Research Environment
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Introduction into the JLU library and its services |
- demonstration of how to use the JLU Library
- focus on use of electronic resources (e-journals and databases)
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07.05.2024
online workshop
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Searching scientific literature with JustFind and databases |
- What is a bibliographic database?
- How to use JUSTfind to search for scientific literature
- Options to get an article’s full-text
- Getting citation-counts and journal impact factors from Web of Science
- Advanced search-strategies in PubMed and the MeSH-thesaurus
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Guidelines for Lab Success: Introduction to Proper Lab Notebook Maintenance and Safety Protocols |
- essentials of lab book writing
- comprehensive and innovative approach to safety for all scientific and support staff
- rules and regulations for working in S1 labs
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April 29,2024
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Induction |
- introduction for new GGL members
- presentation of and information on the GGL
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tba
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Open Access Publishing and the Open Access Policy of the JLU |
- overview of different ways to Open Access publication and its advantage
- raising of awareness for funds available at the JLU for Open Access publishing
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31.01.2024
online workshop
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Research Management
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Managing your references. An overview of Citavi, Endnote and Zotero
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- Basic functions of reference managers
- Comparison in (plattforms, prices, import options, fulltext management, integration in word processors, editing citation styles, working in teams)
- Highlights, strengths and weaknesses of the individual programs
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23.01.2024
online workshop
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Project and Time Management for first-year GGL Members |
- enable doctoral students to plan their dissertation project and other academic projects
- introduction of tools for effective time management
- elaborate on work-life balance
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April 25 and 26, 2024
online
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True data - how to produce high quality research results |
Participants will learn:
- about the concept of research rigor and its impact on society
- to identify robust and poor data quality in publications
- to become familiar with tools and guidelines for producing high quality publications
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Research Data Management
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- introduction to the basics of research data management
- what is good research practice?
- storing and publishing reasearch data
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Project Management with Lean Six Sigma
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- introduction to the systemic Six Sigma quality management
- basic principles of Lean Production and Lean Management
- practical examples and case studies
- mode, advantages and limitations of the Six Sigma methodology
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Research methods for pharmacotherapy
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- methods and techniques which are crucial for modern biomedical research
- inspiring milieu for achieving the personal connections between researchers and for potential development of the future collaborations
- Use of cell culture in real-life
- Experimental approaches in cardiovascular research
- Molecular pharmacology
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March 25-28, 2024
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Good Scientific Practice |
- develop awareness of good scientific practice
- apply measures to safeguard good scientific practice
- know and avoid pitfalls concerning good scientific practice
- understand the purpose of guidelines and to discuss their topic confidently with other members of the scientific community.
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Introduction into Methodology of Scientific Thinking and Logic: Use your creativity and learn how to make a valid scientific conclusion |
- What is the crucial difference between science and knowledge?
- A brief history of the philosophy of science
- Scientific thinking (deductive and inductive) and reasoning
- The criteria of truth (theories of coherence, correspondence and pragmatism)
- How to create a scientific hypothesis
- How to make a valid scientific conclusion from investigation of the nature phenomena
- What is a scientific method and how to create/design an experiment (choosing the correct sample sizes and the correct controls)
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Communication Skills
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Conference Coaching for the GGL Conference: Presenting posters successfully (2-day workshop) |
- preparing the GGL doctoral students for their poster presentations during the Annual Conference
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Summer 2024
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Conference Coaching: Point out powerfully with PowerPoint (2-day workshop) |
- preparing the GGL doctoral students for their PowerPoint presentations during the Annual Conference
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Summer 2024
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Conference Coaching: Chairpersons who share their knowledge and coordination professionally |
- preparing the GGL doctoral students on how to behave as a chairwoman or a chairman during the Annual Conference
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Summer 2024
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Conference Coaching: Rehearsal (obligatory for participants of all three Conference Coaching Courses) |
- how to communicate successfully
- how to communicate when presenting a poster
- handling professionally technique like light, sound, and noise
- present finished presentations in the real location
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Scientific Writing |
- introduction to the basics of preparing good manuscripts
- manuscript structure and format, tone and register, avoiding errors common to non-native speakers of English
- proof reading and discussion of your own abstract
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PhD and Doktorarbeit: A guideline through your thesis |
- Structuring a thesis
- Literature Management
- Writing exercises
- What crises can appear? How can they be overcome?
- Methods to overcome writing anxiety
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Business English Basics for the Life Science |
- introduction to the "business side of academic activities"
- preparation for professional business communications in academia and in the company world
- training in business situations in writing, on the telephone, or in person
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03.-05.2024 - 12.07.2024
8 sessions
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Buiness German for non-native speakers - Basics
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- support GGL students in the process of becoming familiar with the business side of academic activities
- prepare for professional business communications in academia and in the company world
- designed for international GGL members and Postdocs
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Writing Papers and Theses in the Life Sciences |
- How to prepare the writing phase
- Concepts as decisive writing tools
- The “Word Flow” method
- The “center” of your manuscript
- The “Big Three”: Introduction, Results, Discussion
- Showcase of your manuscript: Title and Abstract
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22.02.2024
23.02.2024
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Abstract Writing |
- Typical phrasing in scientific texts
- How to write concisely
- Dealing with citations
- Guidelines for abstracts
- Feedback on your own abstract
- In-class polishing of your abstract
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Summer Semester 2024
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Communication and Negotiation Skills |
- practising interactively personal communication styles in difficult situations (e.g. negotiations)
- learn how to respond professionally under pressure
- learn how to effectively conduct conversations
- introduction of methods to getting oneself better understood, achieving personal goals and keeping a respectful atmosphere at the same time
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Presentation Skills – Who Is Presenting: the Projector Or You? & How to create memorable presentations! (2-day workshop)
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- raise participants' awareness of importance of their own presentation skills
- show how to connect and successfully convey messages
- demonstration of learning curve through video and audio feedback
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Networking and Teamwork
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Team Management for Young Scientists
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- raise awareness of formal and informal research communities and their hierarchies
- make participants understand team dynamics by analysing personal roles
- definition of personal roles in a team, development and implementation of communication strategies
- practical exercise on how to lead meetings
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Conflict and Negotiation Management |
- introduction of tools to understand and solve conflicts in a competent and solution-oriented way
- introduction of techniques for successfully negotiating with colleagues, partners, customers and superiors
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Networking for young Scientists |
- introduction to existing networking structures
- learn how to establish individual formal and informal networks
- learn how to use personal abilities and interests
- exercise on how to effectively present oneself
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Intercultural Training (organized by the International Office, funded by DAAD) |
- raise awareness of other cultures
- preparation for stay abroad
- learn how to successfully cooperate with foreign colleagues
- showing foreign students how to cope with every-day life in Germany
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Computing and Software
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Biostatistics & "R" Course (12-day workshop) |
- on the Nature of Statistics
- first steps with R
- descriptive statistics for univariate and bivariate metric data
- inferential statistics
- principles of estimation and statistical testing
- comparing locations and variations of two independent univariate samples
- tests for two dependent samples
- comparing k ≥ 3 independent univariate samples
- linear regression
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Summer Semester 2024
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Reference Management with EndNote
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- introduction to the reference management software EndNote X7
- formatting of papers in different citations styles
- editing citation styles with the style editor
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Statistics - experimental design and basic bioinformatics |
- introduction to experimental research methodology applicable to veterinary science and related fields
- learn how to plan, design and conduct experiments efficiently and effectively, and analyse the resulting data to obtain objective conclusions
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Reference Management with Citavi |
- introduction of the reference management software Citavi
- importing references from databases and adding them directly
- using Citavi for full-text retrieval
- using the Publication Assistant with MS Word
- formatting and editing papers in different citation-styles
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Reference Management with Mendeley |
- introduction to Mendeley and Mendeley Desktop
- Importing references from fulltext-files, research catalog and databases
- Using Mendeley for full-text retrieval
- Organizing references in Mendeley
- Editing citation-styles with the style editor
- Mendeley as a scientific social network
- Licence model of Mendeley
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Introduction to bioinformatics focused on databases and experiment planning
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- Introducing several databases which store and handle biologic data (NCBI, ENSEMBL, UCSC, UNIPROT and etc.)
- Give a brief introduction to different search methods for a specific data in the mentioned databases and available tools to process the data
- See and train how to export data from these databases and how to handle it
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Applied Statistics with SPSS (6 day workshop) |
- provide participants with solid basis in SPSS
- enable participants to further explore SPSS on their own
- time independent and dependant models
- factor and cluster analysis
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28.02.2024 until 06.03.2024
(6 dates)
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Methods of Protein Analysis (2-day workshop) |
- introduction to methods of protein analysis
- practising the newly acquired methods of protein analysis
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26.02.2024
27.02.2024
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Scientific Image Processing and Analysis (3-day workshop) |
- image acquisation and incorporation into the final publication figure
- extract information and quantify the regions of interest
- image formats and quantifications, labeling, 3D reconstructions, ethics and saving time
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Scientific Image Processing and Analysis - ADVANCED (3-day workshop) |
- this workshop is a follow-up of the basic "Scientific Image Processing" workshop
- prerequisite: you should have taken part in the basic workshop
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Graphical Abstracts (2-day workshop) |
- visualize scientific ideas and projects
- create simple vector graphics
- create a graphical abtract for your project
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01.02.2024
15.02.2024
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Career Management
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Find a Job in Germany's Industry
(5-day-workshop)
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- Job Search and Applications
- Job interviews
- Working Conditions and Work Culture
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starting 14.5.24
online
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How to Get Additional Funding during Your Doctoral Studies |
- explore different types of additional funding
- learn to search for funding in different databases
- understand the importance of structuring and planning your application
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Train the Trainer: Academic Writing in English |
- practical methods/tasks/scaffolding activities to improve students‘ writing skills
- analyzing and practicing feedback strategies
- strengthening students’ motivation for writing
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AI for Applicants – Clever support for your job search |
- Presentation of AI tools and use cases for applicants
- Tips for formulating prompts
- Problems and undesirable results of AI tools
- Use of AI on the recruiter side
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Online Lecture
May 21, 2024
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Exploring the Company World
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- step into specific roles inside a company during role playing games
- see how employees in different departments interact and depend on each other
- get ideas for your future career and figure out which positions in an enterprise would suit you best
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Fit for the German Job Market (2-day-workshop) |
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Overview of the German Job Market
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Analysis of Interests and Competences
- Possible Job Profiles
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Methods to explore Access Pathways
- Setting Aims for your Personal Development
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Life Science Process and Project Management (LS-PPM) |
- insight into project management as a special case of process management
- initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing of projects
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Development and Production of pharmaceutical products |
- Introduction in Regulatory Affairs
- Development of Pharmaceuticals
- GMP Manufacturing
- Product and Process Risk Management
- Audit Management
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Advanced Quality Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
- GMP Tools in Quality Management (Change Control, Deviation Management, CAPA-Management)
- Lean Six Sigma
- Setup of Quality Management systems
- FDA warning letter analysis
- Interactive exercises
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Basics of Business Administration
2-day workshop
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- learn about different departments and functions that exist within a company
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get an insight into the economical background behind a running company
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learn about essential topics like management and strategy, accounting, finance, microeconomics, supply chain management, entrepreneurship and budgeting, marketing and sales
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March 11 and 12, 2024
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BWL für Nicht-BWLer (2-Tages-Kurs) |
- Ökonomische Grundbegriffe
- Produktionsfaktoren
- Betrieb, Unternehmen, Firma, Konzern
- Rechtsformen
- Grundzüge der Bilanzierung
- Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung, Jahresabschluss
- Unternehmensbewertung
- Betriebswirtschaftliche Analyse
- Break-Even-Analyse
- Controlling und Marketing
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Get that job! |
- preparation of an individual job application according to the current standards
- conveying techniques for a successful job interview
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April 24, 2024
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GGL Career Day |
- presentation of possibilities of gaining international experience as a doctoral student, PostDoc and afterwards
- presentation of two funding institutions
- emphasising opportunities and support structures for stays abroad within Europe
- offering GGL members the chance to have their CVs revised by an expert
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20.03.2024
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CV Checks with Andrew Cerniski |
- offering GGL members who graduate the chance to have their CVs revised by an expert
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Introduction to Didactics and Teaching Methodology in English |
- support of GGL students as they prepare to teach in English
- provide general information of the fundamentals of teaching
- improve participants´ English language skills for use in providing instruction in the lab or classroom
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Basic didactic principles and teaching methods |
- teaching methods and approaches, essential for planning, preparing and delivering teaching sessions in any academic setting
- conception of teaching and learning objectives, the integration of strategies for giving and taking effective feedback, and the implementation of digital tools for interactive teaching-learning processes
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Successful Grant Proposal Writing (2-day course) |
- successful grant applications
- funding opportunities for researchers
- convincing project proposal in the eyes of reviewers and grant commissions
- essential writing components and key questions
- feedback on your application draft
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Industrial Pharma Management
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- Regulatory Affairs
- Development of Pharmaceuticals
- GMP Manufacturing step by step
- Product/Process Risk Management
- Audit Management
- Audit Simulation
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Biotech Quality Manager & Regulatory Affairs Manager |
- GMP Tools in Quality Management (Change Control, Deviation Management, CAPA-Management)
- Lean Six Sigma
- Setup of Quality Management systems
- FDA warning letter analysis
- Interactive exercises
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Miscellaneous regular courses
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Respiratory and cardiovascular systems in extreme environments |
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Resilience |
- create an unserstanding of personal resilience
- dealing with your own stressors and drivers
- grow resilience in three different ways
- interaction
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Molecular Biology Techniques |
- DNA and RNA isolation (cells and tissues) + methods of optimization
- Histology, immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry
- Laser-mediated microdissection (LMM)
- PCR techniques including real-time PCR
- Approaches for inhibition of gene expression, e.g. via small interfering RNA
- Western blotting & ELISA
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Basics of Modern Microscopy |
- basics of microscopy
- basic technical components of microscopy
- photon and structured illumination
- hands-on testing
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Microbial Data Analysis |
- step-by-step all necessary computation techniques
- focus on 16S rRNA amplicon data
- sequence- and meta-data curation, proceed with OTU / ASV picking
- All presented techniques will be explored in interactive hands-on sessions
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GGL English Test
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April/May 2024 |