Graduate School
The HZI International Graduate School for Infection Research provides an innovative structured PhD programme within the field of Infection Research. Implemented at the campus of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig together with its partner universities the HZI Graduate School has created an electrifying environment where young researchers are stimulated to exchange knowledge with their colleagues, peers and leading scientists from all over the world. In addition to intensive scientific training, the young researchers have the possibility of improving their soft skills and advancing their interdisciplinary knowledge in preparation for the job market.
HZI Graduate School courses, lectures and symposia
2021
December 2
13th International PhD Symposium
HZI Graduate School
November 30
Course: Good Clinical Practice
Aim & Content: The workshop will explain structure and setup of clinical trials for pharmaceuticals. Here especially different authorities such as BfArM, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, EMA or FDA are involved. Based on the example of BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 the group will establish an own clinical trial which will be inspected by participants acting as EMA/FDA inspectors.
Lecturer: Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick
November 23 – 24
Course: Plan B – Leaving academia – How to find a job on the non-academic labour market
Aim & Content: In the workshop we will first find out which competencies you have gained up until now. Based on the competencies we will explore the labour market and develop ideas for job profiles that fit you. You will receive an introduction to the job search. Furthermore, we will discuss if it might be an alternative to start your own business. In addition, we will consider at what point “Plan B“ should begin: Up until when can one successfully leave academia?
Course Leader: Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf
November 3
Course: Biotech Quality Manager
Aim & Content: The workshop will illustrate business activities in quality management in pharma and medical device industry. The job of a quality manager represents a popular access position to industry since legal GMP requirements are constantly increasing and need for quality managers is equally emerging.
Lecturer: Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick
October 18
INEU Lecture: Immune signaling in the brain and treatment options for chronic neuroinflammation
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martin Korte, HZI/TU-BS
October 18 – 19
Course: Good Scientific Practice
Aim & Content: Good scientific practice, data management, publication practice and authorship, responsible mentoring, cooperation in science and conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, managing conflicts.
Course Leader: Dr. Julia Verse; Institute for Systemic Medicine and Organizational Ethics, Berlin
October 11
INEU Lecture: Respiratory viral infections and associated neurological manifestations
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martin Korte, HZI/TU-BS
October 7
Course: Industrial Pharma Management
Aim & Content: The workshop presents all relevant departments of a pharmaceutical company and illustrates potential job opportunities and everyday situations for academics. The participants actively develop a concept for a GMP-compliant drug, which is audited by the participants in a simulation.
October 4
INEU Lecture: Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of brain resident immune cells during viral encephalitis
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kalinke, HZI/Twincore
September 27
INEU Lecture: Recruitment of peripheral immune cells to the infected CNS
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kalinke, HZI/Twincore
September 20
INEU Lecture: Neurotropic Flavivirus Infection
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andrea Kröger, HZI/OvGU
September 13
INEU Lecture: Induction of IFN responses and microglia activation during viral encephalitis
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kalinke, HZI/Twincore
September 6
INEU Lecture: How pathogens overcome brain barriers, general mechanism and examples
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andrea Kröger, HZI/OvGU
August 30
INEU Lecture: Opening Lecture: Infection, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martin Korte, HZI/TU-BS
July 18 - 21
HZI/DZIF Summer School on SARS-CoV-2
July 9
Assessment RVIR Lecture
HZI Graduate School
July 5 - 7
Course: Intercultural Communication
Aim & Content: Developing transferable intercultural competence for the international workplace
July 5
RVIR Lecture: Vaccines
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Carlos Guzman, HZI
June 28
RVIR Lecture: Virus evolution and emergence
Lecturer: PD Dr. Jens Bohne, MHH
June 24
Course: Mental Health Workshop
June 21
RVIR Lecture: Antivirals
Lecturer: Dr. Katharina Rox, HZI
June 14
RVIR Lecture: SARS-CoV-2
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Luka Cicin-Sain, HZI
June 7
RVIR Lecture: RSV
Lecturer: Dr. Sibylle Haid, TWINCORE
May 31
RVIR Lecture: Influenza
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Dunja Bruder, HZI/OvGU
May 17
RVIR Lecture: RNA viruses
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas Pietschmann, HZI/TWINCORE
May 10
RVIR Lecture: Foundations: Viruses and the infectious cycle
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas Pietschmann, HZI/TWINCORE
May 7
Assessment MICO Lecture
HZI Graduate School
May 4 - 6
12th Annual Retreat
HZI Graduate School
May 3
MICO Lecture: Crosstalk of microbiota and immune system
Lecturer: Dr. Mangge Zou, HZI
April 26
MICO Lecture: CrisprCas – Natural defense and tool for molecular biology
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Chaise Beisel, HIRI
April 20 - 21
Course: Good Scientific Practice
Aim & Content: Good scientific practice, data management, publication practice and authorship, responsible mentoring, cooperation in science and conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, managing conflicts.
April 19
MICO Lecture: Avoiding collateral damage: Improved delivery of antibiotics
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Gregor Fuhrmann, HIPS
April 12
MICO Lecture: Colonization Resistance
Lecturer: Dr. Lisa Osbelt, HZI
March 29
MICO Lecture: Bacteriophages
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Johannes Wittmann, DSMZ
March 24 - 26
Workshop: Getting started
Aim & Content: Guidelines on how to cope with the most common challenges involved in researching and writing a PhD, time management.
March 22
MICO Lecture: Towards molecular insights into the human microbiome
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander Westermann, HIRI
March 15
MICO Lecture: Bioinformatic analysis of microbial communities
Lecturer: Adrian Fritz, HZI/BRICS
March 8
MICO Lecture: Microbial Communites – an overview
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Till Strowig, HZI
March 5
Assessment AMR Lecture
HZI Graduate School
March 1
AMR Lecture: Biosynthesis, bioengineering and synthetic biotechnology of fungal natural products
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Russell Cox, Leibniz University Hannover
February 22
AMR Lecture: Biotechnological production and downstream processing of anti-infective natural products
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Marc Stadler, HZI
February 15
AMR Lecture: Structure elucidation of anti-infective natural products
Lecturer: Dr. Frank Surup, HZI
February 8
AMR Lecture: Fungi and bacteria as producers of anti-infective secondary metabolites
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Marc Stadler, HZI
February 2 - 3
Course: Good Scientific Practice
Aim & Content: Good scientific practice, data management, publication practice and authorship, responsible mentoring, cooperation in science and conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, managing conflicts.
February 1
AMR Lecture: Circumventing resistance by pathoblockers: inhibitors of toxins, secretion systems, and quorum sensing
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Mark Brönstrup, HZI
January 25
AMR Lecture: Antibiotic mode of action and resistance mechanisms - Part 2: protein synthesis and DNA/RNA processing inhibitors
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Mark Brönstrup, HZI
January 18
AMR Lecture: Antibiotic mode of action and resistance mechanisms - Part 1: cell wall inhibitors and membrane-acting antibiotics
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Mark Brönstrup, HZI
January 11
AMR Lecture: Introduction to antimicrobial resistance: Definition, diagnostic techniques, lab experiments
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Mark Brönstrup, HZI
Contact
Dr. Sabine Kirchhoff
Head of the Department Human Resources Development
HZI International Graduate School for Infection Research
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung
Inhoffenstraße 7
38124 Braunschweig

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