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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.

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

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

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.

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 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

• 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. 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)

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.