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MDC International PhD Program

The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) is devoted to biomedical research, with the aim of understanding the molecular basis of health and disease and translating findings as quickly as possible into clinical applications. Better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases are our ultimate goals.

Are you passionate about discovering the basis of health and disease, and applying your findings to answer clinically-relevant questions? Are you interested in one of the following topics?

- Biochemistry
- Cancer research
- Cardiovascular biology
- Cell biology
- Computational biology and data science
- Imaging
- Immunology and inflammation
- Mathematical modeling
- Medical systems biology
- Metabolism
- Neuroscience
- Proteomics
- Single-cell and omics technologies
- Stem cell research and organoids
- Structural biology

Join us! The MDC International PhD Program provides a framework of structured training for biomedical research. It currently hosts over 380 PhD researchers, 60% of which are coming from abroad. Applications are accepted via application portal only. Find out more on our webpages.

  

Focus

To become a great scientist, one needs to develop a diverse set of competences. The MDC International PhD Program supports its PhD researchers to grow both personally and scientifically. The structured PhD program comprises a diverse community of about 350 international PhD students and provides:

- An excellent scientific, international, collaborative and inclusive learning environment
- Individualized PhD supervision and mentoring
- Advanced scientific, research-related and methods training
- Access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and core facilities
- Regular lectures, journal clubs and seminar series
- A structured program for personal and career development
- Participation in PhD symposia and retreats
- Travel grants for external courses and conferences

Students may, in addition, join our MDC-NYU PhD Exchange Program in Medical Systems Biology, or become associated with iNAMES – MDC-Weizmann Helmholtz International Research School for Imaging and Data Science from the NAno to the MESo, or the interdisciplinary HEIBRiDS Data Science School.

The working language of the program is English.  

Contact Information
Chair: Prof. Dr. Holger Gerhardt

Dr. Hanna Hörnberg

Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
Robert-Rössle-Straße 10
13125 Berlin-Buch


Coordinator: Dr. Michaela Herzig

Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
Robert-Rössle-Straße 10
13125 Berlin-Buch

Telephone: +49 30 9406-4243
E-mail: phdmdc@mdc-berlin.de
Web: https://www.mdc-berlin.de/careers/development/graduate-school
Deadlines: spring and fall each year
Places: variable
Scholarships: fully-funded positions