EARLY CAREER SUPPORT RENPRO

Participants of the Basic Nephrology Course 2019.

• Time and place: 4 days at the Universität Regensburg
• Must be attended by PhD students within projects of the SFB at least once
• CPs (as accepted by RIGel): 1.2
• Recommended for the first year of the PhD work

Contents:
Lectures and seminars on renal physiology, renal anatomy, basic knowledge of renal disease and relevant experimental techniques are given by principal investigators of the CRC and their experienced coworkers.

Time and place: 1 day at the Universität Regensburg, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg or at the FAU / Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, respectively

• PhD students must attend at least 4 courses during the PhD period
• CPs (as accepted by RIGel): 0.3 each
• Three courses per year, covering one of the 7 modules listed below, respectively

Time and place: 1 day at the Universität Regensburg, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg or at the FAU / Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, respectively

• PhD students must attend 4 courses during the PhD period
• CPs (as accepted by RIGel): 0.3 each
• Three courses per year, covering one to two of the methods listed below, respectively. The selection of topics will be based on the students' needs and interests, which will be determined by survey (at the summer school or at the internal retreat)

    
Due to the COVID-19 situation, practical method courses cannot currently be held. As a substitute, method presentations were offered in 2020:

• Participation in 3 method presentations is equivalent to one advanced nephrology training course
• CPs (as accepted by RIGel): 0.1 each

We very much hope that the infection situation will allow practical courses to be offered again in 2021, plans for method presentations are therefore suspended for the time being.

Duration: 2-4 days

• PhD students must attend a summer school twice during the PhD period, access will also be granted to external bachelor, master, MD and PhD students, as they may become the next generation PhD students or postdocs once enthused by the research topic.
• The program of the CRC summer schools will be divided in morning sessions held by the principal investigators and by invited speakers on topics relevant for the CRC. In the afternoon sessions, the students will present their project progress.
• The participating students will select the two best student presentations for presentation at the next International Symposium of the CRC or at the Annual Meeting of the DGfN (CRC sessions in basic science slot).
• Two to three (inter-)national experts, invited by the students, will attend the summer school to give a lecture and to comment on the students’ research.
• Informal evening meetings

All participants in the RENPRO are encouraged to attend the Annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nephrologie (DGfN) at least once with travel funds provided by the CRC. In addition to scientific exchange, the participation will also serve networking at the national level. Of course, the students are free to attend additional national or international scientific congresses.

Each student of the RENPRO has free access to certified courses, e.g. on animal handling and experimentation (FELASA B) and good-scientific practice and gene technology (Sachkunde als Projektleiter), which are regularly offered the Universität Regensburg and at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Dates and further information:
FELASA B
Universität Regensburg, FAU

Soft-skill courses, good-scientific practice and gene technology
Courses are organized by the graduate schools. Contact and further information can be found on the respective homepages: RIGel, BIOMEDIGS, life@FAU

In accordance with the regulations of the respective graduate schools, PhD students are supervised by a mentoring team of three mentors:
the supervisor of the doctoral thesis and two additional mentors. Preferably, the mentoring team should consist of both, basic scientists and clinical researchers, if possible from both universities. The commission members meet with the PhD student at least once per year for an intense scientific exchange.

The principal investigators ensure that at least biweekly discussions of research results and literature will be held at the respective site.

If a student wants to learn a new technology, this will be possible within the framework of a laboratory exchange visit in the partnering laboratory (funded by the CRC).