International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology
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International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...

, also known as IMPRS for Molecular Biology, is a 1.5 years MSc
MSC
- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...

 program or a 4 year PhD
PHD
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 program. The first year in both programs is the same and the students for both programs, or more exactly tracks, are studying in their first year together. Later it is possible to decide to do MSc or PhD, or PhD with integrated MSc. At the end of the first year there is an examination to determine who is suited for the PhD program. There are about 20 student
Student
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s in the first year of the program.

Participating institutions in this program are:
  • Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB) at the University of Göttingen
  • Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
    Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
    The Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen is a research institute of the Max Planck Society. Currently, 812 people work at the Institute, 353 of them are scientists....

     (MPI-bpc)
  • Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine
    Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine
    The Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine is located in Göttingen, Germany. It was founded as Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research in 1947, and was renamed in 1965. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society ....

     (MPI-em)
  • German Primate Center
    German Primate Center
    The German Primate Centre is a non-profit independent research and service institute. It is a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community and funded by the federal government and by the states of Germany...

     (DPZ) - Leibniz Institute
  • European Neuroscience Institute - Göttingen (ENI-G)
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