Biomedical Sciences (Dr rer. physiol.)
The academic degree of Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (Dr. rerum physiologicarum) is primarily intended for alumni/alumnae of natural sciences and life science Master's programmes. Biomedical sciences include the molecular basis of physiological and pathophysiological processes as well as the experimental and theoretical methods underlying this research, including bioinformatics and systems biology. The project outline must be sent to the office of the doctoral committee within the first 3 months after the start of the project/working contract. If you have any questions, please contact our office (see contact details).
Doctoral Program
- Supervision by a mentoring team (1 supervisor, 2 mentors)
The mentoring team supports the doctoral student and ensures the efficient and successful progress of the dissertation project. Besides, the mentoring team advises the doctoral student in occupational questions. - Active participation in colloquia, seminars, and internships
- Participation in conferences
- Progress reports
- Recommended: participation in
- Annual Symposium / SummerSchool
- Professional qualification courses + interdisciplinary events
- Research internships abroad
Meetings
of the Biomedicine Doctoral Committee
| day of the meeting | registration deadline |
|---|---|
| January 14, 2026 | registration until December 18 |
| March 25, 2026 | registration until March 11 |
| July 15, 2026 | registration until July 1 |
| October 14, 2026 | registration until September 30 |
The application must be submitted within the first 3 months after the start of work.
All documents must be submitted in full to the office of the Biomedicine Doctoral Committee by the registration deadline.
Applications for the Regensburg International Graduate School of Life Sciences(RIGeL (external link, opens in a new window)) must also be submitted with the documents required for RIGeL by the application deadline.
The course "Good Scientific Practice (external link, opens in a new window)" takes place as an online course.
for the registration
- Information sheet registration doctoral candidates (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Application form/registration sheet [NOT YET UPDATED due to SPUR] (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Supervision agreement (opens in a new window)
- Recommendations for the project draft (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
for the colloquia
For the thesis submission and oral examination
- Information sheet doctoral examination (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Criteria examination committee (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Template thesis cover sheet DE (opens in a new window)
- Template independent work (opens in a new window)
- Design recommendations (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Recommendations for the use of image files DE (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
- Protocol template oral doctoral examination DE (opens in a new window)
Regulations
Doctoral regulations:
These three regulations apply in combination to all doctoral candidates who were accepted after February 10, 2026.
Doctoral regulations for obtaining a Dr. rer. physiol. degree at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Regensburg (2026):
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/promotion/medizin-nws-iii-dr-rer-physiol (external link, opens in a new window)
Framework doctoral regulations of the University of Regensburg:
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/promotion/rahmenpromotionsordnung (external link, opens in a new window)
The older regulations apply to all doctoral candidates who were accepted before February 10, 2026:
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/promotion/medizin-nws-iii-dr-rer-physiol (external link, opens in a new window)
Regulations of the BioMediGS Graduate School:
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/organisation/rechtsgrundlagen/studium/pruefungsordnungen/weitere-ordnungen-und-satzungen/graduiertenschulen-promotionskollegs/graduiertenschule-biomedicgs-an-der-fakultaet-fuer-medizin (external link, opens in a new window)
Further links
Center for Graduate & Postgraduate Researchers (WIN)
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/research/center-for-graduate-postgraduate-researchers (external link, opens in a new window)
Data protection
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/data-protection (external link, opens in a new window)
Ombudspersons and Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/university/organization/representatives/ombudspersons (external link, opens in a new window)
Significance of the EU AI Regulation for the University of Regensburg (in German)
https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/digitalisierung/ki-leitlinien (external link, opens in a new window)
Contact
Chair of the Biomedicine Doctoral Committee
Prof Dr. Peter Oefner
Office of the Doctoral Committee
Universität Regensburg
Faculty of Medicine
Office
Dr. Elisabeth Schneider
Mon - Thu 9.00 to 13.30
Building ZMK, 4.110
Tel. 0941 944-38816
graduiertenschulen.medizin[at]ur.de
Doctoral speakers of the BioMedIGS graduate school
Ezgi Cibali
Misbah Tariq
Maria Drießlein
