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Application deadline for those interested in completing the part-time Master degree 2025

The application deadline for those interested in completing the part-time Master degree is 30 August 2025. You can find more information on the requirements here. 

VEBIK Publication Awards 2024

We congratulate our MSE graduates Jana Conrad, Julia Ortmann and Marielle Wirth on their outstanding scientific publications. The following works were awarded as part of the VEBIK Publication Awards 2024:

1st prize (endowed with 200€)
Jana Conrad et al.: Comparative effectiveness of vancomycin and metronidazole on event-free survival after initial infection in patients with Clostridioides difficile— a German multicentre cohort study, Clinical Microbiology and Infection (2024), 30, 1433-1438

2nd prize 
Julia Ortmann et al.: The Dual Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Social Support. A Population-Based Cohort Study Among Swedish Adults Across 23 Years, Psych Res Clin Pract (epub ahead), DOI: 10.1176/appi.prcp.20240063

3rd prize
Marielle Wirth et al.: Development and validation of a multivariable risk prediction model for hepatic steatosis in patients with HIV infection, AIDS 2024, 38: 447–454

The award ceremony took place on 11 March 2025 in Mainz at the IMBEI. Ms Conrad presented her award-winning work in a short talk. She and Ms Wirth then shared their first experiences in scientific publishing.

Welcome to the MSE students of cohort 20

The new MSE cohort 20 started in mid-October. Welcome to the IMBEI!

"Science goes media award" for MSE students and teachers

The project "Epi...Was?" received the "Science goes Media Award" of the University Medicine Mainz on 14.9.2022, endowed with 2,500 euros. This prize is awarded to work that is dedicated to science communication.

from left to right: Kai Günther, Ida Scholz, Prof. Dr. Susanne Singer, Juliane Haase, Yanita Simeonova, Katrin Kopp, Julia Popow, Oliver Bayer

Projet funding: VEBIK 

Interview on the discipline of epidemiology- DIE ZEIT 10.02.2022

On 10.02.2022, the subject of epidemiology was presented in DIE ZEIT under the heading "What's it all about? Our former MSE student Philipp Heumann and Prof. Singer (head of the programme) were interviewed. You can find the article here- [Please click (PDF 655,9 KB)].

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Excellent teaching in the Master's programme - Professor Singer receives DGEpi teaching award

Prof. Dr. Susanne Singer received the teaching award of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi) in September 2021 for her teaching in the international Master of Science in Epidemiology programme. The prize is awarded exclusively on the recommendation of students.