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Event calendar

Numerous lecture series and other events with scientific content and beyond are offered by the Medical Faculty Mannheim and the UMM. In general these can be attended by young scientists and credited towards the structured doctoral programmes.

Seminar of the Working Group Digital Medicine: ‘CT-Innovation: Focus on new standards and technologies’

04/02/2025 – 6 pm | Lecture room H01, House 6

On February 4th, 2025, the Working Group Digital Medicine invites to a seminar with Dr Marcus Wagner (Siemens Healthineers) on the topic of ‘CT-Innovation: Focus on new standards and technologies’ (Flyer for download).

The seminar is primarily aimed at students, but clinicians and researchers interested in the latest developments in CT technology are welcome to attend.

Information session about the new structured program Dr.med.

10/02/2025 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

This event will provide an overview of the doctoral process at the Medical Faculty Mannheim and the planned innovations: formalities (doctoral agreement, deadlines, doctoral scholarships, etc.) and content (courses offered by the STMM, Moodle, LEARN, structured programme).

Current doctoral students will share their own experiences and adventures with doctoral theses and answer questions (e.g. How do I find a doctoral thesis and a supervisor? Do I need a semester off? How do I finance my doctoral thesis? and much more).

Location: H02, Alte Brauerei

Registration: welcome under this link.

Industry & Innovation on Campus: CUBEX

13/2/2025 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

The event starts at CUBEX 41 on the UMM campus. Find out more about ‘Clinical Health Technologies’ during the presentation by Dr Langejürgen from Fraunhofer IPA and visit the Hyrid OP in Cubex 41. The tour will also take you to the Inspire Living Lab, where companies and start-ups can use numerous test settings to test and further develop their digital health products. Finally, some founders will present their ideas and experiences in start-up pitches at Cubex ONE.

The event is part of the Translational Medical Research (TMR) master's programme, but also doctoral students and other interested young scientists are invited to join.

Location: CUBEX 41 (next to the library) and CUBEX ONE, Franz-Volhard-Straße 5

Registration: Until 6 February 2025 directly in the LEARN platform (for registered users) or by e-mail to stmm@remove-this.medma.uni-heidelberg.de

Introduction to R

14/02/ to 14/03/2025 (4 dates) – each from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The course will take place on 4 Fridays in February and March 2025: 14 February 2025, 21 February 2025, 28 February 2025 and 14 March 2025. Participation in all 4 dates is a prerequisite for registration.

It provides an introduction to the basics of R programming, as well as units on data visualization using common plot types, performing simple statistical tests and using additional packages.

No prior programming experience is required! Please bring a laptop with R and RStudio.
Maximum participants: 20.

Location: S47, TPMA 2

Registration: Until 6 February 2025 directly in the LEARN platform (for registered users) or by e-mail to stmm@remove-this.medma.uni-heidelberg.de

Science and Pizza – from and for young scientists

21/02/2025 – 17:00 hrs

The STMM members’ representatives have established a monthly seminar series from and for young scientists. Invited speakers or (doctoral) students themselves present their latest research, scientific literature and other science-related topics once a month.

In February, Prof Dr Peter Bugert from the Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology (ITI) will speak about ‘Second and third generation sequencing in molecular blood group diagnostics.

Participation in this event can be credited with a corresponding number of credit points/hours towards the Dr. sc. hum. curriculum.

Location: House 42 (Library), H07

Save the date: Industry and Innovation Days 2025

13–14/03/2025

The next edition of our annual Industry & Innovation Days will take place on 13 and 14 March 2025. In&Inno is dedicated to innovation, career paths in industry and elsewhere, and gives participants many networking opportunities.

Participation in this event can be counted towards the Dr. sc. hum. curriculum with a corresponding number of credit points/hours.

More information on the format can be found on the Industry and Innovation Days page.

Location: Alte Brauerei

Registration: will be open from the end of the year

Science and Pizza – from and for young scientists

21/03/2025 – 17:00 hrs

The lecture in March will deal with the topic ‘Bioinformatician and bench scientist: What can your NGS Core Facility do for your research?’, invited speaker will be Dr Carolina de la Torre from the Core Facility Platform Mannheim (CFPM).

Participation in this event can be credited with a corresponding number of credit points/hours towards the Dr. sc. hum. curriculum.

Location: House 42 (Library), H07

Members’ Assembly

14/05/2025 – 4:00–6:00 p.m.

This year’s STMM members’ Assembly will take place on Thursday 14/05/2025 from 4 to 6 pm. Members are all doctoral students (Dr. med. / Dr. med. dent and Dr. sc. hum.) and all Master students of the Medical Faculty Mannheim, as well as all other young scientists in structured programmes, e.g. the Clinician Scientists of the ICON and MACS programmes and postdocs in research training groups. We cordially invite all members and other interested parties to come along, join the discussion, and help shape the scientific environment they envision for themselves!

Location: H07, House 42 (Library)

Registration: No formal registration required; you can join spontaneously. If you are not yet a registered member, please consult the members’ webpage on how to become a member.

Introductory Days for doctoral students

June 2025

At the beginning of June 2025, the STMM will offer another introductory event for newly registered doctoral students (especially Dr. sc. hum.). It generally includes basic content from the categories "Good scientific practice" and "Key competences for scientists”, as well as presentations about the research environment at the Medical Faculty Mannheim and regional resources for doctoral students.

Participation in this event will be credited with a corresponding number of credit points/hours towards the Dr. sc. hum. curriculum. Further information on the contents can be found on the event page.

The exact date and schedule will be published here later on.

Location: tbd

Registration: Until beginning of May, 2025 directly in the LEARN platform (for registered users) or by e-mail to stmm@remove-this.medma.uni-heidelberg.de