Highlights

 

BIF-IGS organizes a broad variety of courses, events and retreats in the categories “Network” and “Training”. One focus are courses in the field of “Information”, namely courses in programming. Usually “Information” courses are online formats, transferable skill courses may also come in an onsite format.

COURSES

There are courses that repeat every year (e.g., Python-courses) complemented by some that are organized “on demand” of the Doctoral Researchers.
BIF-IGS boasts itself a flexible course programme, carefully aligned to the needs of the Doctoral Researchers, e.g., the workshop “Agile Project Management” was tailored according to the feedback of the Doctoral Researchers.

We are particularly proud of our cooperation with the Graduate Schools “HIDSS4Health” and “IHRS BioSoft (FZJ)”, resulting in several of the “Information”-Courses and Lecture Series (marked *)

“Information”-Courses:

  • Workshop „Python from Zero to Data Science” in November 2023 *
  • Workshop “Python Applications” in May 2023
  • Workshop “Machine Learning/Data Science (based on Python)” in March 2024 *
  • Workshop “Image processing with Python” in January 2024 *
  • Workshop “Editing, Processing & Analysis of Scientific Images” in May 2023
  • Workshop “Introduction to Statistics (based on Python)” in October 2022 *
  • Workshop “Introduction to R” in March 2023
  • Workshop “Introduction to Statistics (based on R)” in October 2023
  • Workshop on LaTeX in September 2023 *
  • Lecture series on “Artificial Intelligence” in summer term 2024
  • Workshop on "Next-Level Science using AI Assistants" in June and July 2024
  • Workshop on "Scientific Image Editing & Figure Creation" in May 2024
  • Workshop "Introduction to R" in November 2024
  • Workshop "Introduction to Statistics in R" in December 2024
  • Online Workshop in Python "From Zero to Data Science" (Fredo Erxleben) in November 2024*

“Elective” Courses

  • Workshop on “Visual Communication” in November 2023 *
  • Lecture Series “Cell Biology” in summer term 2022 *
  • Lecture Series “Imaging” in summer term 2022 *
  • Lecture Series “Six Main Tasks in Image Processing” in summer term 2023 *
  • Lecture Series “Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy” in summer term 2023 *
  • Short lecture series “3D Printing” in December 2023
  • Workshop on “3D Printing” in March 2024
  • Course on Transmission Electron Microscopy in February 2024
  • Workshop on Size Exclusion Chromatography (Sven Schneider) in October 2024

Transferable Skills

  • Workshop “Basics of Leadership in Science“ in March 2024 - onsite
  • Workshop “Resolving Conflicts in your lab team“ in October 2023 - onsite
  • Workshop “Project Management” in January 2024
  • Workshop “Agile Project Management” in July 2023
  • Workshop “Scientific writing: Turning the blank page into a manuscript” in April 2023
  • Workshop “Presentation skills for scientists” in September 2023 – onsite
  • Workshop “Thesis Defense Training” in January 2024
  • Workshop on Conflict Management (Dr. Alexander Roggenkamp) in October 2024

BIF-IGS Retreat

Every year at the BIF-IGS Annual Retreat, a team of BIF-IGS Doctoral Researchers is elected that organizes the next BIF-IGS Retreat:

 

Events

Gender & Career Event on 08.11.2023

Gender & Career Event with Prof. Yolita Eggeler and Prof. Jasmin Aghassi on 08.11.2023 open for female scientists after graduation with 56 registered participants:

Presentations were given by Prof. Yolita Eggeler (KIT/Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (LEM)) and by Prof. Jasmin Aghassi (KIT/Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)), about their personal career path to a professorship at KIT. After an extended Q&A, Nicole Merkle, the graduate school manager of HIDSS4Health, gave a presentation on the topic of "Power Abuse in Science", followed by a lively discussion with the participants of the event.

Gender & Career Event on 06.05.2024

Gender & Career Event with Prof. Stefanie Dehnen on 06.05.2024 open for female scientists after graduation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A presentation was given by Prof. Stefanie Dehnen (KIT/Head of Institute of of Nanotechnology (INT)), about her personal career path including a professorship at Marburg University towards her current position as a head of institute at KIT.

The presentation was followed by an extended Q&A round and some networking among the Doctoral Researchers.

 

Awards and Prices

Student Poster Award at SLAS Europe 2024:

Razan El Khaled El Faraj was awarded the BIF-IGS Travel Award for visiting SLAS Europe 2024 in Barcelona.

There she presented her work with a poster "Miniaturizing Drug-Induced Differential Gene Expression Analysis for Precision Oncology on Droplet Microarray"

- and immediately won a Student Poster Award for it. Congratulations, Dear Razan!