269 complete applications received

Pre-selection of applicants by LSM coordinators (according to certificates, reference letters, English knowledge…)

70 applicants remaining

Documents of each applicant reviewed by 3-4 LSM members

39 applicants invited to personal interviews in Munich (with 3-4 LSM members)

Applications and Selection

25 applicants accepted for Graduate School LSM

Scientific interests of applicants

Anthropology

Biochem is try & Cell Biology

Ecology

Evolution

Genetics

Microbiology

Plants

Sys tem atics

Zoology

Courses at the LSM

Thesis Advisory Committee

Consists of at least three members (direct supervisor and two or more expert scientists)

Purpose of the TAC: -monitor progress of the student’s work -advise the student regarding the development of the research project-assist the student in aspects of career planning and networking

The thesis advisory committee will determine, together with the direct supervisor, the time point when a student is ready to write up his or her doctoral thesis.

Graduate School Life Science Munich

From Molecules to Systems

Registration at the LMU

Go to the dean’s office, Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Room no. B01.030 (1st floor, office hours: Monday until Thursday, 9:00 to 12:00 a.m.) and bring with you the following documents:

- originals and copies of your university qualifying documents - german or english translation of your documents - the ‘Bestätigung Doktorvater’- Proof of making a Master thesis - Proofs of the duration of your study

Registration at the LMU

To close up your PhD study you have to be enrolled at the LMU for at least two (max. six) semesters as a PhD student of biology.

How to matriculate you see the following side: http://www.uni-muenchen.de/studium/hochschulzugang/bewerb_einschreib/index.html

For people who are from the EU You can find further information at http://www.uni-muenchen.de/studium/hochschulzugang/bewerb_einschreib/nicht_zulas_beschr/eu/zulassung/index.html

For people who are not from the EU You can find further information at http://www.en.uni-muenchen.de/intstud/applying/norm_degree/noneu/index.html

LSM lecture

Every Wednesday during the semester at 4.30 pm in room G00.001

Date Speaker Topic

10.Nov Soll Chloroplasts18.Nov25.Nov Nickelsen Molecular mechanisms of thylakoid membrane biogenesis02.Dec Starck Functioning of the sauropsid heart09.Dec Foitzik Slave rebellion - The evolution of a novel resistance trait16.Dec Vollmar Natural compounds chemical tools and therapeutical leads in novel anticancer strategies13.Jan Vothknecht Structural and regulatory components of organellar biogenesis20.Jan Haszprunar Evolution or Genesis? Why Intelligent Design fails but a synthesis appears possible27.Jan Boshart Trypanosoma - parasitic pathogen and exotic model organism for molecular genetics03.Feb Biel From genes to function: the superfamily of voltage-gated cation channels10.Feb Schüler Microbial magnetosomes: The making of a prokaryotic organelle

Soft Skills Workshops

Topics include:Scientific writing, Presentation Skills, Self and Time Management, Intercultural Communication, Project Management…..

Any suggestions from your side are welcome!

Workshops will be announced by email, participants are chosen by first come - first serve.

First workshop dates:8.Dec: Getting started with the doctorate (by Simon Golin)10./11.Feb: Intercultural communication (by Alexia Petersen)

You should participate in at least three soft skills courses during PhD

Method Workshops

Topics and dates to be announced, first ideas:

Bio-imaging (by Prof. Vothknecht)Microarray printing and scanning (by Prof. Parsch)FACS analyses (by Prof. Boshart)

Again: Any suggestions from your side are welcome!

You should participate in at least two method courses during PhD

Retreats

Once a year, organized by the PhD students

-Progress report talks of PhD students

-Talks by invited scientists

-Social activities (skiing, hiking,….)

You should participate in at least two retreats during PhD

Every student should help at least once in the organization of the retreat (incl. invitation of speakers)

Thesis Advisory Committee

You should

-assemble your TAC in cooperation with your supervisor (till end of year!)

-arrange a first meeting within six months after starting your studiesScope of project, impact, feasibility and associated risk should be discussed by the committee in the initial meeting.

-Organize the follow up meetings (should take place at least once a year)

During PhD, you should have attended four TAC meetings