Transferable Skills: Workshops and Seminars 2025
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
Past Workshops and Seminars
16/04/2025 17:00
IPMM Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
10 participants – 3 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
IPMM Workshop Good Researcher Practice
20 participants – 1/2 day
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.
14/05/2025 17:00
IPMM Workshop True data – how to generate robust data
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.
28/05/2025 17:00
IPMM Workshop Adobe Illustrator and Figure Design
20 participants – 2 days
lectured by Dr. Thomas Splettstößer (SCIstyle, Berlin)
IPMM Workshop Getting Funded: Writing an individual fellowship
with a follow-up on June 16 or 17, 2025 (for one group each)
(for PhD students in their final year!)
10 participants – 1.5 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
IPMM 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)
18/07/2025 17:00
IPMM Workshop Advanced Scientific Writing
July 16 - 18, 2025 - 2.5 days
organized for 12 participants
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
IPMM Workshop Career Mentoring and Management
with a follow-up on August 11 or 12, 2025 (for one group each)
(for PhD students in their final year!)
organized for 10 participants – 1.5 days
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
08/08/2025 17:22
IPMM Workshop Poster Design and Presentation
August 7-8, 2025 - 2 days
organized for 10 participants
lectured by Dr. Ruth Willmott (Bioscript, Vienna)
IPMM Workshop Good Researcher Practice
1/2 day
organized for 20 participants
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.
24/09/2025 17:23
IPMM Workshop Statistics for the Life Science (with GraphPad Prism)
September 23 - 24, 2025 - 2 days
organized for 20 participants
lectured by Prof. Dr. Martin C. Michel (Institute for Pharmacology | University Mainz)