Transferable Skills: Workshops and Seminars 2024
offered by the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Molecular Medicine
The workshops and seminars are organized and supported by the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC).
Please note: due to the limited number of seats available per workshop, the registration will be closed as soon as the number of participants has been reached.
Overview of the Workshops
February 05, 2024
Workshop Good Scientific Practice
20 participants - 1/2 day (from 1 p.m.)
lectured by Prof. Dr. Martin C. Michel (Institute for Pharmacology | University Mainz)
February 06 - 07, 2024
Workshop Statistics for the Life Science (with GraphPad Prism)
20 participants - 2 days
lectured by Prof. Dr. Martin C. Michel (Institute for Pharmacology | University Mainz)
Registration closed
March 14 - 15, 2024
with follow-up on March 18 or 19, 2024 (for one group each)
Workshop Getting funded: Writing an individual fellowship
(for PhD students in their final year!)
10 participants - 1.5 days (for one group each)
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
March 25 - 27, 2024
Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
10 participants - 3 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
April 16 - 17, 2024
Workshop Adobe Illustrator and Figure Design
20 participants - 2 days
lectured by Dr. Thomas Splettstößer - SCIstyle
July 02 - 03, 2024
with follow-up on July 08 or 09, 2024 (for one group each)
Workshop Career Mentoring and Management
10 participants - 2.5 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
July 04 - July 05, 2024
Workshop Poster Design and Presentation
10 participants - 2 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
August 06, 2024
Workshop Career Orientation for Junior PhDs career development
(for PhD students in their first year!)
10 participants - 1 day
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
August 07-09, 2024
Workshop Advanced Scientific Writing
12 participants - 2.5 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
August 26, 2024
Workshop Good Scientific Practice
20 participants - 1/2 day (from 1 p.m.)
lectured by Prof. Dr. Martin C. Michel (Institute for Pharmacology | University Mainz)
Participants will become familiar with the two most important guidelines for biomedical researchers in Germany, those issued by the DFG and by the association of European scientific academies. Obligations and rights of scientists, supervisors and institutions will be discussed based on real examples.
August 27 - 28, 2024
Workshop True Data – How to produce high quality research results
20 participants - 2 days
lectured by Prof. Dr. Martin C. Michel (Institute for Pharmacology | University Mainz)
More than half of all published research findings cannot be reproduced. Participants will learn about root causes of poor data robustness and how they can increase chances that their own research is reproducible. They will also learn how to recognize robust data in publications.