The CTNR implemented a monthly lectures series with financial and organisational support for members to initiate talks, workshops and symposia with national and international guest speakers in the field of neurosciences. 

Time: Every 3^rd Monday of the month, 4 p.m. (or by arrangement)
Location: online or present
Host: CTNR members
Organiser: CTNR

2023

2022

2021

2020

The neuroscience community in Rostock benefits from experts of different fields of science that share knowledge about principles and rules of scientific work. In cooperation with the Graduate Academy of the University of Rostock and CTNR members, the qualification programme bundles this expertise and offers faculty-wide soft skill courses for young scientists. 

All courses are free of charge and open to all interested scientists.

Tuesdays, Oct 17 to Dec 5, 2023 - h 12:00 - 13:00 – online, Stud.IP (Registration)

By Prof. Dr. Marina Boccardi, Implementation Neuroscience, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and UMR, CTNR

What - This lecture series provides some basic elements of methodology of research, with a special focus on biomedical research effectiveness in innovating clinical practice. Rather than being exhaustive on methodology, we target critical gaps that typically hurdle the translation and implementation of promising compounds or procedures. Attendees will learn how to avoid such gaps in their own research, or to assess the actual value and faults of papers promoting new findings, and to ask precise questions in order to obtain the target evidence required to concretely support and innovate their clinical practice.

Why – The attrition, i.e., the failure rate of current drug development at the first check-point (approval by regulators) ranges between 76-93% among medical fields [1]. The failure rate of biomarker qualification procedures alone, ever submitted to the European Medicine Agency (EMA) in any medical field, is 85% [2]. Most failures are due to early translational steps. Consequently, failure on the overall translational pipeline is even higher. To concretely improve patient care, we need greater awareness about proper research methodology at all development steps, by all parties (researchers, clinicians, publishers, funders).

How  – We offer a starting series made of few lessons, meant to be highly interactive in order to build this course based on actual needs. In this way, we can understand what is most useful to the audience, what is most difficult or unclear, and how to improve or what to integrate for a next series.

Where – online (see Zoom Links)

When – On Tuesdays, h 12:00 - 13:00, from October 17, 2023.

References

1. Thomas DC, et al. Clinical Development Success Rates and Contributing Factors 2011–2020. In. www.bio.org/clinical-development-success-rates-and-contributing-factors-2011-2020: BIO, Informa Pharma Intelligence, and QLS Advisors 2021.
2. Bakker E, et al. Biomarker Qualification at the European Medicines Agency: A Review of Biomarker Qualification Procedures From 2008 to 2020. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 2022.

• Scientific Writing of Grant Proposals

• DFG Sachbeihilfe: Neustrukturierung, Inhalt und Antragstellung (Online Kurs)

• Vortrag: Forschungsförderung für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen

• Workshop zur DFG Sachbeihilfe: Aufbau, Inhalt und Antragstellung

• Expertenseminar: Drittmittelanträge (EU, BMBF, DFG)

• Seminar: Kalkulation von Drittmittelanträgen (in Planung)

• Vortrag: Wissenschaftskommunikation (in Planung)

Dates will be announced accordingly.
For CTNR members only: If your working group is interessted in one of the topics, please contact us for an inhouse/online seminar.

Research Career

• Doing a PhD in Germany (BMBF)

• Research Careers in Germany

• Prinzipien wirksamer Karriereunterstützung in der Wissenschaft (DFG)

Funding

• Funding your research in Germany 

• Funding Opportunities for Postdoc (DFG)

• Funding Programmes (DFG)

• Information brokerage system (ELFI)

• HORIZON EUROPE (EU, 2021)

• HORIZON EUROPE (BMBF)

• Funding and tender opportunities (EU)

• Fördermöglichkeiten internationaler Kooperationen und internationales Handeln der DFG

Project Management

• Copyright in Academic Work: An Overview for Research, Teaching and Libraries (BMBF)

• Tierversuche in der Forschung: Das 3R-Prinzip und die Aussagekraft wissenschaftlicher Forschung (Handreichung der Ständigen Senatskommission für tierexperimentelle Forschung der DFG zur Planung und Beschreibung tierexperimenteller Forschungsprojekte)

• Handreichung zur wirkungsorientierten Projektplanung und zum Monitoring (DAAD)

• Budgetplanung von lebenswissenschaftlichen EU Anträgen (NKS)

• Abwicklung von Projekten in HORIZON EUROPE - eine Handreichung – (BundesArbeitsKreis der EU-Referent/innen)

Grant Application

• DFG Individual Grants Programmes – A How-To Guide

• DFG funding proposals: the route to a final decision (video)

• The Application Procedure at Volkswagen Foundation (video)

• How to prepare a successful proposal in Horizon Europe (webinar)

• Antragstellung und Koordination in lebenswissenschaftlichen EU-Verbundprojekten (NKS)

Grant Writing

• Academic Writing

• Boosting the impact of your project through effective communication, dissemination and exploitation (Document of the European IPR Helpdesk)

• Claire’s Clear Writing Tips  (European Commission)

• The Science of Scientific Writing

• Equal opportunities and diversity (DFG)

• Leitfaden für qualitätsfördernde Aspekte in der Medizin und Biomedizin (DFG)

• Gutachterkritiken – häufige Fehler in der Antragstellung (NKS)

Tranfser of Knowledge

• Wissenstransfer mit Normung und Standardisierung (DIN)

Research Data

• What is the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI)? (video)

• The NFDI Review Process (video)

• Umgang mit Forschungsdaten (DFG)