Project Details
Projekt
Integrated Research Training Group on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neural Homoeostasis (MGK)
Subject Area
Medicine
Term
since 2013
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 221828878
In the Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) we offer interdisciplinary training on molecular and cellular mechanisms of neural homeostasis in molecular biology, cell biology, histology, immunohistochemistry, genetics, electrophysiology, behavioral analyses, imaging techniques, computational neuroscience and clinical methods. The core curriculum of the qualification program is comprised of lectures, seminars, and lab courses. Lectures are offered via the Focus Program Translational Neurosciences (FTN) and the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, and via 12 different lecture series at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience (ICNF) in Frankfurt. In addition, comprehensive soft skills training programs are being made available to the students through the Brain center of the Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Resesarchers (GRADE) in Frankfurt and the MD-PhD/PhD-program TransMed in Mainz, which cover aspects such as paper and grant writing skills, management training, ethics, and good scientific practice. Our main aim is to recruit early talents and train them to become competitive players in the neural homeostasis research landscape.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Project Heads
Professorin Dr. Amparo Acker-Palmer, until 12/2016; Professor Dr. Heiko J. Luhmann, until 12/2016; Professor Dr. Thomas Mittmann
