Button Application

 

 

 

 

Applications to the IMPRS-LM PhD program are possible only via our ONLINE PORTAL.

The entire process, from opening of our application portal to the onsite interviews, unfolds over a four-month duration.
Applicants are initially granted a window of 6-8 weeks to register on our portal and complete their application.
Subsequently, our coordination office and the recruiting faculty will evaluate and select the top applicants that will be invited for a first interview online.

The online interviews will consist of two short online interactions: a panel interview & a scientific presentation.
Successful candidates will then be invited to an onsite visit 8 weeks later to meet the recruiting labs and find the best matching projects.

For more information, check the application FAQs or contact us.

 

SUMMER SELECTION 2025: DEADLINE EXTENDED!

  • online registration and application*: starting on 28 February 2025
  • deadline for application: 6 April 2025 (24:00 German time)
  • deadline for submission of reference letter: 7 April 2025 (24:00 German time)
  • online interviews: 19 - 21 May 2025
  • onsite visit: 14-16 July 2025

*By submitting your application to the IMPRS-LM database you allow us to store and process your data exclusively for the purpose of the recruitment process.
Please read here the Data Protection Statement of the IMPRS-LM.

RECRUITING GROUPS

  • Dr. Sidney Becker

    "Deciphering the biological role of DNA and RNA modifications through an interdisciplinary approach integrating chemistry, biochemistry, and data science"

    CHEMICAL BIOLOGY - NUCLEIC ACID CHEMISTRY - BIOCHEMISTRY - DATA SCIENCE

    nucleic acid chemistry, molecular medicine, chemical biology, biochemistry

  • Prof. Dr. Dominik Boos

    "How vertebrates facilitate well-controlled replication initiation to inherit stable genomes"

    DNA REPLICATION - BIOCHEMISTRY - CELL BIOLOGY - GENETICS - CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY

  • Prof. Dr. Müge Kasanmascheff

    "Exploring redox-active sites - unveiling catalysis at the molecular level"

    BIOPHYSICS - PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION - EPR SPECTROSCOPY - PROTEIN ENGINEERING, EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

    metalloproteins; in-cell spectroscopy; physical chemistry; protein engineering, expression and purification

  • Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser

    "Towards an atomic-resolution understanding of internal dynamics underlying protein functionality"

    BIOPHYSICS - BIOCATALYSIS - PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION - NMR SPECTROSCOPY

    enzyme, function, interaction, biochemistry, spectroscopy

  • Prof. Dr. Hemmo Meyer

    "How human cells respond to damage of their lysosomes – implications for cellular degeneration and therapy"

    CELL BIOLOGY - MEMBRANE DYNAMICS - CHEMICAL AND GENETIC PERTURBATIONS - FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY

  • Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler

    "Building novel and ancient biochemical systems"

    SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY - BIOCHEMISTRY - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

    Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Microbiology

  • Prof. Dr. Daniel Summerer

    "Synthetic Epigenetics: Designer Proteins for Decoding and Reengineering the Function of Epigenetic DNA Modifications"

    SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY - EPIGENETICS and CHROMATIN - DIRECTED EVOLUTION - EPIGENOMICS TECHNOLOGIES

    Directed Molecular Evolution, Synthetic Biology, Unnatural Amino Acids, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Optogenetics

News and Events

06 MAY
IMPRS-LM Distinguished Guest Seminar

The next IMPRS Distinguished Guest is Prof. Maja Köhn from the Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Bonn. Title of the talk: "Interdisciplinary approaches to study protein phosphatases". MPI Lecture Hall at 11:00.

28 MAY
IMPRS-LM Distinguished Guest Seminar

Join us for the IMPRS Distinguished Guest Seminar by Prof. Hao Yan from the Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, USA. Title of the talk: "Designer Nucleic Acid Architectures for Programmable Molecular Systems". MPI Lecture Hall at 11:00.