Integrated Research Training Group “Immunovirology” (MGK/19)

• Subject Area: Medicine
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 272983813

The Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) „Immunovirology“ constitutes a qualification programme dedicated to all doctoral researchers of TRR179 providing add-on training and education beyond the regular curricula of the University’s graduate schools at each partner site. Key elements of the IRTG qualification programme comprise: (1) supervision and mentoring (TAC meetings), (2) special training courses/qualification workshops, (3) annual IRTG-internal retreats, (4) scientific education via ‘Lunch Lectures’ and seminars by invited speakers, (5) soft skills seminars, (6) laboratory exchanges between TRR179 groups and external collaborating partners and (7) casual virtual network meetings in the“IRTG-Café”. New measures include the expansion of initiated cooperation with other doctoral programs of related DFG consortia and integration of educational content related to the emphasis of TRR179 on translational research and therapeutic applications.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 179: Determinants and dynamics of elimination versus persistence of hepatitis virus infection
• Applicant Institution: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Project Heads: Dr. Tanja Bauer, until 6/2020; Katrin Böttcher, Ph.D., since 7/2024; Professor Dr. Hartmut Hengel; Professor Dr. Volker Lohmann, since 7/2020; Alessia Ruggieri, Ph.D., until 6/2020; Professorin Dr. Sabrina Schreiner, from 7/2020 until 6/2024