IZKF Weiterbildungen

• Basic theory of confocal imaging
• Basic sample preparation (three colours) on fixed and live cells
• Features and imaging on a Leica CLSM for fixed samples
• Features and imaging on a Zeiss Spinning Disc LSM for live samples

For doctoral students from IZKF: Please contact us in advance to clarify the coverage of the course costs.

Omics data analysis has a key role in biomedical research and has gained increasing importance for precision medicine. During this course students will learn the fundamental principles and methodologies for the bioinformatics analysis of functional genomics data in order to be able to exploit the analyses possibilities of user-friendly tools (such as those offered by GEO, DepMap, cBioPortal) as well as effectively interact and cooperate with bioinformaticians for questions that cannot be answered with these tools. In the course, frontal lectures will be accompanied by practical sessions. This is an introductory-level course, thus no previous bioinformatics knowledge is required. 

Basic Next Generation Sequencing data analysis (focusing on RNA-Seq)

• Bulk RNA-Seq data analysis overview
• Introduction to RNA-Sequencing
• Viewing and Interpreting a FASTQ file
• Quality control (e.g. using tools like FASTQC)
• Alignment (Mapping to reference)
• Generation of the count matrix (featureCounts)
• MultiQC (Aggregation of results)

Bulk RNA-Seq data analysis

• Basic data quality control
• Count filtering and normalization
• Differential expression analysis (DESeq2)
• Visualization
• GO-term Enrichment (Metascape)

Day 2

Step-by step implementation of the RNASeq data analysis pipeline with real dataset – Interactive session

• Basic introduction to Jupyter Notebook
• View your Fastq file
• FastQC before trimming
• Trimming
• FastQC after trimming
• Alignment
• Getting the Gene Count/Expression quantification with featureCounts
• MultiQC
• Differential gene expression analysis with DESeq2
• Visualization of results
• Functional enrichment analysis

• Basics of scientific hypothesis formulation and case number calculation
• Descriptive and inferential statistical presentation of results incl. method selection
• Reporting research results according to scientific standards
• Practical evaluation of statistical method description and result presentation

Specific Topics

• Introduction to good scientific practice
• Mentoring in the science system
• Misconduct in scientific research
• Conflicts of interest in scientific cooperation
• Data management
• Publication ethics

Aims
The workshop instructs participants on the principles of good scientific practice. Doctoral candidates learn how to comply with the international values and standards of good scientific research and ethical practice.

Making an impact with your poster

This workshop takes participants through the process of creating a research poster. It begins with guidance on developing an initial concept based on the individual research story and the target audience. Participants are then introduced to key techniques in scripting, layout and design. Finally, they learn how to develop a 60-90 second elevator pitch, deliver this to their peers, and receive individual feedback on their performance.

1st day: Zoom

2nd day: Presence (Seminarroom 130; 4 OG; opposite student learning area, Krankenhausstraße 12)

An introduction to scientific writing: Laying the foundation for effective research writing

• Improve facility for scientific language
• Familiarise with writing conventions within their field
• Practical writing tasks based on own projects

• Basic theory of confocal imaging
• Basic sample preparation (three colours) on fixed and live cells
• Features and imaging on a Leica CLSM for fixed samples
• Features and imaging on a Zeiss Spinning Disc LSM for live samples

For doctoral students from IZKF: Please contact us in advance to clarify the coverage of the course costs.

Helping students become confident and articulate presenters

• Provide with the tools they need to make an impact
• Promote opportunities for collaborative research
• Practical tasks to develop communicative skills, delivery of individual presentations and extensive feedback

Important information:

Preparation for the course: You will be asked to prepare a short powerpoint presentation of 8 minutes about your PhD project. This may be a brief overview of its principal aims and motivation, a brief summary of one aspect of the project including recent results or a short progress report.

Writing research articles: Guiding students through writing a first draft

• Support in efficiently and effectively writing a first draft of a research article
• Increase research output
• Practical advice on structuring the manuscript section by section, dedicated writing time and extensive individual feedback

Writing a PhD Thesis: Streamlining the writing process

• Kick start the writing process
• Optimize the time spent on the thesis
• Practical tasks to help identify a core theme and develop a structure, dedicated writing time and individual feedback

Additionally, the workshop will assist participants in placing their doctoral thesis within the larger research field and in proactively participating in the scientific community, fostering their own network. The online workshop requires some offscreen tasks between meetings.

Specific Topics

• Introduction to good scientific practice
• Mentoring in the science system
• Misconduct in scientific research
• Conflicts of interest in scientific cooperation
• Data management
• Publication ethics

Aims
The workshop instructs participants on the principles of good scientific practice. Doctoral candidates learn how to comply with the international values and standards of good scientific research and ethical practice.

• Allgemeiner Kommunikationsablauf
• Die 4 Seiten einer Nachricht (nach Friedemann Schulz von Thun)
• Das Insel-Modell (von Vera Birkenbihl)
• Zielklarheit
• Gewaltfreie Kommunikation
• Überzeugend Argumentieren
• Kommunikationsfallen

Die Körpersprache

• Körpersprache „lesen“
• Die Körpersprache im Vortrag
• Störungen meistern
• Konfliktbearbeitung
• Umgang mit Lampenfieber

Ihr Nutzen

Durch diese Fortbildung gewinnen die Teilnehmenden Selbstvertrauen und Professionalität für Präsentationen vor internem wie externem Publikum.
Neben einer Vielzahl an Techniken wird auch Wissen über die bewusste Körpersprache und den sauberen Sprachstiel vermittelt, mit dem die Wirkung Ihres Vortrags gezielt unterstrichen wird

Helping students become confident and articulate presenters

• Provide with the tools they need to make an impact
• Promote opportunities for collaborative research
• Practical tasks to develop communicative skills, delivery of individual presentations and extensive feedback

Important information:

Preparation for the course: You will be asked to prepare a short powerpoint presentation of 8 minutes about your PhD project. This may be a brief overview of its principal aims and motivation, a brief summary of one aspect of the project including recent results or a short progress report.

NEW: CESAR U1.013, Humangenetisches Institut, Kussmaulallee 4

Specific Topics

• Introduction to good scientific practice
• Mentoring in the science system
• Misconduct in scientific research
• Conflicts of interest in scientific cooperation
• Data management
• Publication ethics

Aims
The workshop instructs participants on the principles of good scientific practice. Doctoral candidates learn how to comply with the international values and standards of good scientific research and ethical practice.

Specific Topics

• Introduction to good scientific practice
• Mentoring in the science system
• Misconduct in scientific research
• Conflicts of interest in scientific cooperation
• Data management
• Publication ethics

Aims
The workshop instructs participants on the principles of good scientific practice. Doctoral candidates learn how to comply with the international values and standards of good scientific research and ethical practice.

• Basics of scientific hypothesis formulation and case number calculation
• Descriptive and inferential statistical presentation of results incl. method selection
• Reporting research results according to scientific standards
• Practical evaluation of statistical method description and result presentation

Making an impact with your poster

This workshop takes participants through the process of creating a research poster. It begins with guidance on developing an initial concept based on the individual research story and the target audience. Partici-pants are then introduced to key techniques in scripting, layout and design. Finally, they learn how to develop a 60-90 second elevator pitch, deliver this to their peers, and receive individual feedback on their performance.

1st day: Zoom

2nd day: Unterer Hörsaal, Pathologie

Topics:

• Good research practice and its basic principles
• Documentation and handling of primary data
• Authorship and publications
• Correct citation practice and avoiding plagiarism
• Scientific misconduct

An introduction to scientific writing: Laying the foundation for effective research writing

• Improve facility for scientific language
• Familiarise with writing conventions within their field
• Practical writing tasks based on own projects

• 20.11.2024 – 14:00 to 16:00 (kick-off session)
• 10.03.2025 – 14:00 to 16:00 (final meeting)

Over a period of 5 meetings during a semester, each group will write a funding proposal, which will be presented at the end.

• 11.11.2024: im oberen Hörsaal der Pathologie; Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054 Erlangen
• 10.03.2025: im oberen Hörsaal der Pathologie; Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054 Erlangen

• Prof. Dr. Becker
• Prof. Dr. Engel
• Prof. Dr. Zunke

Specific Topics

• Introduction to good scientific practice
• Mentoring in the science system
• Misconduct in scientific research
• Conflicts of interest in scientific cooperation
• Data management
• Publication ethics

Aims
The workshop instructs participants on the principles of good scientific practice. Doctoral candidates learn how to comply with the international values and standards of good scientific research and ethical practice.

Basic Next Generation Sequencing data analysis (focusing on RNA-Seq)

• Bulk RNA-Seq data analysis overview
• Introduction to RNA-Sequencing
• Viewing and Interpreting a FASTQ file
• Quality control (e.g. using tools like FASTQC)
• Alignment (Mapping to reference)
• Generation of the count matrix (featureCounts)
• MultiQC (Aggregation of results)

Bulk RNA-Seq data analysis

• Basic data quality control
• Count filtering and normalization
• Differential expression analysis (DESeq2)
• Visualization
• GO-term Enrichment (Metascape)

Day 2

Step-by step implementation of the RNASeq data analysis pipeline with real dataset – Interactive session

• Basic introduction to Jupyter Notebook
• View your Fastq file
• FastQC before trimming
• Trimming
• FastQC after trimming
• Alignment
• Getting the Gene Count/Expression quantification with featureCounts
• MultiQC
• Differential gene expression analysis with DESeq2
• Visualization of results
• Functional enrichment analysis

Over a period of 5 meetings during a semester, each group will write a funding proposal, which will be presented at the end.

• Basic theory of confocal imaging
• Basic sample preparation (three colours) on fixed and live cells
• Features and imaging on a Leica CLSM for fixed samples
• Features and imaging on a Zeiss Spinning Disc LSM for live samples

For doctoral students from IZKF: Please contact us in advance to clarify the coverage of the course costs.