International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm

The International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm (IGradU) of Ulm University has been established in 2006 and is supported by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments since 2007. It promotes and supports graduate education and training in the field of biomedical research. There are two structured training programs on offer: The International PhD Programme in Molecular Medicine Ulm for doctoral candidates in the natural sciences and the program Experimental Medicine for doctoral candidates in medicine. Molecular medicine is a research focus of Ulm University, documented by various externally funded research networks in a national and international context. The Graduate School is responsible for the training of doctoral students within these networks and beyond. It is the objective of the Graduate School to strengthen the scientific performance of Ulm University in the field of Molecular Medicine. Main areas of research cover the topics Development, Regeneration and Degeneration, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Aging, the Hematopoietic System and Oncology and Cardiometabolic Disorders. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Michael Kühl, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A doctoral training program entitled International PhD Programme in Molecular Medicine was launched in October 2005. This English language postgraduate course offers a three-year structured doctorate. The training of researchers is the key task of the International PhD Programme in Molecular Medicine. The major aims in this respect are: to improve graduate training by creating an active, motivating, excellent and international research environment to foster critical thinking and acting, creativity and personal responsibility to encourage graduates to develop their own ideas, discuss them in an open forum and to convert them into meaningful action to generate an international environment within which students can work with tolerance and respect for people from different cultural backgrounds to encourage graduates to carry out independent scientific research by adopting a multilevel supervision and mentoring approach to guide graduate education by establishing a definitive and transparent program structure to advance graduate career opportunities in the academic world and in industry.