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Happy Easter

HELENA Graduate Student Office closed from April 01 - 06, 2021.
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HELENA Orientation Days

The next HELENA Orientation Day will take place on June 21, 2021 from 9 am – 1 pm. Registration will open on May 17, 2021.
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Reminder: Implementation of new database

Course submission forms will be inactive as of 31.03.2021.
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Storytelling for Scientists

The workshop will take place on April 12 and April 19, 2021 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Free places still available. Register now!
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Using Twitter Effectively as a Scientist

The webinar will take place on April 13 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Register now!
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Working at the Robert Koch Institute and Beyond

The webinar will take place on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 - 11:30 am.
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Young Scientists @HMGU Twitter Conference

The second twitter conference for young scientists will take place from April 20-22, 2021, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Register now!
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Young Entrepreneurs in Science

Interactive Webinars for Young Entrepreneurs In Science
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Rainer-Rudolph-Preis 2021

The Rainer Rudolph Prize is awarded for outstanding Bachelor-, Master- or PhD theses in the field of Biotechnology or Protein Biochemistry. Application deadline is 30th of April, 2021.
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Rock the Scientific Community!

"Rock the Scientific Community!" program is now available on the scientific training website. Register for the upcoming webinars and workshops.
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Document Submissions

Thesis Committee Members/Documents, Scientific Training Attendance Forms, Travel Grants, Contract extensions, HELENA Certificate.
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Personnel changes in the HELENA Graduate Student Office

New contact persons in the HELENA Graduate Student Office - Lilian König and Angela Hoffmann.
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New Doctoral Representatives

Dear Doctoral Researchers, We would like to inform you that the elected doctoral representatives for the year 2021/2022 are Sara Bilekova from the Institute for Diabetes and Regeneration Research and Juan David Henao Sanchez from the Institute of Computational Biology. Their deputies are Anna Kilanowski from the Institute of Epidemiology and Sarah Schulz from the Institute of Virology. The...
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Thesis Submission - DocGS

Dear Doctoral Researchers, If you would like to submit your dissertation at TUM, please refer to the checklist Submission Process of Dissertation according to the new TUM Doctoral Regulation for HELENA Graduate Students. Please fill out the Confirmation of Discussion of the Research Project in an International Expert Community form and upload it to your DocGS account in your "Progress Tree" → Qu...
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Preprint Reviews to Revolutionize Scientific Publishing

March 18, 2021 at 4:00 - 4:30 pm, E. van Lanen, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus
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FAQs about Psychosocial Counseling on Campus

The pandemic brings unprecedented challenges. Our psychosocial counseling service is, of course, still available to address your concerns. But when does it actually make sense to come for counseling? How does a counseling session work? Do the conversations remain confidential?
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TUM-GS Transferable Skills Training

TUM Graduate School – New Course Program for the Summer Semester 2021!
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HELENA Graduate Student Office Hours

Tuesdays, 9 am - 12 pm, Wednesdays, 1 pm - 4 pm, Thursdays, 9 am - 12 pm,   Please contact us only by phone or email.
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Course Submission

Dear doctoral students, We would like to inform you about the Internal and External Course Submissions. By internal courses, we absolutely need the “Signed Confirmation”, without the signed confirmation, we cannot include the courses in your Transcript. By external courses, we only need the “Signed Confirmation” if an e.g. certificate of participation is missing. If a confirmation of...
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Dr. Alice Edler New Head of Career Center

Alice Edler began as the new head of the HMGU Career Center for postdocs and doctoral students on January 20th, 2021. Together with her dedicated team, she is a contact and information point for all questions regarding careers for junior scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München.
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Responsible Research 2021

A campus-wide virtual event for researchers of all generations March 25 and 26, 2021 from 9:00 - 14:00 Registration is now open!
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HR Development: New Training Program 2021

The new training program 2021 is online as well as the summary of all courses held in English.
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Soapbox Science 2021

July 24, 2021, 2 - 5 pm, Max-Josephs Platz, Munich, Germany; APPLY NOW!
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Helmholtz Enterprise

Call for Applications - Field Study Fellowship and Spin-off Program. Deadline for submitting applications are March 31, 2021 and October 4, 2021.
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DZD Seminar: Translating science into clinical practice

How to make a clinical product out of your invention: Learn from the experts Dr. Klaus Weinberger & Dr. Hubert Müller
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Jobvector Career Day

On 25. February 2021 the Jobvector career day will take place virtually (only available in German).
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Deutscher Studienpreis - Körber Stiftung

Deadline for on-line submission of all necessary documents is March 1, 2021.
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This week’s spotlight on…

...Helmholtz Juniors
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New contact person in the HELENA Graduate Student Office

Angela Hoffmann joins the HELENA team and offers support in administrative matters in the HELENA Graduate Student Office (GSO). The GSO within the department Strategy, Programs, Resources is the direct contact point for all graduate students and supervisors and offers support in all administrative matters.  
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New focus program for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers

"Increasing the impact of your research" - focus program for the year 2021.
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LevelUp! Webinar Series

Helmholtz Juniors proudly present LevelUp! Webinar Series! Workshops and Webinars are offered free of Charge — have a look and register for the ones you’re interested in.  
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Town Hall Meeting and Best Paper Award presentation on February 11, 2021 at 3 pm

On February 11, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm, the 10. Town Hall Meeting will be held online again due to the current pandemic situation. The Best Paper Award will also be presented during this meeting.
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Scientific Exchange amongst Helmholtz Centers with the HIDA Trainee Netzwerk

The second application period of the Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy (HIDA) Trainee Network started on January 15 and gives PhD students and postdocs from all Helmholtz Centers the opportunity to spend short-term research stays of 1-3 months at another Helmholtz Center. Applications are possible until March 15, 2021.
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TUM-GS Transferable Skills Training

TUM Graduate School – Information on how the Coronavirus is affecting the services and offers of the TUM-GS, free spots in online kick-off seminars and online courses available.
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Optimization of the HELENA Scientific Training Program

Changes in the HELENA Scientific Training Program.
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MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) Course

This intensive course offers stress management through the practice of mindfulness, based on the globally established curriculum of the MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) program by molecular biologist Jon Kabat-Zinn. Essential to the effectiveness of the course is regular practice at home. Core topics:explore own perception recognize own reaction patterns stress triggers and stress...
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From PhD to Innovator Online Workshop München

February 4-5, 2021 from 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. Register now!
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Research in Europe

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Research in Europe: develop your scientific career (09.02.2021) & Kick-off Horizon Europe (10.02.2020)
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International Summer School “Communicating Science”

Wissenschaft im Dialog (Science in Dialogue) and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation invites young researchers from all over Europe to the International Summer School “Communicating Science”.
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Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

HELENA Graduate Student Office closed from December 21, 2020 - January 10, 2021.
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LMU GraduateCenter Workshops

Available workshop slots.
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Virtual Career Summit

26. Jan. 2021, 15:00 pm until 27. Jan. 2021, 17:00 pm (MEZ), Costs: 10,00 EUR.
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Carots Startup School

Apply now: The CAROTS STARTUP SCHOOL offers coaching and webinars for scientists interested in discovering their entrepreneurial potential
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KlarText Prize for Science Communication

The Klaus Tschira Foundation is looking for young scientists who have completed their doctorate with very good in 2019 or 2020 and who will explain their research achievements to a non-scientific audience in an article they have written themselves.
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Online CPC Research School Seminar Series

What are facts, what is fake: How to fight the dangerous infodemic about SARS-CoV-2 / Covid 19
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WissKon – Call for contribution

The National Institute for Science Communication (NaWik) is currently planning the conference for science communication on May 6th and 7th, 2021 as a hybrid event with digital workshops on day 1 and on-site project presentations on day 2, which will be streamed live. With the Call for Contribution they are looking for your contributions and ideas for workshops or project presentations. The whole...
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Herbert-Fischer Prize for Neuroimmunology

The German Society for Immunology e.V. (DGfI) annually awards the Herbert-Fischer Prize for Neuroimmunology to one of its members. Application deadline is January 31, 2021.
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Booked Out - Workshops „Industrial Pharma Management“ and „Biotech Quality Manager“

Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick studied biochemistry at Ruhr-University Bochum and finished his diploma degree at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Afterwards he did his PhD thesis at RUB and Yale School of Medicine focusing on cell migration aspects in response to potential drug components. After his PhD, he started in a biotech industry at imusyn GmbH & Co. KG working in manufacturing...
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Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators

The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators was first established in 1995. It acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. Application deadline is January 15, 2021.
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Merck Innovation Cup

Apply now – deadline 31. January, 2021.
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Dissertationprize Pneumology

Apply now - deadline 15. December 2020
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Otto-Westphal Thesis Prize

The German Society for Immunology e.V. (DGfI) annually awards the Otto-Westphal Thesis Prize to one of its members. Application deadline is 31. January 2021.
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TUM Proofreading Service

Dear doctoral students, We would like to inform you about the TUM Proofreading Service. In order to help with the publication process, the TUM Graduate School offers all doctoral candidates professional, discipline-related proofreading of academic articles in English. This proofreading service is free for TUM-GS members who are registered on the doctoral candidacy list . For more information,...
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Heinrich Wieland Prize 2020 at Berlin Science Week

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The virtual event Starting up science: From lab to therapy will take place on Monday, 2 November 2020, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CET) as part of Berlin Science Week.
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Call for applications: Dr. Holger Müller Prize 2020

The Care-for-Rare Foundation for children with rare diseases at the Dr. von Hauner's Children's Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich praises the Dr. Holger Müller Prize 2020. Deadline is December 1st, 2020.
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O-Phase LMU

APP for university and city guides for new students at LMU Munich.
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Bayer Pharmaceuticals Promotionspreis

The Bayer Pharmaceuticals Promotionspreis is awarded by the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) for this year's best molecular biological doctoral thesis. Application deadline is 31st of December, 2020.
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Application for PhD International Program

PhD positions at EpiCrossBorders – the International Helmholtz-Edinburgh Research School for Epigenetics
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HELENA Supervision Agreement

Dear doctoral students, We would like to draw your attention to when a new supervision agreement needs to be submitted. Please send us a new HELENA Supervision Agreement to inform us, if you:Change to another University and thus get another University adviser   Change the Institute and/or get another supervisor at HMGU   Change from HELENA to another Graduate School and fulfill the...
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Open Access Publishing for Early Career Researchers at Helmholtz

The event is open for all interested persons from the Helmholtz Association. The event’s focus will lie particularly on open access publishing; after two short presentations, there will be ample opportunity for open discussion. The event be held in English.
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GAIN TIME TO THINK! 2021-22

College for Life Sciences Fellowships Deadline: November 16, 2020  
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EXTERNAL Course Submission

Dear doctoral students, By external courses, we always count a maximum of 2 points (HE) for posters or talks. This is included in your Transcript if you send us a proof/verification (e.g. confirmation Email from the conference organizer that the abstract is accepted; active participation certificate; name marked in agenda or conference program, etc.) together with your Scientific Training...
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Workshops of the TUM University Library

Cite it Right and Publication Strategies.
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Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement

Registration for in-depth workshops "Healthy Working"
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Helmholtz Juniors - Mental Health Awareness

We all know that doing a PhD can be really challenging, not only scientifically but also on the personal side. There have been enough studies talking about “we need to pay attention to our students' mental health” [1], and that’s good. Mental health is a topic that is often overlooked or even dismissed. Very often we have to deal with the feeling of constant failure, impostor syndrome, heavy...
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Reminder: Mental Health Day 2020 Webinar Series

The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena is offering a series of short daily webinar covering several aspects of mental health.
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The 5 phases of a doctoral thesis - Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim (only available in German)

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Starting this coming Monday: Join this year's "City-Cycling"

The campaign “Stadtradeln” will take place in Munich starting this Monday, October 5th. Many of our colleagues, 62 in particular, have already registered! Regardless of whether you cycle to work, or during your private time, you have the chance to participate.
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„Industrial Pharma Management“ and „Biotech Quality Manager“ Workshops

Registration closed!
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INTERNAL Course Submission

Dear doctoral students, We would like to remind you that instead of submitting internal courses every six months, you can also submit it at the end of your PhD before submitting your dissertation, as a complete time frame (e.g. 01.04.17 – 01.04.20: Institute Seminar: Total 12 HE (2 HE/Term). However, if you prefer to submit every term you can only submit the time frame that you have attended...
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Online Career Consultations and adapted Program at the Career Center

Dear doctoral students, Due to current personnel limitations, the Career Center for HMGU Postdocs & Doctoral Students modifies its program until 31st December. During this period, we will only offer individual consultations. Do you have a quick question or want a CV-Check? Book a consultation during our online Walk-In here. You want to discuss your career development more in-depth? Schedule your...
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TUM Online Kick-Off Seminars

©TUM
Registration open for TUM Kick-Off Seminars. Mandatory for HELENA Graduate Students who are enrolled at TUM.
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Nature Careers Webcast

How to make great CVs for industry and academia. October 9, 2020 at 5 pm CEST.  
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Thesis submission at TUM

Dear doctoral students, In order to submit your thesis at TUM, please follow the instructions available under the following Link: Thesis Submission   Before contacting HELENA, please fill out the Confirmation of Discussion of the Research Project in an International Expert Community form and upload it to your DocGS account. After you have successfully uploaded the above form, please inform...
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Online Career Talk: “From Lab to Consulting”

Dr. Jana Tretter (Kearney / HELENA Alumna), 02.10.2020, 10 am - 12 pm, REGISTER NOW!
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TUM-GS Transferable Skills Training

TUM Graduate School – New Online Courses Available!
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Start-up Days

Start-up Days organized jointly by the Leibniz Community, the Fraunhofer Society, the Helmholtz Community and the Max Planck Society have been held annually since 2013. The event, which is oriented to scientists interested in founding a company from the institutions of the four large research organizations, provides practical information and experience on topics relating to start-ups and financing...
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Pint of Science Germany Online Festival

Science Communication Event, September 07-09, 2020
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This week’s spotlight on…

...TRAVEL GRANTS in 2020
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Excellence in International Scientific Communication

Individual web-based coaching programme specifically for PhD students using digital formats for their upcoming oral defense of the dissertation.
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Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement

HMGU “Healthy Working” Workshop
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General Information HELENA

Reminder to register your Thesis Committee Members
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German Youth Hostel Association

Transferable group card of the German Youth Hostel Association (DJH) available at the HELENA Graduate Student Office.
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Workshops of the TUM University Library

Visibility and Research Impact, Research Data Management, Predatory Journals and Conferences – Who Can Be Trusted?, Routes to Publishing.
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On July 29 the 'Fitness Lunch' starts in the Campuspark

Daily work is usually characterised by long periods of sitting. To make the working day more active, the Occupational Health Management (BGM) offers an eventful lunch break in the Campuspark - fun is guaranteed.
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How to explain anything to anyone: 4 steps to clearer communication by Jake Amorelli

You’ve probably seen people’s eyes glaze over when you were talking about a complex topic, and you’ve done the same thing yourself. But that doesn’t mean some things are just too confusing to convey. Physicist Dominic Walliman tells you how to share what you know in a way that will land with others.
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Elisabeth-Gateff-Prize

The Society for Genetics awards the 3000 € Elisabeth Gateff Prize for outstanding doctoral theses once a year.
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Prizes of the German Diabetes Society (DDG)

The German Diabetes Society (DDG) awards prizes relevant for several career stages. Applications for those are open until the 30th of November, 2020.
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Gustav Adolf Lienert Award

Gustav Adolf Lienert Award is awarded by the German Region of the International Biometric Society for outstanding biometric papers. Application deadline on the 31st of October, 2020.
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Open Science Fellows Program

The primary aim of the Fellows Program is to promote the gradual opening of science and to spread the principle of collaborative knowledge production in accordance with the Wikipedia model. The program is geared toward young scientists and academics from all disciplines who want to make their own research and teaching open and usable. The Fellows Program supports the Fellows over a period of eight...
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Kurz & bündig GraduateCenter LMU

Self and Time Management: Monday, July 13, 2020, 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Starting Your Doctorate: Monday, July 27, 2020, 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
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Active Break to Strengthen your Back

On Wednesday the free active break "Rückenfit" (healthy back) will start online.
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TUM IdeAward

Do you have a new idea with high market potential? Does it face social challenges and create added value? Then apply for the TUM IdeAward by July 05.
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HIDA Trainee Network

Curious about a short-term research stay at another Helmholtz Center? Call for application is now OPEN!
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Minerva Fellowship - Programme Information

The Minerva Fellowship Programme (funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research) enables Israeli and German scientists to complete a research residency at institutions in the respective other country.
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General Information HELENA

GSO staff available via phone.
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Nano Innovation Award 2020

Nano Innovation Award will be awarded to honor PhD students for innovative research in nanoscience, performed in Bavaria. APPLY NOW!
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TUM-GS Transferable Skills Training

TUM Graduate School – New Online Courses Available
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Career Books

The Career Center has selected some Career related titles from the new eLibrary. Check out the book of the week and the rest of our selection.
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TUM-GS Transferable Skills Training

New online courses coming soon! Free places available in webinars and workshops.
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Coronavirus: Current information of the TUM-GS

To limit the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) specific measures at TUM are in place that also affect the events and services offered by the TUM Graduate School.
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General Information HELENA

Scientific Training Attendance Forms
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Joachim Herz Foundation

Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science. Application deadline is June 7, 2020.
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General Information HELENA

Participation in four lectures of the Helmholtz Webinar Series will be registered as Translational Medicine Seminars.
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Remote Working and Living

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Learn something, stay healthy, stay connected, get support.
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General Information HELENA

Thesis Committee Meeting via video conference
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Submission of the dissertation

Dear doctoral students, We were informed that the Dean’s Office at TUM will be open on few days. Please note that your final thesis can be submitted via Post. All face-to-face services including the personal submission and collection of documents are still currently suspended.   Your HELENA Team
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Call for Speakers

TEDxTUM is currently looking for speakers for their Main Event, which will take place in November 2020 at TU Munich. Could it be someone in your network, or maybe even you? The TEDxTUM team is convinced that there are many people with a groundbreaking idea in your community. TEDxTUM will not only give them a local stage with an audience of 500 people on site – but also a global platform via the...
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NEW: Free eBooks & Audio Learning for All

For a period of two months HR Development offers access to a brand new eLibrary with over 1000 short and effective ebooks and audio titles.
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Berufsbilder für Wissenschaftler/innen

Kostenlose Webinare
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Using social media to expand your networks and stay connected

During the month of April, we will offer a number of online webinars and challenges to help you stay connected and expand your professional networks via social media. Whether you are experienced or new to social media – these offers will help you communicate your science efficiently online. The program consists of two parts, the Graphical Abstract Challenge (A) and a Twitter Conference for Young...
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Statistic Courses Online

During the Corona-pandemic the Core Facility Statistical Consulting is offering its courses online. This covers the courses on programming R, statistics and reproducible and open research as well as the advanced courses. The number of participants is limited to 15 to keep it interactive.   Registration: Please refer the homepage of the human resources development department for available places...
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Forschungsergebnisse publizieren: Offline - Online - Open Access

Webinar: Wie und wo werden Forschungsleistungen am besten sichtbar gemacht?
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General Information HELENA

Dear Doctoral Students, The Graduate Student Office Staff is working remotely during these weeks, but please do not hesitate to contact us via E-Mail if you have questions, we will get back to you as soon as we can. Unfortunately, due to the current situation, we will send the latest version of the individual Transcript of Records to all HELENA members only in April. We would also like to...
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Nature Masterclasses: Scientific Writing and Publishing

As a part of a comprehensive online training program for graduate students and postdocs, SPR Scientific Education & Training together with Human Resources Development is offering access to the renowned online training Scientific Writing and Publishing offered by Nature. This course can be started at any time and its 10-min lessons format allows you to integrate it into your schedule in a flexible...
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Online Coaching Offers - Career Center

Dear Doctoral Students, Due to the coronavirus situation, the Career Center Team would like to inform you regarding modified service offerings until Easter: -  No Walk-in Hours in March / April -  We will offer Online CAREER Consultations. Book your appointment here -  All CAREER Sessions will be canceled or offered as video conference -  Right now, we are working on some additional Online...
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New meeting place: The Virtual Cafeteria

The sudden switch to remote working and the campus‘ minimal operation mode pose new challenges for many of us. No matter how big or small your house or flat is, it is always good to exchange ideas with colleagues, talk to them and even have a coffee with them. For this the Virtual Cafeteria has been set up.  Please click here for the link and password.  
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TUM-GS Transferable Skills Training

New online courses and webinars available!
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Going through it

Listen as 14 talented women tell the story about pivotal moments in their lives when they had to decide whether to quit or keep going.
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Coaching and Counseling by Phone

From Tuesday, March 24, HR Development will offer coaching and counseling by telephone.
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Online learning resources and platforms

Dear Doctoral Students, We are working under high pressure to create and enable online learning resources and platforms for the weeks to come – so stay tuned! If you have suggestions as well, please do not hesitate to contact us per E-mail. Your HELENA Team
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General Information HELENA

HELENA Graduate Student Office will only process E-mails in March and April.
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Inspirations for difficult times

Stay healthy, keep in touch with others, learn a new skill
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METABOLIC PHYSIOLOGY IN ISOLATION ONLINE SEMINAR SERIES

Free daily 1 hour seminars will be streamed at 4 PM on ZOOM!
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TUTECH ACADEMY

Workshops offered by the Tutech Innovation GmbH in 2020
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General Information HELENA

Cancellation of all HELENA events and personal visits at the graduate student office in March and April 2020.
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Cancellation of events at the TUM-GS

Dear doctoral students, In the past few days, the new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread further in Germany. Against this background, yesterday and the day before, new decisions of the Ministry and the TUM Board of Management were communicated. For this reason, we are contacting you today to inform you about the specific measures at TUM that also affect the events offered by the TUM Graduate...
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Announcement: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Dear Graduate Students, due to the increased spread of the coronavirus and the latest recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute, the Helmholtz Zentrum München crisis management team has developed a series of measures and recommendations that are in place with immediate effect. Objective of these measures is to prevent and to slow down the virus from spreading any further and to maintain normal...
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Invitation to Data Analysis Café, March 17 and April 23, 2020

The Core Facility Statistical Consulting and the Bioinformatics Core Facility invite to the joint “Data Analysis Café” on Tuesday, March 17, from 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm and on Thursday, April 23, 2020, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, in room 121, building 58a.
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HPC Seminar

March 23, 2020 at 1.00 pm in the HDC, seminar room 041, Campus Neuherberg
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Munich Science Slam

Munich Science Slam! Friday, April 03, 2020, from 6.00 to 10.00 pm at JetBrains Event Space, Munich
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Lists of grants and fellowships

Free lists of grants and fellowships around the world available online. Three searchable databases provide information on global opportunities for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty members.
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Radiation Meets Oncology

Spatial fractionation of the dose in radiation therapy: from photons to charged particles
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General Information HELENA

Transcript of Records
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Career Center @ CPC | Next Career Position? How to Prepare Your Transition!

March 3, 2020; 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Register now!  
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Announcement: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Dear Graduate Students, There is continuous media coverage of the spread of the new coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which is responsible for this subject in Germany, continues to estimate the risk to the health of the German population as moderate despite the first proven cases in three German states. As our contribution to preventing the further spread of SarsCoV-2, we ask all...
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EFA Foundation | Scholarship Programme

Become part of Europe’s “Festival of Ideas”!
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Save the date: HELENA-LMU Mid-Term Booster on June 19, 2020

The next HELENA-LMU Mid-Term Booster for all LMU affiliated HELENA Members will take place on June 19, 2020. Registrations opens end of April.  
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Semester Opening Talk

Sustainable Mobility Strategies Based on International Cooperation. This talk is going to reflect upon the challenges, opportunities, and impacts of international cooperation in research and innovation, based on examples in the field of “Sustainable Mobility”.
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Jobvector Career Day

Karrieremesse für Naturwissenschaftler & Mediziner am 04.03.2019 in München  
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Give us directions!

The HMGU Career Center want to learn about your needs and which topics you want to see in 2020 at the Career Center!
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General Information

CORONAVIRUS - The Lung Information Service informs
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General Information

MENSCH IM ZENTRUM
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This week’s spotlight on…

...INTERNATIONAL STAFF SERVICES
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General Information

BREXIT
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Training Program 2020

The new Course Program is online!
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TUM Supervisory Award 2020

Call for Nominations until February 28, 2020
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Career Center Program Jan. - April 2020

CAREER IN SCIENCE – FIRST LOVE, FOREVER PASSION!
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Science Slam

March 25, 2020, 7 pm  
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Desing Thinking - Ideenentwicklung für neue Projekte + Patente und Lizenzen

Freie Plätze am GZW
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International Epigenetics Symposium

January 29, 2020
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This week’s spotlight on…

...COUNSELING OFFICE
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Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference

Register now!
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Otto-Westphal-Promotionspreis

Einsendeschluss: 31. Januar 2020
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MTZ®-Award for Medical Systems Biology 2020

Einsendeschluss: 14. Februar 2020
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KlarText – Preis für Wissen­schafts­kommunikation

Klaus Tschira Stiftung, Einsendeschluss: 28. Februar 2020
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Deutscher Studienpreis 2020

Körber Stiftung, Einsendeschluss: 1. März 2020
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REMINDER <interact> 2020

Register now!
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Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Taking place from May 31st to June 13, 2020 in Italy. REGISTER NOW!  
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This week’s spotlight on…

...OMBUDSPERSONS
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REMINDER. The Career Center invites to: Next Career Position? How to Prepare Your Transition!

February 3, 2020, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Register now!  
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HPC Seminar

Thursday, January 16, 2020; Biomedical Center Martinsried, Small Lecture Hall N 02.040
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General Information HELENA

News due personnel changes
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Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship – guidelines and experience report

The talk with Dr. Mikolaj Slabicki will take place on January 30, 2020. REGISTER NOW!
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This week’s spotlight on…

...ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
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Happy Holidays

Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Seminar Announcement

"Local signaling and membrane dynamics at the ER-mitochondrial contacts" - Dr. Györy Hajnóczky, 11.12.2019, 11 am
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Graduate Student Representatives

Newly elected representatives for the term 2019/2020
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First anniversary of the Center’s Postdoc Association

The Postdoc Association at Helmholtz Zentrum München just celebrated its first anniversary. The next meeting will take place Thursday, November 14, at 4:45 pm in room 041 at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center.
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Town Hall Meeting

November 11, 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 am
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Election of the Graduate Student Representatives

November 13, 2019 Graduate Students' Day
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Graduate Students' Day 2019

November 13, 2019, Auditorium Neuherberg
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on November 13, 2019

Due to the Graduate Students' Day on November 13, 2019, the Graduate Student Office will not be available during the office hours. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Statistical Café

November 6, 2019 Open door meeting offered by the Core Facility Statistical Consulting
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REMINDER: Translational Medicine Seminar

PD Dr. Stefanie Eyerich "Chronic inflammatory skin diseases - a tale of diagnostics and therapy" December 03, 2019, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
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TUM and the Center Join Forces in Supervisor Training

For the first time, doctoral supervisors from Technical University and Helmholtz Zentrum München have met for a joint training session in Neuherberg on October 10 and 11. The course was taught by PD Dr. Helmut Brentel, lecturer at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt in the field of organizational sociology and organizational learning and renowned author of several publications on “Doctoral...
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Career Talk

"From PhD to biotec-pharma consulting to self-employment" Insights into career transitions Dr. Nicola Bauer November 19, 2019, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on October 22, 2019

On October 22, 2019, the Graduate Student Office will only be available during the office hours from 9 am to 11 am. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email after hours.
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Campus Movie Night: Halloween Special

Helmholtz Zentrum München presents Campus Movie Night “Bride of Frankenstein” October 24, at 5:30 pm  
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Career Talk

"Career Options in Science Management" Dr. Thomas Koch November 4, 2019, 1:00 -3:00 pm  
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on October 15, 2019

Due to the information event on October 15, 2019, the Graduate Student Office will only be available during the office hours from 11 am to 12 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email after hours.
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Course announcement

"Third party funding – How to design and communicate your project convincingly" 11.12.2019-12.12.2019  
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Förderpreis 2020 der GDCh-Fachgruppe Biochemie

Bewerbungen bis 5. Dezember 2019
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Career Center @ HDC

October 22, 2019 Helmholtz Diabetes Center
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Workshop "Epigenetics in Metabolic Diseases"

December 11-13, 2019 Alte Essigmanufaktur, Hotel Michaelis, Leipzig
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Scientific award symposium of the 2019 Heinrich Wieland Prize

Register now, there are a few places left!
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General Information HELENA

Due to the 'Betriebsausflug', the Graduate Student Office will not be available during the office hours on October 8, 2019. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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Course Announcement

'Health Care systems, Health Technology Assessment and Health Economics' Winter Semester 2019/2020
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Seminar Announcement

"Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine" - Prof. Fabian J. Theis October 7, 2019, 4:30-6:00 pm Vorhoelzer Forum, Arcisstr. 21, Munich
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Graduate Students' Day 2019

November 13, 2019, Auditorium Neuherberg
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DAAD - Forschungskurzstipendien

JSPS-Forschungskurzstipendien für Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden nach Japan – JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (Short Term)
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Seminar "Environmental Sciences"

September 30, 2019 Prof. Wang Zhenyu and Ass. Prof. Chen Feiran, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Entrepreneur Club

Founders Mentoring Founders October 08, 2019, 5 pm - 7 pm
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on September 25, 2019

On September 25, 2019, the Graduate Student Office will only be available during the office hours from 1 pm to 3 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email after hours.
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Panel discussion: Career Path? Career Chances!

September 30, 2019, 01:30 – 03:00 pm Register now!  
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Company Visit - Clariant

September 30, 2019 Register now, there are a few places left!
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Run for Graduate Student Representative!

Election of the Graduate Student Representatives on November 13, 2019
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Call 2019

Epigenetics Research School Apply now!
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Autumn program "Mensch im Zentrum"

Register now!
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her Career

October 10-11, 2019 MTC Munich
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Data Confirmation in DocGS

Please confirm your data before September 30, 2019
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Cultural Program for Doctoral Candidates

Discover Munich! September 28, 2019
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the TUM

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the TUM or LMU, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Research Stay Scholarships

Funding opportunities
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N2 Network Event

November 13-15, 2019 Umweltforum Berlin Register now!
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Seminar Announcement

September 13, 2019, 11 am Neuherberg, Building 3533, Room 231
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on September 11, 2019

The Graduate Student Office will not be available on September 11, 2019 during the office hours from 3 pm to 4 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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General Information HELENA

Office Hours at the HELENA Graduate Student Office
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REMINDER The Career Center invites to: Next Career Position? How to Prepare Your Transition!

September 9, 2019, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Register now!  
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Save the Date!

Graduate Students' Day 2019
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Helmholtz International Epigenetics Research School is recruiting. Apply now!

Call open until September 18!
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VDI Doktorandentag

„Diversity in Doctoral Education – Vielfalt der Strukturen, Vielfalt der Akteure und Vielfalt der Karrierewege“ September 13, 2019
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MICMoR Technical Short Course

Summer School October 7-11, 2019
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Transferable Skills Training - Winter Semester 2019/2020

The TUM Graduate School course program for the Winter Semester 2019/2020 is now online. HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the TUM or LMU, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Future Career Path? – Career Chances!

Book your appointment at the Career Center 
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on August 7, 2019

The Graduate Student Office will not be available on August 7, 2019 during the office hours from 3 pm to 4 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on July 30, 2019

Due to the information event of the board directors, the Graduate Student Office will not be available on July 10, 2019 during the office hours from 9 am to 12 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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DFH Summerschool 2019

Functions of microbial communities in soils: Biotic interactions 28.08.19 - 06.09.2019 Neuherberg, Building 33, Lecture Hall
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Ferienakademie für Student*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen

Gender.Body.Health. 11.-12. Oktober 2019
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Setting New Standards in Statistics Education

Changes in the HELENA training program
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1st Helmholtz-Munich Immunology Workshop

July 24, 2019, HDC building 3620, large seminar room 041
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on July 19, 2019

Due to our presence at the Welcome Day, the Graduate Student Office will not be available on July 19, 2019 during the office hours from 9  am to 12 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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Workshop: Doctoral Supervisor Training

October 10-11, 2019 Campus Neuherberg
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AMPro Summer School 2019

September 25 - 27, 2019
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Kick-off symposium: "A Proteomics Perspective on Precision Medicine"

July 18, 2019 HDC building 3620, seminar room 041  
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Limited availability of the Graduate Student Office on July 10, 2019

Due to an internal event, the Graduate Student Office will not be available on July 10, 2019 during the office hours from 1 to 4 pm. We would kindly ask you to contact us via email.
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Company Visit

Visits to Roche and BioM on July 26, 2019
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HMGU Career Center

Walk-in hours July Wednesday: 8:30 – 10:30 am Thursdays: 2:30 - 4:30 pm  
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Summer party at the Helmholtz Zentrum München

July 25, 2019 Campus Neuherberg, lawn behind the Cafeteria
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Chromatin Dynamics 2019 – 5th International Munich Symposium

October 10-12, 2019 LMU Biomedical Center
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HPC Seminar: Engineering biomedical breakthroughs

July 8, 2019, 2 pm Prof. Ellen M. Sletten 'Beyond the near-infrared: in vivo imaging with molecules and materials that emit above 1000 nm'
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the TUM

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the TUM or LMU, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Statistical Café

July 2, 2019 Open door meeting offered by the Core Facility Statistical Consulting
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LifeTime Ethics Stakeholder Workshop

July 10, 2019, 10:20 am - 6:00 pm Register until June 26, 2019!
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TUTECH ACADEMY

Workshops offered by the Tutech Innovation GmbH in 2019
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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CPC Research School Retreat 2019

Summary of the Retreat Lenggries, April 29-30, 2019
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POSTDOC DAY

June 27, 2019 The event is open to interested graduate students!
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Reminder - Translational Medicine Seminar

Dr. Marcus Conrad "Ferroptosis mechanisms and pharmacological tractability" July 16, 2019, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Summer Networking Event

July 16, 2019, 5 pm Barbecue and Human Kicker Beer garden behind the Mensa, Neuherberg  
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TUMblue

Networking Event "The Excellence Must Go On" June 7, 2019, 7 pm to 3 am, TUM Audimax Foyer
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DINI Retreat 2019

Summary of the Retreat Burghausen, May 17-19, 2019
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Translational Medicine Seminar

Prof. Dr. Michael Hoelscher "Preclinical and clinical development of the TB-drug BTZ043" June 4, 2019, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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GENERAL INFORMATION HELENA

Reminder to register your thesis committee members
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Football tournament ScieKickIn

July 6, 2019 Register your team now!
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Career Seminar

May 22, 2019 Organized by DINI
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General Information HELENA

Changes in the HELENA training program
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General Information HELENA

New Office Hours at the HELENA Graduate Student Office
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Science as Storytelling: From Facts to Fictions

20th EMBL SCIENCE AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE
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Job Interview Dos and Don’ts for Postdocs and Graduate Students

May 22, 2019, 11:30 am – 01:00 pm Register now!
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Nano Innovation Award 2019

Apply now!
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Seminar "Environmental Sciences"

May 9, 2019 Prof. Jochen Müller, University of Queensland, Brisbane
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Career Center @ Großhadern

Friday, May 10, 2019
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Statistical Café

May 28, 2019, 4-5 pm, building 58a, room 121
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PROMOTIONSRITUALE

Kreativwettbewerb der Jungen Akademie
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"Healthy back" action day

May 21, 2019
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Translational Medicine Seminar

Prof. Dr. Irmela Jeremias "Treating Childhood Leukemias" May 21, 2019, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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New Training Offers at the TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Flow Cytometry Workshop

Register now - there is a limited number of places available  
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Young Entrepreneurs in Science Workshop

Nürnberg – May 6-7 and June 20-21, 2019
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Doktorandenpreis für Manuel Albanese

Für die beste Promotion 2018 in der virologischen Infektionsforschung erhielt Dr. Manuel Albanese den diesjährigen „DZIF“ Doktorandenpreis der Gesellschaft für Virologie e.V. (GfV). Der gemeinsam mit dem Deutschen Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF) übergebene Preis in Höhe von 1.500€ wurde Albanese am 21.3.2019 im Rahmen der Jahrestagung der GfV überreicht.
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REMINDER: HELENA Lecture Series

April 9, 2019, 1 pm to 4:15 pm, Auditorium Neuherberg
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General Information HELENA

Updated Transcript of Records
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Seminar "Environmental Sciences"

March 26, 2019 Dr. Marko Lambe, EMBL Heidelberg
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Town Hall Meeting

April 4, 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 am
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Panel discussion: Ethics in research publishing

April 1, 2019, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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6th Heidelberg Forum for Young Life Scientists

June 6-7, 2019 at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Germany
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Career Talk

April 5, 2019, 9:30 am to 11:30 am, building 31, room 003, Neuherberg
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Seminar "Environmental Sciences"

March 25, 2019 Prof. Dr. Dr. Schuppan, Universität Mainz
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New Training Offers at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Career Seminar and DINI Get-together

February 28, 2018
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HMGU CAREER CENTER WALK-IN SERVICE

No appointment necessary 
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RESEARCHconnect International Workshop

February 27, 2019
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General Information HELENA

Annual Thesis Committee Meeting Form
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Register now

Registration for the TUM-GS course program (summer semester 2019) is open now
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New Training Offers at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Soapbox Science

Application deadline for speakers is February 28, 2019
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Training Program

Professional Skills - Human Resources Development Course Program 2019
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Jobvector Career Day

Karrierechancen für Naturwissenschaftler & Mediziner 19.02.2019 in München  
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Career Center for Graduate Students and Postdocs

HMGU Career Center for Graduate Students and Postdocs – Start of Walk-Ins Thursdays: 2:30-4:30 pm Fridays: 11:30-2:00 pm
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Upcoming training offers and events at the TUM

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TU, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Inform HELENA about your accomplishments

Time to celebrate your contributions to the field of research
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Free Places Available for "Introduction to R" courses

January 23/30, 2019 or February 06/08, 2019
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KlarText Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation

Bewerbungsfrist 28. Februar 2019
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Young Entrepreneurs in Science

Register now - there are still places available! Workshop in Munich, 28./29.01.19 and 27./28.02.19
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Clinical & Genetic Epidemiology

Winter School, March 18-29, 2019
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HELENA Lecture Series

December 12, 2018, 1 pm to 5 pm, Auditorium Neuherberg
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Graduate Student Representatives

Newly elected representatives for the term 2018/2019
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General information HELENA

Questions regarding Transcript of Records (ToR)
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Election of the Graduate Student Representatives

Run for Graduate Student Representative!
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New Training Offers at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TUM, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Lecture Announcement, DES Seminar

Prof. Ted Turlings November 26, 2018, 2 pm to 3 pm
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Graduate Student's Day

December 4, 2018, Auditorium Neuherberg
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Translational Medicine Seminar

(Ir)reproducibility of preclinical research findings. Theory and Practice. November 13, 2018, 3:30 pm - 5 pm  
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Save the date

HELENA Lecture Series on December 12, 2018
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Career Seminar

November 30, 2018, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
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Science Slam Special

Wettbewerb des Zentrums Digitalisierung.Bayern (ZD.B)  
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Graduate Students' Award 2017/ 2018

Call for the Graduate Student’s Award 2017/ 2018 is open until October 31, 2018
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ReMaT Workshop on key topics relating to research management

December 10 - 11, 2018
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Scientific Talk

From human pluripotent stem cells to 3D epidermis - phenotype discovery in genetic disorders October 18, 2018
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Entrepreneur Club

Founders Mentoring Founders October 17, 2018, 5 pm - 7 pm.
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Distinguished Speaker Seminar - Epigenetics

Synthetic genetics: beyond DNA and RNA October 10, 2018, 5 pm.
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Helmholtz International Epigenetics Research School

The website of the Helmholtz International Epigenetics Research School went live
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HELENA Lecture Series

September 27th, 2018, Auditorium Neuherberg
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TUM.Diversity Coaching Service

TUM Coaching Service is available for all TUM-GS Members
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From Epigenetic Research to the World Economic Forum and the "Code of Ethics for Researchers" - Prof. Dr. Torres-Padilla

September 19, 2018
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New Training Offers/ Upcoming Events at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TU, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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Career Day DKFZ

September 28th, 2018, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
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KURSWECHSEL KONFERENZ 2018

October 19th, 2018, 9 am - 6 pm Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main
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Interview Symposium 2018

September 20th, 9 am to 12:15 pm, Auditorium Neuherberg
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TUM Proofreading Service

Proofreading Service for all HELENA-TUM-GS members.
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General Information HELENA

Reminder to register your Thesis Committee Members.
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Register Now

Registration for the TUM-GS course program (winter semester 2018/19) is now open
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Fatma Uzbas visited the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was dedicated to physiology and medicine, during which 39 laureates and 600 young scientists from 84 countries all over the world came together from 24-29 June 2018. I was initially nominated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and then selected by the Lindau Council to attend the meeting. It was an unforgettable week full of exchange not only...
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Translational Biomedical Imaging (TraBI) 2018 Conference

November 26 - 27 2018
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Third party funding – From idea to project proposal - Focus: German Research Foundation (DFG) and other national funding organizations (no EU-funding)

October 24 - 25, 2018 Seminar focusing on strategies from idea to proposal development.
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Zhong-Min Li visited the Institute of Urban Environment, China

Working in a different institute during my PhD was a great experience. My project focused on the influence of placental thyroid hormone by environmental contaminant exposure and metabolic syndrome, e.g., gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Prof. Shen is a group leader in the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is an advisor of my thesis committee and has collected...
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New Training Offers at the LMU

HELENA members can participate in classes offered by the LMU or TU, independent of their affiliation with one of the universities
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InPharma 2018

September 5th & 6th 2018, MPI of Biochemistry, Martinsried
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Summer Lectures 2018: How to discover a drug? Lessons learned.

Let’s make a journey together into the future of drug discovery and development based on 100 years of lessons learned. What were the groundbreaking findings and which molecules really changed the world? How do drugs really work? Where are we now and what are the future challenges in the management of drug development in industry and science? These interactive lectures will highlight prominent...
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SOAPBOX SCIENCE

07.07.2018 12 female scientists share their knowledge with the public on the streets of Munich!  
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Career Seminar - Dr. Thomas Fehm, McKinsey & Company

Starting a career in industry: McKinsey & Company  
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Website issues resolved

HELENA website moved to new server and fully functional
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Genetics of Adiposity Leipzig - Meeting

2nd Leipzig International Meeting for Interdisciplinary Obesity Research
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HELENA Lecture Series "Radiation Research and Systems Biology, Imaging and Structural Biology ”

Save the date! September 27, 2018  
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Workshops "Project management in Biopharma Industries" und "Biotech Quality Manager" - Dr. Grote-Westrick

The Faculty for Chemistry at the TUM offers workshops for project and quality management
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Campus Connect Symposium

Research Symposium on the topic: 'Natural Products: Analytics, Biodiversity and Biochemistry'
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NextGen@Helmholtz conference

Invitation to the third German-wide conference for doctoral researchers of the Helmholtz Association
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Server migration

non-functional links and contact forms
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Author Workshop - Anthony Newman, Senior Publisher with Elsevier

How to write a Great Research Paper and get it accepted by a Good Journal!  
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New Coordinator for HELENA Graduate School

Kristin Dauner is the new coordinator of the HELENA Graduate School. The Graduate Student Office within the department Strategy, Programs, Resources is the direct contact point for all graduate students and supervisors and offers support in all administrative matters.  
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International Call Apply Now!

International call opens from May 10 - June 29, 2018. The International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes focuses on interdisciplinary and translational training providing future research leaders with an excellent environment to study the diverse aspects of diabetes.
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Falling Walls Apply Now

SHARE YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEA AT THE FALLING WALLS LAB, WIN A SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAVEL TO THE FINALE IN BERLIN!
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New contact person in the HELENA Graduate Student Office

Michelle Lederer is the new contact person for administrative matters in the HELENA Graduate Student Office (GSO). The GSO within the department Strategy, Programs, Resources is the direct contact point for all graduate students and supervisors and offers support in all administrative matters.
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Project Management Course (27.03.-28.03.2018) to organize the next Graduate Students Day

Do you want to improve your management and personal skills? You want to test modern project management tools for the organization of a center wide event? Be fast and apply until March 20, 2018 for the 2-day hands-on project management course and be part of the team that organizes the next Graduate Students Day in 2018 at HMGU. Receive in total 15 HEs and gain valuable management experience for...
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Career Seminar - Dr. Stefan Datz, Roche

Starting a career in industry: The Roche Expert Start Up Program  
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Translational Medicine Seminar Series

Next lecture 13.03.18 - Commercialization of new bio-imaging technologies
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Arunima Sengupta receives poster award

Arunima Sengupta, a PhD student in the CPC/ILBD’s core unit “Live Cell Imaging” received the best poster prize of the platform imaging (PLI) at the 7. DZL (German Center for Lung Research) meeting in Bad Nauheim, Germany, held on 8.-9. February 2018.
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Sachsen television reports on IPI study

In the article "Research team provides approach to insulin therapy", Sachsen television reported on a recent study on the insulin receptor of the Institute for Pancreatic Islet Research in Dresden.
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TUM Course Program for the Summer Semester 2018

The TUM Graduate School course program for the Summer Semester 2018 is now online. HELENA graduate students can register for the workshops. A new Transferable Skills Training Program is now available.
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< interact > 2018 Symposium in Munich - the biggest European PhD Science Symposium!

Join the 10th <interact> 2018 Munich PhD symposium! <interact> Munich is an annual life science symposium organized by PhD students, where future young scientists (YOU) can present their own work! This symposium will not only promote the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, but it will also allow discussions of your own work with your new colleagues and provide networking for your bright future...
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TUM Graduate Council - Supervisory Award

   
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Jobvector Career Day

The career fair jobvector career day for engineers, computer scientists, physicians and natural scientists in Munich, March 1, 2018. Meet your employer of choice, engage with HR managers and benefit from your new network. Talks on career and opportunities – take advantage of a comprehensive lecture program and company presentations. Professional CV-check - in cooperation with a professional...
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International Symposium on Cancer Evolution

Dear ColleaguesThe Munich Collaborative Research Center SFB1243 would like to invite you, your colleagues and your students to our International Symposium on Cancer Evolution, from March 1-3, 2018 in Munich, Germany.We have already recruited a number of excellent speakers and would now like to invite abstract submissions for short talks and poster presentations. The deadline for abstracts...
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Elham Karimi Ghodoosi visited Johns Hopkins University, USA

A key element of the Helmholtz Research School of Radiation Sciences is to promote the international network of graduate students. Students benefit from research stays abroad by getting access to new techniques and lab equipment, collaborations with international scientists and gaining new insights into research areas. Elham Karimi Ghodoosi, RS2 student at the ISS, took the chance and went from...
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Adriana Pitea visited UC San Diego, USA

A key element of the Helmholtz Research School of Radiation Sciences is to promote the international network of graduate students. Students benefit from research stays abroad by getting access to new techniques and lab equipment, collaborations with international scientists and gaining new insights into research areas. Adriana Pitea, RS2 student at ZYTO and ICB, took the chance and went from 10th...
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Registration open: Kick-off seminar TUM

Register now for the Kick-off seminars at TUM from 04.12.-06.12.2017. Please use your personal DocGS account to register. Your DocGS account includes a “Kick-Off Seminar” link where you can register for the seminar. Attendance of the TUM Kick-off seminars is only mandatory for HELENA graduate students registered at the TUM University.
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Professional in-house Python training

Graduate students interested in getting a professional in-house training about the software “Python” can contact Uta Geruschkat (Data manager at EPI2). The training is planned for 2-3 days, if enough students have registered.
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3. Early Career Researchers Conference on Environmental Epidemiology” (ISEE Young 2018)

ISEE-Europe and the Institute of Epidemiology II of the Helmholtz Zentrum München are pleased to announce the 3rd Early Career Researchers Conference on Environmental Epidemiology. The meeting will be held in Freising, Germany, on 19-20 March 2018.
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Register now: "The Proteasome hub: Fine-tuning of proteolysis according to cellular needs"

February 12-14, 2018, Schloss Hohenkammer, Munich, Germany. Registration is now open.
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Laleh Haghverdi receives the 2017 Helmholtz Doctoral Prize and Erwin Schrödinger Prize

Dr. Laleh Haghverdi has been awarded this year’s Helmholtz Doctoral Prize in health research for her outstanding work and Erwin Schrödinger Prize. In her dissertation, Geometric Diffusions for Reconstruction of Cell Differentiation Dynamics, at the Helmholtz Zentrum München Institute of Computational Biology, she focused on data analysis methods in the area of single-cell sequencing. The prize was...
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Career Seminar - Dr. Kerstin Lassak, Trainee Patent Attorney at V.O. Munich

From flashes of inspiration and paragraphs - The profession of patent attorneys.
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Checklists for HELENA processes now available

Graduate students can download all available checklists in the "forms" area using their HMGU username and password.
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LMU Completion Grant

LMU Munich awards completion grants for outstanding doctoral candidates on the verge of finalizing their thesis, who have no other source of funding for the requested period. The stipend amounts to 1,103 Euro per month.
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BD Life Sciences - Biosciences live in München

Expand your Research with Flow Cytometry- BD Life Sciences offers a seminar on flow cytometry on October 25, 2017 from 10-13 pm at ZAUM, Biedersteinerstr. 29, Gebäude 653, 80802 München.
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Immune cells help fat deal with environmental challenges

Immunosuppressive regulatory T-cells play an important role in the functioning of adipose tissue. This is the discovery of scientists from the Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC) at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Their findings are published in the journal ‘Cell Metabolism’.
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Fostering the flow of expertise from academia to pharmaceutical industry

Registration is now open - InPharma symposium (September 20, 2017), a career event aimed to amalgamate pharmaceutical industry and academia enriching both the sectors with an experience that would help each one to find the best fit.
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Entrepreneur Club “Founders Mentoring Founders”

A new seminar series called "Entrepreneur Club" starting on October 26, 2017 from 5:00 pm. This Entrepreneur Club aims at connecting new spin-off founders with experienced founders, venture capitalists, investors, lawyers and other experts who could provide you with the necessary knowledge for setting up a new business successfully.
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Seminars at TUM School of Life Sciences in Weihenstephan

The TUM School of Life Sciences in Weihenstephan offers seminars for the Winter Semester 2017/2018. HELENA graduate students can register for the workshops.
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Graduate Center LMU Workshops

The GraduateCenter LMU workshop program for October until December 2017 is now online. HELENA graduate students can register for the workshops.
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Poster Prize for Urska Zadel

Urska Zadel, PhD student in the Plant Microbiome research group of the Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, was awarded the prize for the best poster at the 6th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation (Bio/Bio) in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Maia Smith Recognized for Her Outstanding Dissertation

For her dissertation entitled “Associations between physical activity and lung function in a cohort of German adolescents“ the Munich University Association has awarded Dr. Maia Smith the 2017 Advancement Prize.
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The Seventh German-Russian Week of the Young Researcher: Computational Biology and Biomedicine

The main goal of these weeks is to encourage networking and stronger partnerships among early career researchers. Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers as well as professors are invited to come together and present their research projects in the field of Computational Biology at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.
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Translational Medicine Seminar Series

Next lecture 25.07.17 - Translation: a daily practice. Learning from clinical need and scientific ‚routine‘
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Graduate Students‘ Summer Party

Eat, drink and celebrate summer on July 11, 2017 at 5 pm in the beer garden behind the canteen, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg. Register now for the party and human kicker team.  
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Four HMGU scientists from the Plant Genome and Systems Biology Group among the most-cited brains in plant research

An evaluation in the June issue of the Laborjournal reports that four of the most highly cited plant scientists in the German-speaking region are located at the Plant Genome and Systems Biology (PGSB) Group at the Helmholtz Zentrum München.
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Career Seminar - Dr. Cornelia Voigt, Regional Medical Advisor, GSK

An insight into the role of a regional medical advisor in the pharmaceutical industry and career possibilities at GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG.
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Responsible Research 2017

What is responsible research conduct? How can I present data accurately? What exactly is plagiarism, and how can it be avoided? What are the pros and cons of peer review publication? What is an Ombudsperson? These - and more - topics will be addressed.
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New seminar series on translational medicine launched successfully

The Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health, or HELENA for short, started its new “Translational Medicine Seminar Series” on May 30, 2017. Prof. Dr. Günther Wess, CEO of Helmholtz Zentrum München, opened the new format.
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ENABLE - Registration Open

ENABLE is the first European symposium organized by and for PhD students and Postdocs. This initiative seeks to promote excellence in the biomedical sciences in Europe by supporting young researchers, strengthening scientific careers, and bringing biomedicine closer to society.
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IKOM Career Fair 2017

This year's IKOM Career Fair will be hosted at TUM Campus Garching from 19 to 22 June 2017, where 316 companies from all sectors will present themselves.
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1st Interdisciplinary “Israel-TUM Summer School in the Alps”

How is Machine Learning changing the Life Sciences? In the life sciences, researchers are increasingly leveraging machine learning in their work to drive groundbreaking discoveries that may help improve the health and wellbeing of people.  
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TUM BLUE

The TUM-GS Graduate Council proudly presents the TUM Blue 2017 party “Brains, Beer and Bavarian Brass”. More than 500 doctoral candidates from all TUM Graduate Centers are invited to a casual networking event on June 9th 2017, starting from 8 pm, in the Audimax Foyer, Arcisstr. 21.  
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Translational Medicine Seminar Series

This seminar series aims to give an overview on translational medicine starting from the disease towards the understanding of disease mechanisms, epidemiological evidence, identification of biomarkers and development of new therapies and drugs leading to clinical studies.
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How to publish in Nature Research Journals? - Christine Weber Associate Editor, Nature Cell Biology

Overview of the editorial processes at the Journal, how manuscripts are taken from submission to publication, tips and tricks on how to prepare your paper and insights into life as an editor and careers in scientific publishing
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Young researcher summer school on "Impact of anthropization on microbial soil functions"

Present and discuss contemporary topics and new methodologies on microbial ecology in anthropized soils. The summer school will be held in english and is intended for PhD students, Post-docs, and scientists interested in microbial ecology of contaminated soils.
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European Summer School for Innovation in Chronic Disease Intervention

Improve prevention and treatment options for people, who are at risk or suffer from chronic diseases! Learn to develop meaningful solutions! euVENTION allows you both! euVENTION is a two-week program, which uniquely covers all the necessary steps and tools to create your own startup.
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NextGen@Helmholtz 2017 in Kiel - register now

Explore the Helmholtz feeling! - Be part of the second German-wide conference of Helmholtz doctoral researchers!
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ScieCon Munich 2017

The Biotechnological Student Initiative btS e.V. would like to kindly invite you to CAREERS FAIR ScieCon Munich 2017 on the 20th of April 2017, 10 am to 5 pm, in the lecture hall foyer of the Klinikum Großhadern, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München  
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HELENA Info Session with Beer and Pretzels

Dear Graduate Students, We have a winner for the HELENA Easter Egg Hunt. The winner will be announced on 26th April at our “HELENA - Info Session”. Since we have several new processes in HELENA, we recommend every student to participate at this Info Session or at least one doctoral student per Institute/Research Unit. You will also have the opportunity to get an overview about the new highlights...
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Easter Egg Hunt and HELENA - Info Session

Dear Graduate Students, We’re excited to announce that our new HELENA website is now launched. Check out the HELENA website and look out for some Easter Eggs. We have hidden 11 eggs with alphabets. The first graduate student who will send the two words (screenshots of all the 11 easter eggs) we are looking for to the Graduate Student Office wins a Mathäser cinema voucher. The winner of the East...
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How Fibrosis Drugs Work

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Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the German Center for Lung Research, have discovered a new mechanism of action of two drugs used in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The paper was published in the ‘American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology’.
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2016 Graduate Students Award for Ilona Kammerl, CPC

In honour of her scientific achievements, Dr. Ilona Kammerl, scientist at the Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC), Helmholtz Zentrum München, received one of the three Graduate Students Awards.
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Noemi Castelletti from ISS receives travel and poster award

Noemi Castelletti, graduate student in the work group “Integrative modelling” (Institute of Radiation Protection, ISS), received a travel award for one of the 8 best abstracts and an honorable mention for the best poster at the “2016 Conference on Radiation and Health & Radiation Research Society”. The conference was held in Big Island, Hawaii (USA) on 15-20 October 2016. Castelletti is member of...
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Travel grant for Verena Prade, PGSB

Verena Prade, graduate student in the Plant Genome and Systems Biology (PGSB) Research Unit, has received a travel grant for the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference. With over 3,000 attendees, 150 workshops, 1,100 posters and 1,800 abstracts, it is the largest and most important genome-oriented biology conference in the plant sector. She will travel to San Diego, California in January...
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Graduate Students Award 2016: Michael Laxy

In honour of his scientific achievements, Dr. Michael Laxy, scientist at the Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM), Helmholtz Zentrum München, received one of the three Graduate Students Awards. His analyses showed that disease management programmes for type 2 diabetes are associated with a high quality of care. At the same time, a high quality of care and good patient...
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Award for Feiran Chen

At the 13th International Conference on Phytotechnologies, that took place from 26 to 28 September 2016 (Hangzhou City, Zhejiang, China) a total of 3 lectures of young scientists were awarded, among them Feiran Chen. Her contribution "Uptake and Metabolism of the Sunscreen Agent oxybenzone in Cyperus alternifolius" authored by Feiran Chen, Christian Huber and Peter Schröder, was selected by the...
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Stephan Herzig new HELENA spokesperson

Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzig has taken over his duties as the new spokesperson for the Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health (HELENA) on 1 November 2016. He joins the ranks of previous spokespersons Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Mewes and Prof. Dr. Oliver Eickelberg.
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Vanessa Welk honored with Best Poster Award

Vanessa Welk, Member of the CPC Research School and graduate student in the research group “Proteasome Function in Chronic Lung Disease” (Meiners lab) at the iLBD/CPC, was honored with a best poster award for her abstract “Proteasome activator 200 (PA200) is dysregulated in fibrotic tissue remodeling” at the 3rd Proteostasis Action Meeting in Lisbon. The conference took place on November, 2-5,...
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HELENA Graduate Students’ Day 2016

On November 03, 2016, graduate students of Helmholtz Zentrum München met for the 9th HELENA Graduate Students’ Day. In addition to the annual graduate student prize, the day’s agenda included the election of new Graduate Student Representatives and a career lecture. In his welcome address, PD Dr. Christian Langebartels, research director at Helmholtz Zentrum München and outgoing director of the...
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Molecular Life of Stem Cells 2016 Conference of RNA Club Munich

September 29 – October 1, 2016 Ljubljana, Slovenia “I think the golden or even platinum age of both basic and applied research has begun. This is mainly due to plethora of recent transformative discoveries and technologies. These include advances in DNA sequencing, electron microscopy, gene-editing (correcting of genetic mutations) and the ability to convert regular cells to stem cells that...
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Diabetes Type 1: How Does Friendly Fire Happen in the Pancreas?

In type 1 diabetes, the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the German Center for Diabetes Research, and their colleagues at Technical University of Munich have now reported in the journal ‘PNAS’ about a mechanism used by the immune system to prepare for this attack. They were able to inhibit this process through targeted intervention...
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Invitation to the 9th Graduate Students’ Day on November 3, 2016

Dear Graduate Students,Every autumn, we want to take the time to look back and celebrate another successful year of HELENA and its graduate students. In this year we are pleased to have Prof. Dr. Matthias von Herrath as speaker for the annual career talk. In his talk he will give you insights into his personal career and career decisions and will compare career options in industry and...
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Helmholtz Juniors Midterm Meeting

On 13th and 14th of July the Helmholtz Juniors (HeJus) held their Midterm Meeting at the Headquarters of the Helmholtz Association in Berlin. The Helmholtz Juniors consist of two doctoral student representatives of all 18 Helmholtz Centers in the association. Since their foundation in 2005 they provide opportunities for networking and exchange between doctoral students at the different Helmholtz...
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Microbiome Retreat

The three groups of EGEN, working on the plant, the soil and the human microbiome gathered for a retreat at the Bildungshaus in Scheyern from the 22nd to the 23rd of June. The aim was to allow room for sharing knowledge and experience within the groups, but also to broaden the horizon by inviting scientists from other facilities.
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Down-Under by Bastian Knorr, IGÖ

In my graduate student project I investigate the influence of immobile water regions on the fate of contaminants in groundwater. It is supervised by Prof. Maloszewski, head of the Hydrological Modelling group, and co-supervised by Dr. Stumpp, head of the Hydrogeology group, at the Institute of Groundwater Ecology. The outcomes of some of my laboratory column experiments were not what we expected...
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Theresa Rock at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology

I am a graduate student in the Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry (BGC) headed by Prof. Schmitt-Kopplin. One focus of the BGC is the isolation and characterization of new bioactive compounds from natural chemical libraries with particular emphasis on new antiviral compounds against HIV in collaboration with Prof. Brack-Werner at the Institute of Virology (VIRO). To achieve this aim, we use...
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Larissa Knüppel at Portland Shriners Research Center

My graduate student project is based on the function of FK506 binding proteins (FKBPs), protein folding catalysts with chaperone and peptidyl prolyl isomerase function, in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Several months after I started my graduate student project, we established a collaboration with the Bächinger Lab at the Portland Shriners Research Center in Oregon - a lab, which is very...
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Sabine Dvorski at IUPUI, USA

My research is focused on the characterization of sulfur organic molecules (CHOS) in freshwater dissolved organic matter (DOM). During the first two years of doctorate I mainly analyzed DOM of various ecosystems with characteristic abiotic and biotic sulfur chemistry by means of ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry (FTICR/MS). To get a better insight into the formation of CHOS compounds, we...
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Susanne Vogt at University of Auckland, New Zealand

My graduate project focuses on the interplay of vitamin D and body composition in middle aged and older adults. Although vitamin D and obesity are undoubtedly related, the underlying biological mechanisms as well as the cause-effect-direction of this relationship are still undetermined. The main part of my doctoral thesis is based on data from the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of...
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Simone Rankl at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

My doctoral thesis project aims to investigate early plant responses to N-Acyl-homoserine-lactones (AHLs), a class of bacteria-derived quorum sensing (QS) molecules and will attempt to decipher the first signaling responses of barley seedlings to QS molecules. In the summer of 2013, Professor Poschenrieder from the University of Barcelona (UAB) was invited to give a talk at our institute (AMP)....
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Michael Discher at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità

In my graduate thesis project I'm working on methods for retrospective dosimetry in the field of radiation protection. If there were to be a radiation incident, it might result in the exposure of people. In general, the population does not wear dedicated personal dosimeters, and other methods have to be used to perform dose estimations. One possibility is to use personal items of daily life as...
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Michaela Huber at the University of Toronto

As a part of my doctoral thesis, I am using stable RNA interference in breast cancer cells. We are interested in the effects of specifically knocked down target proteins on the intracellular signaling cascade. For that, I wanted to perform comparative proteome analysis of untreated and depleted cells with mass spectrometry. A member of my thesis committee Prof. Dr. Schmitt, closely cooperates with...
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Michaela Helmbrecht visited Cambridge

A key element of the Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health (HELENA) is to promote the international network of graduate students. In other labs graduate students can learn new techniques essential for their doctoral work, gain new insights into research areas and exchange ideas with international colleagues. Michaela Helmbrecht, graduate student in the working group Neuronal Circuits in...
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