by the EU, the German Research Council and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. In the course of the three years, students regularly take part in theoretical classes offered by the department to which they belong, such as journal clubs, departmental seminars or lectures provided by visiting scientists.
LAB COURSES
During the three-year period students are required to take part in at least three lab courses. These method-based courses last for up to five days and constitute an important element of the study programme, with students receiving intensive training in the latest methods and techniques from internationally renowned researchers. The courses on offer cover a wide spectrum of fields reflecting the variety of institutes involved in the programme. These range from flow-cytometry and two-photon microscopy to genome and proteome analysis.
CONVENTIONS
During the course, students take part in one to two conventions in their specialist field and present parts of their research findings to an international audience.
SUPERVISORS
Each student is allocated a supervisory group which is made up of a supervisor as well as two co-supervisors. The co-supervisors' fields of research are different enough from that of the student for them to be able to offer additional advice, but close enough to offer specialist support.
Short-term stays abroad are possible.
No internships are required, but many practical courses and excursions to industry locations are possible.
390 EUR per semester
1,000 EUR per month
Every student receives a stipend or salary of approx. 1,700 EUR.
Master's degree, German Diploma ("Diplom") or Dr med
Excellent English, TOEFL or other tests desired
1 March
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Accommodation in a students' hall of residence is provided.
We offer a variety of advisory services, a great number of workshops and soft skills courses, excursions to industry locations, career days, consultation hours, etc.
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