2009 June
No 1_June 2009
"A Message to Excellence"
Editorial
Hello and welcome to the first monthly GSLS newsletter! It has five major sections:
- Featured Papers
- Doctoral Students´ Affairs
- The GSLS Newsdesk
- University News
- Off Campus
On the occasion of the GSLS newsletter kickoff we announce the GSLS Mascot Contest. All GSLS doctoral students are invited to participate! Objective: the GSLS mascot should symbolize the Life Sciences and Research in Würzburg. If you want to participate, please register for the contest at liebert@gsls.uni-wuerzburg.de. Then submit your draft / your creation by 10 August. The jury will comprise the DSC, GSLS board and staff. The winner will be honored with an iPod - and with utmost profound thanks. For copyright issues read more
The GSLS team cannot wait to receive your mascot submissions but also your newsletter feedback, as well as suggestions for and contributions to the content of the July newsletter.
Best regards,
Rose Liebert
1. Featured Paper
Under this heading the GSLS wants to present excellent first author publications by GSLS doctoral students and award them with a prize. You are invited to send in your publication dating back a maximum of three months from the submission deadline. Submission deadlines are every three months, starting 1 July. The DSC and the GSLS board decide on which paper(s) to feature. The awardees will receive a subsidy of 250 Euros for conference participation or external research stays!
2. Doctoral Students´ Affairs
People. The GSLS has currently 228 doctoral students; 36 of them have registered for the summer term 2009. GSLS doctoral students are being represented by the Doctoral Students´ Council. New DSC members have been elected in April; read more
Doctoral Students´ Message Board. This place is for your news & notices, dates & facts. Please send anything you would like to be posted here liebert@gsls.uni-wuerzburg.de
Frequently asked questions of the month (FAQ)
- What are the requirements for the doctoral thesis? <link life_sciences training_activities external link in new>Read more
- How do I submit my doctoral thesis? <link life_sciences for_doctoral_students thesis_submission external link in new>Read more
- Who are PIs? Read more
3. The GSLS Newsdesk
People. Many new faces at the GSLS!
- New Dean
Caroline Kisker, Professor of Structural Biology, takes over from Markus Riederer, the founding Dean. The GSLS thanks Prof. Riederer for his pioneering work and welcomes Prof. Kisker! <link life_sciences news single artikel caroline-k-1 external link in new>Read more - New Section Speaker Biomedicine
One of the two section speakers Biomedicine was newly elected at the last General Assembly. Heike Hermanns from the Rudolf-Virchow-Center replaces Caroline Kisker and joins Helga Stopper, Toxicology. - New Managing Director
Gabriele Blum-Oehler will join the GSLS on 15 July, coming from the Management of the EU-NoE Europathogenomics at the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology. Read more in the July newsletter. - New members
The GSLS welcomes the following principal investigators as new members: Manfred Alsheimer (Zoologie I), Martin Eilers (Physiologische Chemie II), Carsten Hoffmann (Pharmakologie) and Leane Lehmann (Lebensmittelchemie).
Fellowships and Financial Support
- The UWGS invites international doctoral students and postdocs to apply for diverse forms of support. <link uwgs funding_opportunities uwgs_funds external link in new>Read more
- 11 PhD fellowships available at RTG-Emotions. Read more
Electronic display of dissertations
In order to increase the transparency of the graduation process, submitted GSLS dissertations are now made available to all GSLS principal investigators via electronic display.
Transferable Skills Workshops in June: “English Language Practice” / “Patent Law”. Please pay attention to the Terms & Conditions. Read more
4. University News
People
- New University Board
Physicist Alfred Forchel will succeed Axel Haase as University President in fall. Read more.
GSLS Vice Dean Martin Lohse is to become one of the new University Vice Presidents. Read more - New Provost
Sociologist Enno Kruse is to become the new university provost - a decision still to be agreed on by the Bavarian Ministry of Science (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst). Read more - New Professors
Jürgen Seibel was appointed professor for Organic Chemistry. Read more
Markus Engstler took the Chair of Zoology I. Read More
Award. For his research to develop a new molecular therapy procedure Thomas Thum has been awarded with the Wollheim prize. Read more
5. Off Campus
Würzburg
- Exhibit at the Residence: "The Age of Reconstruction and Economic Miracle". Read more
- Würzburg was nominated "Location of Diversity“ („Ort der Vielfalt“). Read more
Unterfranken
Europe
- European Elections - United in Diversity. 500 Million Europeans from 27 countries with 23 languages will vote for their new European Parliament between 4 and 7 June 2009 (in Germany on 7 June). Read more
Preview July
- Hottest Life Science in Town”, Saturday 4 July, at the Biozentrum Am Hubland, Lecture Hall A 102. The event is part of the Alumni Days. Read more
- Alumni Days, 3-5 July: attend a lot of interesting events in addition to “Hottest Life Sciences“. Read more
- Workshop “Writing a Cover Letter and a CV“, 6-7 July 2009. <link life_sciences training_activities transferable_skills courses>Read more
- Workshop “Business Etiquette and Small Talk", 10 July Friday. And more useful workshops later in July! Read more
- the Neuro-DoWo (Neurobiologischer Doktoranden-Workshop), 30-31 July. <link life_sciences training_activities activities_events neurodowo>Read more
Contact: liebert@gsls.uni-wuerzburg.de
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photo by Sara Leonhardt, Section Integrative Biology
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