Upcoming Events
Monday, 18 May 2026
As a PhD student in the life sciences, you negotiate every day, whether it’s clarifying your role in a collaborative research project, securing authorship on a publication, or discussing a contract extension to finalize your experiments. Yet, most researchers enter these conversations without formal training. This workshop equips you with the tools to navigate these challenges confidently, from lab meetings to job interviews in industry or academia. Grounded in the Harvard Negotiation Project, you’ll learn to advocate for your needs while maintaining productive relationships with supervisors, colleagues, and future employers.
Location: Schloss Rauischholzhausen, Ebsdorfergrund
Thursday, 10 June 2026, at 16:00
Prof. Dr. Nina Morgner, Goethe University Frankfurt
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 19, Giessen
Host: Katja Sträßer, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Thursday, 25 June, 2026, 13:30 - 17:00
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 19, Giessen
Speakers: Yannic Noe (AG Rossbach), Helene Keuthen (AG Höfer), Kiriaki Kouti (AG Weber), Mohamed Darwish (AG Ziebuhr)
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, at 16:00
Prof. Dr. Linda Brunotte, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 19, Giessen
Host: Oliver Rossbach, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Tuesday, 1 September, 2026, 13:30 - 17:00
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, Giessen
Speakers: Jorina Eckersberg (AG Ziebuhr), Jan Weber (AG Kilchert), Luis Bellof (AG Hartmann), Arto Alatalo (AG Sträßer)
Confirmed speakers: Markus Bohnsack (University Medical Center Göttingen), Anita Corbett (Emory University, Atlanta), Fátima Gebauer (Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona), Alexandra Lusser (Medical University Innsbruck), Roy Parker (University of Colorado Boulder), Jörg Vogel (University of Würzburg), Franka Voigt (University of Zurich), Karsten Weis (ETH Zürich)
Monday, 28 September 2026, at 16:00
Dr. Miguel Torres, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC)
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, Giessen
Host: Katja Sträßer, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, at 16:00
Dr. Melanie McDowell, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt
Location: tba
Host: Katja Sträßer, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Wednesday, 25 November 2026, at 16:00
Prof. Dr. Didier Stainier, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Location: tba
Host: Katja Sträßer, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Thursday, 10 December 2026, at 16:00
Prof. Dr. Peng Wu, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund
Location: tba
Host: Katharina Höfer, Marburg University