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MGK / SFB 807
Goethe-University Frankfurt a.M.

Max-von-Laue-Str. 9

60438 Frankfurt a.M., Germany

Phone +49 (0)69 79 82 95 39
Fax +49 (0)69 79 82 96 40

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Forrest, Lucy

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Computational Structural Biology
Max Planck Institute for
Biophysics, Frankfurt a.M.

> more see P8

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Schleiff, Enrico

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Institute of Molecular Biosciences
Goethe-University Frankfurt a.M.

> more see P17

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  The purpose of the SFB research training group is the education of
  excellent graduate students in fields represented by the projects of

  the SFB and to educate students to become independent researchers early in their career.

The discrepancy between our knowledge and the importance of membrane protein mediated processes will ensure that membrane proteins will stay in the focus both of academic research as well as pharmaceutical and biotech industry for years to come. These two areas are the prime employment opportunities for which we train our PhD students in the SFB research training group.

To achieve this purpose we have integrated the invited speaker seminar series as an essential part in our education program. The students select the seminar speakers and act as hosts for the invited guests. In addition, all PhD students have the opportunity to talk to the seminar speaker without a direct supervisor being present. (In our experience the students ask questions and engage the visiting scientist in a discussion if their direct supervisor is not present.)

To make sure that all students within the SFB research training group have a comparable scientific education, we define a set of additional scientific courses and seminars at the beginning of each student’s PhD thesis. Such courses have been established at the University of Frankfurt and the Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysics for example as part of the International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS for structure and function of biological membranes). In addition to the scientific education program we provide students the opportunity to participate in courses teaching “generic skills”. At the University of Frankfurt, teaching of soft skills is offered by GRADE (Goethe Graduate Academy). Students and the postdocs of the SFB can choose from a wide variety of courses.

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Current and previous student speakers (Stefan, Karsten, Christian, Tom, Deep) belonging to the TRAM steering committee.

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Guest Speaker Committee

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Members of the previous and current guest speaker committee (Tom, Jagdeep, Florian, Michael, Reza, Jonna).

They collect the suggestions for guest speaker invitations and make the final selection.