Study Program

This page will give you an overview about the courses offered within section A), B), and C).

A) Mucosale Immunology

Title	Topics	Time Points
„Mucosal Immunology and Gastroenterology: from Bench to Bedside“	endoscopy, confocal laser-endomicroscopy, target-specific therapeutical strategies, outpatient clinic, ward rounds, histopathological tissue analysis	6 appointments per semester
“Animal Models in Mucosal Immunology”	animal endoscopy, colitis-models, T-cell-based tolerance models, gnotobiotic animal models, infection models, gastrointestinal barrier	6 appointments per semester
Students´ Research Day	students present their projects and discuss about their data, organized and moderated by the students	annually
Translational Approaches	clinical studies, transfer of basic scientific results to humans	3 appointments per semester

Title	Topics	Time Points
Basic Techniques in Immunology*	flow cytometry, cell sorting, transfection, gene targeting etc.	monthly
Laboratory Animal Course*	handling of laboratory animals, experimental animal techniques	quaterly
Statistical Evaluation of Data**	statistics, presentation of data, composition and writing of scientific	1 appointment per semester
Scientific Writing / Scientific Presentation*	rules and methods of writing a research paper or the own doctoral thesis, professional presentation of scientific data	1 appointment per semester
Good Scientific Practice*	aspects and rules of Good Scientific Practice	1 -2 appointments per semester
Grant Writing for Scientists	strategies and techniques to write a scientific grant, presentation of different financing options	1 appointment per year
Time- and Project-Management	introduction of possible time- and project-schedules for the doctoral thesis, development of own strategies	1 appointment per year
Application in Science	criteria of written applications and of an interview	1 appointment per year
Language Courses**	German for foreign students, scientific English	on inquiry

Additional courses in infection immunology, tumor immunology or neuroimmunology can be chosen depending on the individual topic of the thesis.

*in cooperation with other immunological SFBs

**in cooperation with the DRS

Please contact the coordination person for all questions related to the Research Training Group.