Graduate Training Program
"Molecular Analysis of Developmental Processes"
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. U.I. Flügge
Institutes of the University of Cologne (Botanical Institute, Institute for
Biochemistry, Institute for Developmental Biology) and Departments of the Max-
Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIZ)
Highly qualified graduate students are trained in the fields of plant molecular
biology and biochemistry, plant physiology, developmental biology and plant
genetics. Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays are the main, but not the only, model
systems studied. The aim of the graduate program is to make available the
knowledge on different and interdisciplinary aspects of molecular biology of plants.
The curriculum comprises seminars (e.g. progress report meetings every two weeks),
lectures, courses and symposia, organized by the graduate students. Funding that
allows students to attend major national or international conferences and meetings as
well as visits of other laboratories is also provided by the program.