Applications to the IMPRS-LM PhD program is 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 (see the current timeline below).
Applicants are granted a window 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 the online interviews.
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 at the beginning of February 2024 to meet the recruiting labs and find the best matching projects.
For more information, check the application FAQs or contact us.
WINTER SELECTION 2024: TIMELINE
- online registration and application*: open from 5th September 2023
- deadline for application: 19th October 2023 (24:00 Berlin Time)
- deadline for submission of reference letter: 25th October 2023 (24:00 Berlin Time)
- online interviews: 7th-8th December & 11th-12th December 2023
- onsite visit: 5th-6th February 2024
WINTER SELECTION 2024: RECRUITING LABS
SIDNEY BECKER LAB
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY / BIOCHEMISTRY / RNA MODIFICATIONS / OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESIS
RALF ERDMANN LAB
Project 1: BIOCHEMISTRY / CELL BIOLOGY / DRUG DEVELOPMENT / HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION
Project 2: BIOCHEMISTRY / CELL BIOLOGY / ORGANELLES AND INTERORGANELLE COMMUNICATION / MOLECULAR MACHINES
MÜGE KASANMASCHEFF LAB
BIOPHYSICS / PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION / EPR SPECTROSCOPY / PROTEIN ENGINEERING, EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION
KATARZYNA KLIZA LAB
BIOCHEMISTRY / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY / PROTEOMICS / ADP-RIBOSYLATION
HANNES MUTSCHLER LAB
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY / DNA REPLICATION / BIOCHEMICAL RECONSTITUTION / BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS
BORIS PFANDER LAB
CELL BIOLOGY / DNA REPLICATION / GENETIC ENGINEERING / NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING
STEFAN RAUNSER LAB
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY / MUSCLE DISEASES / IN-CELL STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY / CRYO-FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING & CRYO-ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY
JÖRG TATZELT LAB
CELL BIOLOGY / NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE / PROTEOSTASIS / LIVE CELL IMAGING
BRITTA TRAPPMANN LAB
BIOMATERIALS / TISSUE ENGINEERING / CELL-MATRIX INTERACTIONS / 3D CELL CULTURE
KONSTANZE WINKLHOFER LAB
CELL BIOLOGY / AUTOPHAGY / HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION / LIVE CELL & SUPER-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY
*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.