NEUROSCIENCES

Research in Germany

www.research-in-germany.org Research in Germany

Imprint Published by: German Research Foundation (DFG), Bonn, Germany Editor: Vera Pfister Assistant Editor: Valeria Casagrande, Sonja Schaffartzik Contact: [email protected]

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© DFG, September 2020 This publication was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. NEUROSCIENCES PREFACE

This brochure provides a first insight into research in Germany in the field of neurosciences and is especially recommended to early career researchers from abroad.

Neuroscience research in Germany is primarily conducted at universities but also at non-university research institutions. Almost all universities and many universities of applied sciences host a neuroscience research section. The spectrum ranges from small monothematic working groups to large interdisciplinary departments and covers a variety of topics from traditional areas to new explorative research fields.

This brochure is intended to give an initial overview. The following map and tables highlight research consortia and graduate training programmes at universities and non-university research institutes with a main focus on neurosciences.

On top of this, there is a lot more to discover: e.g. the DFG funds a multitude of individual projects in the area of neurosciences. These individual grants outweigh the research consortia both in number and in overall funding volume. Towards the end of this brochure, you will find a link to the online database GEPRIS that provides an overview of all DFG-funded research projects. You will also find additional important links for further information about profiles of German universities, research institutions and funding.

We invite you to explore the many opportunities that Germany has to offer and welcome your feedback.

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Kiel Rostock Greifswald Borstel Lübeck

Hamburg

Oldenburg Bremen

Berlin Osnabrück Hannover Magdeburg Münster

Dortmund Bochum Göttingen Essen Witten Leipzig Jülich Dresden Cologne Jena St. Augustin Marburg Aachen Bonn Gießen

Frankfurt/Main Mainz Würzburg

Research Training Groups Helmholtz Graduate Schools St. Ingbert Mannheim Erlangen Heidelberg Nuremberg International Research Training Groups Leibniz Graduate Schools Saarbrücken Integrated Research Training Groups in International Max Planck Karlsruhe Regensburg Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios Research Schools Stuttgart Clinical Research Units Fraunhofer Institutes Tübingen Research Units Helmholtz Centres Clusters of Excellence Leibniz Institutes Munich Freiburg Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios Max Planck Institutes Seewiesen Others Konstanz

DFG-funded Priority Programmes and several Research Units are not shown on the map since they are not necessarily located at a single location; they are listed on pages 14, 15 and 17. The map shows the headquarters of the non-university research institutions.

> 6 7 < CENTRES OF RESEARCH CENTRES OF RESEARCH Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact - funded by dfg- CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE Freie Universität NeuroCure – 2019 https://neurocure.de Berlin Berlin Comprehensive Approaches Clusters of Excellence (EXC) promote cutting-edge research. They serve to strengthen Humboldt-Universität to Neurological and the research profiles of universities or university consortia in internationally competitive zu Berlin Psychiatric Disorders – From fields. They create excellent training and career opportunities for early career Mechanisms to Interventions (EXC 2049) researchers. Within the framework of the Excellence Strategy, they can receive Rheinische Friedrich- ImmunoSensation2 – The 2019 www. between €3 million and €10 million annually and are funded for seven years, starting Bonn Wilhelms-Universität Immune Sensory System immunosensation.de in 2019. A second seven-year period is possible. Bonn (EXC 2151) Georg-August- Multiscale Bioimaging: From 2019 https://mbexc.de/ Göttingen Universität Göttingen Molecular Machines to Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) are organisational units established at Networks of Excitable Cells universities which enable researchers to pursue an outstanding research programme (EXC 2067) crossing the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties. The Leibniz Universität Hearing4all: Medicine, Basic 2019 http://hearing4all. Hannover Hannover Research and Engineering eu/EN traditional Collaborative Research Centre is generally applied for by one university Medizinische Solutions for Personalized and is conducted by researchers of that university. Early career support is a key Hochschule Hearing Care (H4A 2.0) objective of the Collaborative Research Centre Programme. Early career researchers Hannover (EXC 2177) may get involved in a CRC in numerous ways, for example within the framework of Oldenburg Carl von Ossietzky Universität an Integrated Research Training Group. Collaborative Research Centres are funded Oldenburg for a period of up to 12 years. Universität Konstanz Centre for the Advanced 2019 http:// Konstanz Study of Collective Behaviour collectivebehaviour. (EXC 2117) com Transregios (TRR) are Collaborative Research Centres in which up to three universities Ludwig-Maximilians- Munich Cluster for Systems 2019 www.synergy- collaborate with each other and submit a joint application. The contributions of the Munich Universität München Neurology (SyNergy) munich.de cooperative partners are essential, complementary and synergetic to the joint Technische (EXC 2145) research objective. Funding facilitates close, nationwide collaboration among the Universität München participating universities and researchers, as well as networking and shared use of COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES resources. There is also the option of international Transregios. Freie Universität Scaffolding of Membranes: 2011 www.sfb958.de Berlin Berlin Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Functions (CRC 958) Humboldt-Universität Mechanisms and 2018 www.biologie. Berlin zu Berlin Disturbances in Memory hu-berlin.de/en/ Consolidation: From Synapses gruppenseiten-en/ to Systems (CRC 1315) sfb1315 Ruhr-Universität Extinction Learning 2017 https://sfb1280. Bochum Bochum (CRC 1280) ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ en/home Ruhr-Universität Integration and 2010 www.ruhr-uni- Bochum Bochum Representation of Sensory bochum.de/sfb874 Processes (CRC 874)

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Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact Rheinische Friedrich- Synaptic Micronetworks in 2013 http://sfb1089.de Eberhard Karls Robust Vision – Inference 2016 https://uni-tuebingen. Bonn Wilhelms-Universität Health and Disease Tübingen Universität Tübingen Principles and Neural de/en/research/ Bonn (CRC 1089) Mechanisms (CRC 1233) core-research/ Technische Volition and Cognitive 2012 https://tu- collaborative- Dresden Universität Dresden Control: Mechanisms, dresden.de/ research-centers/ Modulators and Dysfunctions bereichsuebergreifen crc-1233 (CRC 940) des/sfb940/research COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/TRANSREGIOS Georg-August- Cellular Mechanisms of 2010 www.sfb889.uni- Freie Universität Development, Function and 2016 www.sfb-trr167.uni- Göttingen Universität Göttingen Sensory Processing goettingen.de Berlin Berlin Potential of Myeloid Cells in freiburg.de (CRC 889) Humboldt-Universität the Central Nervous System (NeuroMac) (TRR 167) Georg-August- Quantitative Synaptology 2017 www.sfb1286.de zu Berlin Göttingen Universität Göttingen (CRC 1286) Freiburg Albert-Ludwigs- Universität Hamburg Multi-Site Communication in 2 011 www.sfb936.net Universität Freiburg Hamburg the Brain (CRC 936) Charité - Losing and Regaining 2019 https://sfb-trr265. Goethe-Universität Molecular and Cellular 2012 www.crc1080.com/ Berlin Universitätsmedizin Control over Drug Intake: charite.de/en/ Frankfurt/ Frankfurt am Main Mechanisms of Neural Berlin From Trajectories to Mechanisms to Interventions Main Homeostasis (CRC 1080) Dresden Technische Universität (TRR 265) Ruprecht-Karls- From Nociception to Chronic 2015 www.sfb1158.de Dresden Heidelberg Universität Pain: Structure-Function Heidelberg Ruprecht-Karls- Heidelberg Properties of Neural Universität Pathways and their Heidelberg Reorganisation (CRC 1158) Charité - Retuning Dynamic Motor 2020 http://gepris. Ruprecht-Karls- Functional Ensembles: 2014 http://sfb1134.uni- Berlin Universitätsmedizin Network Disorders Using dfg.de/gepris/ Heidelberg Universität Cellular Components, heidelberg.de Berlin Neuromodulation projekt/424778381 Heidelberg Patterned Activity and (TRR 295) Plasticity of Co-Active Würzburg Universität Würzburg Neurons in Local Networks Universität Duisburg- Treatment Expectation - The 2020 https://gepris. (CRC 1134) Duisburg- Essen Impact of Expectation on dfg.de/gepris/ Johannes Gutenberg- Neurobiology of Resilience 2016 http://crc1193.de Essen Health Outcome projekt/422744262 Mainz Universität Mainz to Stress-Related Mental Hamburg Universität Hamburg (TRR 289) Dysfunction: From Understanding Mechanisms Marburg Phillips-Universität to Promoting Prevention Marburg (CRC 1193) Justus-Liebig- Cardinal Mechanisms of 2013 www.allpsych.uni- Ludwig-Maximilians- Assembly and Function of 2009 www.sfb870.mcn. Gießen Universität Gießen Perception: Prediction, giessen.de/sfb Munich Universität München Neuronal Circuits in Sensory uni-muenchen.de Marburg Phillips-Universität Valuation, Categorisation Processing (CRC 870) Marburg (TRR 135) Carl von Ossietzky Magnetoreception and 2019 www.sfb1372.de/ Oldenburg Universität Navigation in Vertebrates: Oldenburg from Biophysics to Brain and Behaviour (CRC 1372) Universität des Ca2+Signaling: Molecular 2010 http://sfb894.uni- Saarbrücken Saarlandes Mechanisms und Integrative saarland.de/en Functions (CRC 894)

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Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact Johann Wolfgang Initiating/Effector versus 2012 www.sfbtr128.de Frankfurt/ Goethe-Universität Regulatory Mechanisms in Main Frankfurt am Main Multiple Sclerosis – Progress Mainz Johannes Gutenberg- towards Tackling the Disease Universität Mainz (TRR 128) Münster Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Munich Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München Technische Universität München Universität Hamburg Crossmodal Learning: 2015 www.crossmodal- Hamburg Adaptivity, Prediction and learning.org Beijing Tsinghua University Interaction (TRR 169) (China) Technische Checkpoints of Central 2020 https://gepris. Munich Universität München Nervous System Recovery dfg.de/gepris/ (TRR 274) projekt/408885537 Göttingen Georg-August- Universität Göttingen

> 12 13 < RESEARCH UNITS RESEARCH UNITS Title Funded Since Contact - funded by dfg- Reduced Penetrance in Hereditary Movement 2016 http://protect-move.de Disorders: Elucidating Mechanisms of Endogenous Disease Protection (FOR 2488) Research Units (FOR) often contribute to establishing new research directions. Research Subprojects mainly located in: Lübeck Units are made up of a team of researchers working together on a research project Plasticity versus Stability – Molecular Mechanisms of 2017 www.uke.de/english/departments- Synaptic Strength (FOR 2419) institutes/centers/center-for- which is often of an interdisciplinary nature. Research Units consist of several researchers Subprojects mainly located in: Hamburg molecular-neurobiology-hamburg- and subprojects. The subprojects of a Research Unit are often located at several (zmnh)/research-unit-for-2419.html locations throughout Germany. Research Units are generally funded for up to six years. Interactions at the Neurovascular Interface (FOR 2325) 2015 https://campus.uni-muenster.de/ Subprojects mainly located in: Münster en/for2325 In case most of a Research Unit’s subprojects are located at one place, it is represented Active Perception (FOR 2293) 2015 www.for2293.uni-muenchen.de/ Subprojects mainly located in: Munich index.html in the map. Calcium Homeostasis in Neuroinflammation and 2015 www.for2289.de -degeneration: New Targets for Therapy of Multiple Sclerosis? (FOR 2289) Subprojects mainly located in: Heidelberg Crossing the Borders: The Interplay of Language, 2015 https://crossing-project.de Cognition, and the Brain in Early Human Development (FOR 2253) (Lymph)Angiogenesis And Cellular Immunity in 2014 www.for2240.de Title Funded Since Contact Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye (FOR 2240) Subprojects mainly located in: Cologne ImmunoStroke: From Immune Cells to Stroke Recovery 2019 https://immunostroke.de/ (FOR 2879) Interneuron Synaptic Plasticity – From Mechanisms to 2014 www.for2143.uni-freiburg.de Subprojects mainly located in: Essen Functions (FOR 2143) Subprojects mainly located in: Freiburg Role of Translocator Protein (18 kDa) (TSPO) as a 2019 www.uni-regensburg.de/research/ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in the Nervous for-2858/startseite/index.html Neurobiology of Affective Disorders: A Translational 2014 www.for2107.de System (FOR 2858) Perspective on Brain Structure and Function Subprojects mainly located in: Regensburg (FOR 2107) Synaptic Pathology in Autoimmune Encephalitis 2019 www.uniklinikum-jena.de/synabs/en The Physiology of Distributed Computing Underlying 2013 http://dfg-for-1847.dpz.eu – SYNABS (FOR 3004) Higher Brain Functions in Non-Human Primates Subprojects mainly located in: Jena (FOR 1847) Synapses under Stress: Early Events Induced by 2018 www.for2795.hhu.de/en.html Metabolic Failure at Glutamatergic Synapses (FOR 2795) Dissection of a Brain Circuit: Structure, Plasticity and 2018 www.uni-goettingen.de/ Behavioral Function of the Drosophila Mushroom en/601524.html Body (FOR 2705) Cognitive Theory for Tourette Syndrome – A Novel 2018 www.tec4tic.uni-luebeck.de/en/ Perspective (FOR 2698) home.html Subprojects mainly located in: Lübeck Epileptogenesis of Genetic Epilepsies (FOR 2715) 2017 www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/ en-de/medizinische-fakultaet/ forschung/forschergruppen/ for-2715

> 14 15 < PRIORITY PROGRAMMES PRIORITY PROGRAMMES Title Funded Since Contact - funded by dfg- Evolutionary Optimisation of Neuronal Processing 2020 www.uni-goettingen.de/ (SPP 2205) en/618311.html Gene and Cell Based Therapies to Counteract 2018 www.spp2127.de Priority Programmes (SPP) have a programmatic focus and the purpose of advancing Neuroretinal Degeneration (SPP 2127) knowledge in an emerging field of research through collaborative networked support. Computational Connectomics (SPP 2041) 2017 https://spp2041.de They are characterised by their enhanced quality of research through the use of new Functional Specializations of Neuroglia as Critical 2014 www.glia-network.de methods and forms of collaboration in emerging fields. As a rule, one programme can Determinants of Brain Activity (SPP 1757) consist of up to 30 individual subprojects located at several institutions across Germany; it Emerging Roles of Non-Coding RNAs in Nervous 2014 www.spp1738.de System Development, Plasticity and Disease usually has one coordinating person. Priority Programmes normally receive funding for a (SPP 1738) period of up to six years.

Priority Programmes are not shown on the map. Only the titles of the overall themes and the project website are listed.

> 16 17 < NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS Location Institution Contact FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTES Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied www.ime.fraunhofer. Ecology (IME) de/en.html Fraunhofer Society is one of the world’s leading organisations for applied research Berlin Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration www.izm.fraunhofer. with an annual research budget of 2.8 billion euros, 74 institutes and more than (IZM) de/en.html 28,000 employees. Fraunhofer’s R&D portfolio covers a wide range of fields, Bremen Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing (MEVIS) www.mevis.fraunhofer. including health, security, communications, transport, energy and the environment. de www.fraunhofer.de Leipzig Fraunhofer Institute for Cell-Therapy and Immunology (IZI) www.izi.fraunhofer.de/ en.html St. Augustin Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific www.scai.fraunhofer. The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society, Computing (SCAI) de/en.html science and industry with world-level research in six areas: energy, earth and environ- St. Ingbert Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Techniques (IBMT) www.ibmt.fraunhofer. ment, health, key technologies, structure of matter and aeronautics, space and trans- de/en.html port. With more than 40,000 employees in 19 research centres and an annual HELMHOLTZ CENTRES budget of approximately 4.8 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s Berlin-Buch Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) www.mdc-berlin.de largest scientific organisation.www.helmholtz.de Berlin German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) www.dzne.de/en/ Bonn The Leibniz Association is an umbrella organisation of 95 research institutes. The annual Dresden budget amounts to 1.9 billion euros. Some 11,500 researchers – approximately 25% of Göttingen Magdeburg them from abroad – work on a widely diverse range of subjects, including the human- Munich ities and social sciences, economics, spatial and life sciences, mathematics, natural and Rostock/ engineering sciences and environmental research. www.leibniz-association.eu Greifswald Tübingen The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of Germany’s largest Witten independent non-profit research organisations. A combined total of more than 15,300 Cologne German Aerospace Center DLR Cologne www.dlr.de/dlr/en researchers, postdoctoral/junior researchers and visiting researchers at 86 Max Planck Dresden Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden/Rossendorf (HZDR) www.hzdr.de/db/ Institutes conduct basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences Cms?pNid=0 Heidelberg German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) www.dkfz.de/de/ and humanities. www.mpg.de index.html Jülich Forschungszentrum Jülich www.fz-juelich.de/ portal/DE/Home/ home_node.html Karlsruhe Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) www.kit.edu/ Munich Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center www.helmholtz- for Environmental Health muenchen.de/en/ helmholtz-zentrum- muenchen/index.html LEIBNIZ INSTITUTES Borstel Research Center Borstel – Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) https://fz-borstel.de

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Location Institution Contact Location Institution Contact

Berlin Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) www.leibniz-fmp.de/ OTHERS home Berlin Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience – www.bernstein-network. Leibniz Research Centre of Working Environment and www.ifado.de Bringing together Experimental Approaches in de Dortmund Frankfurt/ Human Factors (IfaDo) Neurobiology with Theoretical Models and Computer Main Simulations, Developing New Approaches for Scientific Göttingen German Primate Center (DPZ) – Leibniz Institute for www.dpz.eu/en Freiburg Primate Research Insight, Technical Applications, and Machine Learning. Göttingen Jena Leibniz Institute for Age-Research – Fritz Lipmann Institut www.leibniz-fli.de Heidelberg/ e.V. (FLI) Mannheim Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) www.lin-magdeburg.de Magdeburg Munich MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUTES Tübingen Berlin Max Planck Institute for Human Development www.mpib-berlin.mpg. and other de/en locations Bonn Center for Advanced European Studies and Research www.caesar.de Frankfurt/ Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) https://fias.institute/en (Associated Institute) Main Cologne Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research www.sf.mpg.de/en Göttingen European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G) www.eni.gwdg.de/ index.php Dresden Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and www.mpi-cbg.de/en Genetics Mannheim Central Institute of Mental Health www.zi-mannheim. de/en Frankfurt/ Max Planck Institute for Brain Research www.brain.mpg.de Main Tübingen Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research www.hih-tuebingen. de/en Frankfurt/ Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics www.aesthetics.mpg. Main de/en Frankfurt/ Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) gGmbH www.esi-frankfurt.de Main (Associated Institute) Göttingen Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry www.mpibpc.mpg. de/en Göttingen Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization www.ds.mpg.de/en Göttingen Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine www.em.mpg.de Jena Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology www.ice.mpg.de Leipzig Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain www.cbs.mpg.de/en Sciences Martinsried Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology www.neuro.mpg.de/en (Munich) Munich Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry www.psych.mpg.de/en Seewiesen Max Planck Institute for Ornithology www.orn.mpg.de/en Stuttgart Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems www.is.mpg.de/en Tübingen Tübingen Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics www.kyb.tuebingen. mpg.de

Tübingen Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology www.eb.tuebingen. mpg.de

> 20 21 < GRADUATE TRAINING GRADUATE TRAINING Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact - funded by dfg- RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS Rheinisch- MultiSenses-MultiScales: 2018 www.rtg2416.rwth- Aachen Westfälische Novel Approaches to aachen.de Research Training Groups (RTG) combine an ambitious research programme at Technische Decipher Neural Processing universities with comprehensive training, tailored supervision and academic freedom to Hochschule Aachen in Multisensory Integration (RTG 2416) form an ideal environment for a successful doctorate. Research Training Groups can also Ruhr-Universität Situated Cognition – New 2016 http://situated- have an interdisciplinary approach. They are funded for a period of up to nine years. Bochum Bochum Concepts in Investigating cognition.com Osnabrück Universität Core Mental Phenomena International Research Training Groups (IRTG) provide opportunities for joint doctoral Osnabrück (RTG 2185) training programmes between German universities and universities abroad. The research Universität zu Köln Neural Circuit Analysis on 2014 http://rtg-nca.uni- Cologne the Cellular and Subcellular koeln.de and study programmes are jointly developed and supervised. Doctoral students in the Level (RTG 1960) programme spend six months at the partner institution. Friedrich-Alexander- Neurodevelopment and 2015 www.grk2162.med. Erlangen- Universität Erlangen- Vulnerability of the Central fau.de Integrated Research Training Groups (within Collaborative Research Centres/ Nuremberg Nürnberg Nervous System (RTG 2162) Transregios) offer ideal research environments for doctoral researchers. The main aim of Ruprecht-Karls- Impact of Adverse 2018 www.grk2350.de these structured training programmes is to provide young scientists and academics with Heidelberg Universität Childhood Experience on Heidelberg Psychiatric and Somatic opportunities to independently carry out research at an early stage of their career. The Disorders across the Lifespan programmes further take care to closely integrate early career researchers into an (RTG 2350) academic network. Working in Clusters of Excellence or Collaborative Research Centres Christian-Albrechts- Materials for Brain (M4B): 2016 www.grk2154.uni- Kiel Universität zu Kiel Thin Film Functional kiel.de/en projects, doctoral researchers achieve additional qualifications. As research assistants in Materials for Minimally these projects, they contribute to the Research Centre’s success. They are closely involved Invasive Therapy of Brain Diseases (RTG 2154) with the projects and have access to the entire project infrastructure. Otto-von-Guericke- The Ageing Synapse – 2018 http://gp.cbbs.eu/ Magdeburg Universität Molecular, Cellular and synage-rtg-2413 Magdeburg Behavioral Underpinnings of Cognitive Decline (RTG 2413) Ludwig-Maximilians- Perception in Context and its 2016 www.rtg2175.bio. Munich Universität München Neural Basis (RTG 2175) lmu.de

Carl von Ossietzky Molecular Basis of Sensory 2012 https://uol.de/en/ Oldenburg Universität Biology (RTG 1885) sensorybio Oldenburg

Universität Neurobiology of Emotion 2016 www.ur.de/ Regensburg Regensburg Dysfunctions (RTG 2174) research/grk-emotion

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS Rheinisch-Westfälische The Neuroscience of 2015 www.irtg2150.rwth- Aachen Technische Modulating Aggression and aachen.de Hochschule Aachen Impulsivity in Psychopathology Philadelphia University of (IRTG 2150) (USA) Pennsylvania

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Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact Location Institution Title Funded Since Contact Universitätsklinikum The Brain in Action 2012 www.irtg-brainact.de INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/ Gießen/ Gießen und (IRTG 1901) TRANSREGIOS Marburg Marburg Freie Universität Graduate Program 2016 www.sfb-trr167. Kingston Queens University Berlin Berlin “NeuroMac School” within: uni-freiburg.de/irtg- (Canada) Humboldt-Universität Development, Function and neuromac-school/ London Western University zu Berlin Potential of Myeloid Cells in the Central Nervous System (Canada) Freiburg Albert-Ludwigs- (NeuroMac) (TRR 167) Toronto York University Universität Freiburg (Canada) Universität Hamburg International Research 2015 www.crossmodal- INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES Hamburg Training Group within: learning.org Humboldt-Universität Research Training Group 2018 www.biologie. Beijing Tsinghua University Crossmodal Learning: Berlin zu Berlin within: Mechanisms and hu-berlin.de/en/ (China) Adaptivity, Prediction and Disturbances in Memory gruppenseiten-en/ Interaction (TRR 169) Consolidation: From Synapses sfb1315/phd- to Systems (CRC 1315) postdoc-network Freie Universität Research Training Group 2011 www.sfb958.de/ Berlin Berlin within: Scaffolding of graduiertenkolleg Membranes – Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Functions (CRC 958) Ruhr-Universität Integrated Research Training 2010 www.ruhr-uni- Bochum Bochum Group within: Integration bochum.de/sfb874/ and Representation of integrated_research_ Sensory Processes training_group/irtg. (CRC 874) html Rheinische Friedrich- MGK – Integrated Research 2013 http://sfb1089.de Bonn Wilhelms-Universität Training Group „Synaptic Bonn Microcircuits“ within: Synaptic Micronetworks in Health and Disease (CRC 1089) Technische Integrated Research Training 2012 https://tu-dresden. Dresden Universität Dresden Group within: Volition and de/bereichsuebergrei Cognitive Control: fendes/sfb940/ Mechanisms, Modulators research/z- and Dysfunctions (CRC 940) zentralprojekte/mgk Goethe-Universität Graduate School within: 2012 www.crc1080.com/ Frankfurt/ Frankfurt am Main Molecular and Cellular Main Mechanisms of Neural Homoeostasis (CRC 1080) Universität Hamburg Graduate Programme within: 2011 www.sfb936.net/ Hamburg Multi-Site Communication in curriculum-graduate- the Brain (CRC 936) training Otto-von-Guericke- Graduate School within: 2011 www.sfb779.de/en/ Magdeburg Universität Neurobiology of Motivated graduiertenkolleg.html Magdeburg Behavior (CRC 779)

> 24 25 < GRADUATE TRAINING GRADUATE TRAINING Location Title Contact - at non-university research institutions- HELMHOLTZ GRADUATE SCHOOLS Berlin-Buch Helmholtz Graduate School "Molecular Cell Biology" www.mdc-berlin.de/ phd Helmholtz Graduate Schools provide a roof under which a varied number of curricula Heidelberg Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research www.dkfz.de/en/ in different fields, or across disciplines, can find a home. Helmholtz Graduate phd-program Schools constitute a valuable addition to the wide range of training programmes Munich Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health – HELENA www.helmholtz- available within the Helmholtz Association. They offer optimal conditions for PhD helena.de students to work and enable them to create a network of contacts with fellow LEIBNIZ GRADUATE SCHOOLS university researchers while also fostering the integration of participants into the Göttingen Leibniz Graduate School for Emerging Infectious Diseases www.dpz.eu/en/ (EIDIS) career research environment. Jena Leibniz Graduate School on Ageing and Age-Related Diseases https://lgsa.leibniz-fli. (LGSA) de Leibniz Graduate Schools were established to foster the systematic promotion of INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOLS (IMPRS) junior researchers. Young researchers are given the opportunity to do their doctorates Bonn IMPRS for Brain and Behavior www.imprs-brain- in an excellent, collaborative, cross-disciplinary research environment. To this end, behavior.org Leibniz institutions cooperate closely with universities. As every Leibniz institution Dresden IMPRS for Cell, Developmental and Systems Biology www.imprs- celldevosys.de focuses on clearly defined, socially-relevant themes, doctoral candidates have a Frankfurt/ IMPRS for Neural Circuits http://brain.mpg.de/ wealth of networking opportunities in a large, dedicated scientific community. The Main graduate-studies.html particular character of research at the institutions in the Leibniz Association, which Göttingen IMPRS for Molecular Biology www.gpmolbio.uni- includes fundamental, large-scale and application-oriented research, means doctoral goettingen.de candidates can conduct research from basic idea right through to application. Göttingen IMPRS for Neurosciences www.gpneuro.uni- goettingen.de Göttingen IMPRS for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems www.uni-goettingen. International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) offer talented German and de/en/58718.html international junior scientists the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent Jena IMPRS Exploration of Ecological Interactions with Molecular http://imprs.ice. research conditions. The research schools are established by one or several Max and Chemical Techniques mpg.de Planck Institutes. These IMPRS work in close cooperation with universities and other Konstanz IMPRS for Organismal Biology www.orn.mpg. – sometimes international – research institutions. This provides an extraordinary de/2453/Short_ portrait framework for the graduate students to work in, and is a great advantage in Leipzig IMPRS NeuroCom http://imprs- interdisciplinary research projects, or in projects that require special equipment. neurocom.mpg.de Martinsried IMPRS for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences https://imprs-ls. (Munich) opencampus.net/ Munich IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry www.imprs-tp.mpg.de

Tübingen IMPRS for Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience www.neuroschool- tuebingen.de Tübingen IMPRS From Molecules to Organisms www.imprs.tuebingen. mpg.de

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Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience: www.bernstein-network.de Research in Germany: www.research-in-germany.org/jobs

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biologische Psychiatrie (DGBP): www.dgbp.de (DE) Fraunhofer Society: www.fraunhofer.de/en/jobs-and-career.html

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC): www.dgnc.de (DE) Helmholtz Association: www.helmholtz.de/en/jobs_talent

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie e.V. (DGN): www.dgn.org (DE) Leibniz Society: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/careers/jobs.html

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neuroradiologie e.V.(DGNR): www.dgnr.org (DE) Max Planck Society: www.mpg.de/jobboard

German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN): www.dgppn.de/en

German Neuroscience Society (GNS): https://nwg-info.de

German Psychological Society (DGPs): www.dgps.de

German Society of Developmental Biology (GfE): https://www.vbio.de/gfe- entwicklungsbiologie/

German Society of Neurogenetics (DGNG): www.dgng.de

German Society for Neuropathology and Neuroanatomy (DGNN): www.dgnn.de

Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM): https://gbm-online.de/the- gbm.html

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The “Research in Germany” Portal: Information on research and funding opportunities, academic and research-related job portals, as well as advice on preparing a research stay or initiating a collaboration with German research organisations. www.research-in-germany.org

German Project Information System (GEPRIS): Online database providing information about all current DFG- funded research projects and contact information for the Principal Investigators. http://gepris.dfg.de

German Research Institutions (GERiT): Information on more than 25,000 institutes at German universities and non- university research institutions, searchable by geographic location, subject and other structural criteria. www.gerit.org

Website of the DFG: Further background information about DFG funding programmes, funding guidelines, and lists of currently DFG-funded activities. www.dfg.de

The German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) Research Map: The interactive HRK Research Map database provides information on the research priorities that are of strategic institutional importance for each university. www.hrk.de/home (go to Research Map)

The Higher Education Compass: Information on Germany’s higher education institutions, the range of courses and programmes that they offer, their worldwide cooperation, and who to contact locally. www.hochschulkompass.de/en/study-in-germany

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German Research Foundation (DFG) DFG Head Office Germany www.dfg.de [email protected]