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SR4

MPIMG
Participants
  • Aiturgan Zheenbekova
  • Anne-Dominique Gindrat
  • Aydan Bulut-Karslioglu
  • Ben-Fillippo Krippendorff
  • Cerridwen Kiesel
  • David Meierhofer
  • Donald Buczek
  • Emilia Rezzolla
  • Eva Verzani
  • Ferhat Ali Yaman
  • Gunwant Patil
  • Hannah Wieler
  • Heleen Mallie
  • Hyunchang Oh
  • Ibrahim Ilik
  • Ingrid Pelaez Conde
  • Johannes Stein
  • Johannes Von Kleist
  • Katharina Baum
  • Katherine Caley
  • Lam-Ha Ly
  • Lara Avni
  • Lars Wittler
  • Laurenz Marten
  • Leonard Vonk
  • Leonardo Spagnolello
  • Madgalena Schindler
  • Malte Spielmann
  • Marcel Wittmund
  • Marta Alcala
  • Martin Vingron
  • Matthew Hare
  • Matthew Kraushar
  • Maïa Pesic
  • Melanie Piedavent-Salomon
  • Michael Montgomery
  • Natalia Benetti
  • Niclas Engemann
  • Patricia Schröder
  • Paul-Lennard Mendez
  • Persia Akbari-Omgba
  • Ralf Herwig
  • Raquel Fueyo
  • Ruth Hirschberg
  • Sacha Fouquay O’Donnell
  • Samuel Mathieu
  • Sara Bazzon
  • Savyasachi Banerji
  • Sedona Murphy
  • Silvia Carvalho
  • Stefan Mundlos
  • Sándor Fülöp
  • Thorsten Mielke
  • Tom Deshayes
  • Tommaso Stentella
  • Tugce Aktas
  • Vaishnavi Shetye
  • Wassim Zahir
  • Monday 2 November
    • 09:00 → 10:00
      Welcome and general information 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Dr Anne-Dominique Gindrat (MPI für molekulare Genetik)
    • 10:00 → 10:15
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 10:15 → 11:00
      Get to know each other – Break the ice 45m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 11:00 → 12:00
      Information for IMPRS-BAC doctoral candidates 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Dr Anne-Dominique Gindrat (MPI für molekulare Genetik)
    • 12:00 → 13:00
      Networking lunch 1h Canteen

      Canteen

      MPIMG
    • 13:00 → 13:15
      Welcome address by IMPRS speaker 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Tugce Aktas
    • 13:15 → 14:15
      Opening Lecture: History of human genetics 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Stefan Mundlos (Mundlos)
    • 14:15 → 14:30
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 14:30 → 15:15
      Get to know the STA, PhD Net, IMPRS representatives 45m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 15:15 → 16:15
      Optional: Guided tour of the MPIMG 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Jakob Schweizer
  • Tuesday 3 November
    • 09:00 → 10:00
      Panel discussion: The journey from PhD to postdoc: Challenges, unexpected paths, and new opportunities 1h SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG

      Part 1

      Speakers: Aiturgan Zheenbekova (Meissner Lab (MPIMG)), Michael Montgomery (Max Planck Institute For Molecular Genetics), Natalia Benetti (Mundlos Lab (MPIMG)), Silvia Carvalho (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 10:00 → 10:15
      Coffee break 15m SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG
    • 10:15 → 11:15
      Panel discussion: The journey from PhD to postdoc: Challenges, unexpected paths, and new opportunities 1h SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG

      Part 2

      Speakers: Aiturgan Zheenbekova (Meissner Lab (MPIMG)), Michael Montgomery (Max Planck Institute For Molecular Genetics), Natalia Benetti (Mundlos Lab (MPIMG)), Silvia Carvalho (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 11:15 → 11:25
      Short break 10m SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG
    • 11:25 → 12:30
      Getting started with computing resources at MPIMG 1h 5m SR1

      SR1
      Speaker: Marcel Wittmund (MPIMG)
    • 12:30 → 13:30
      Networking lunch 1h Canteen

      Canteen

      MPIMG
    • 13:30 → 15:15
      Get to know the MPIMG facilities 1h 45m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG

      15 min per facility, no tour

      • FACS 15m
        Speaker: Melanie Piedavent-Salomon (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
      • Mass spectrometry 15m
        Speaker: David Meierhofer (MS Facility)
      • Microscopy 15m
        Speaker: Thorsten Mielke
      • Sequencing 15m
        Speaker: Ibrahim Ilik
      • IT 15m
      • Animal facility 15m
        Speaker: Dr. Ludger Hartmann (Animal Facility)
      • Transgenic unit 15m
        Speaker: Lars Wittler (Transgenic Facility)
    • 15:15 → 15:30
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 15:30 → 16:30
      Malte Spielmann 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
  • Wednesday 4 November
    • 09:00 → 09:30
      Dahlem Research School 30m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Dr Ruth Hirschberg
    • 09:30 → 10:00
      Meet our PR officer & Group picture 30m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Sándor Fülöp (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 10:00 → 10:15
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 10:15 → 12:00
      Lecture: Statistical design of experiments 1h 45m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Martin Vingron
    • 12:00 → 13:00
      Networking lunch 1h Canteen

      Canteen

      MPIMG
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Mental Health during your PhD 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Sedona Murphy (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 14:00 → 14:15
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 14:15 → 15:15
      Do I really belong here? Navigating imposter syndrome in your PhD 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Sedona Murphy (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 15:15 → 15:25
      Short break 10m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 15:25 → 16:25
      Responsible use of AI in research 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Prof. Katharina Baum (FU Berlin)
  • Thursday 5 November
    • 09:00 → 10:30
      Workshop Mentoring up 1h 30m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speakers: Johannes Stein, Raquel Fueyo (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics), Sedona Murphy (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 10:30 → 10:45
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 10:45 → 11:45
      Spice up your research talk 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Johannes Stein
    • 11:45 → 12:45
      Networking lunch 1h Canteen

      Canteen

      MPIMG
    • 12:45 → 13:45
      Workshop "Art in science" 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG

      Part 1

      Speaker: Aydan Karslioglu
    • 13:45 → 14:00
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 14:00 → 15:00
      Workshop "Art in science" 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG

      Part 2

      Speaker: Aydan Karslioglu
    • 15:00 → 15:10
      Short break 10m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 15:10 → 17:00
      Workshop "Mystery cases" 1h 50m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speakers: Johannes Stein, Raquel Fueyo (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics)
  • Friday 6 November
    • 09:15 → 10:15
      Lecture: How to ask a question and how to answer it 1h SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Matthew Kraushar (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
    • 10:15 → 10:30
      Coffee break 15m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
    • 10:30 → 12:00
      Lecture: Good scientific practice 1h 30m SR4

      SR4

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Ralf Herwig (MPI Molecular Biology, Computational Molecular Biology)
    • 12:00 → 13:00
      Networking lunch 1h Canteen

      Canteen

      MPIMG
    • 13:00 → 14:00
      Career paths after your PhD 1h SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG

      Open discussion with MPIMG alumni
      Part 1

      • Paul-Lennard Mendez 30m
        Speaker: Paul-Lennard Mendez (Postdoc, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
      • Ben-Filllippo Krippendorff 30m
        Speaker: Ben-Fillippo Krippendorff (Head of PK/PD and Toxicology, Pierre Fabre Pharma)
    • 14:00 → 14:30
      Coffee break 30m SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG
    • 14:30 → 15:30
      Career paths after your PhD 1h SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG

      Open discussion with MPIMG alumni
      Part 2

      • Madgalena Schindler 30m
        Speaker: Magdalena Schindler (Medical Affairs, Pfizer)
      • Lam-Ha Ly 30m
        Speaker: Lam-Ha Ly (Forensic DNA scientist, Polizei Berlin)
    • 15:35 → 16:05
      Feedback session 30m SR1

      SR1

      MPIMG
      Speaker: Dr Anne-Dominique Gindrat (MPI für molekulare Genetik)