Research Training Programs
Clinician and Medical Scientist Program
Since 2016 the UCT Mainz Clinician and Medical Scientist Program is integrated in the Mainz Research School of Translational Biomedicine (TransMed). TransMed offers a training curriculum with maximum flexibility for both clinician and medical scientists. For all trainees, the TransMed program provides an individual curriculum with training modules for basic scientific skills including lab-based research rotations and transferable skills. All fellowships consist of a 2-3 year program (depending on the training level). The hosting institutions commit themselves to allow the fellows to dedicate at least 12 months protected time solely to research. All trainees at all stages experience dual mentoring by a clinician and a medical scientist. For women in science a specialized mentoring program is available (MeMentUM) additionally. The UCT Mainz clinician scientist program to support motivated physicians dedicated to cancer research was established in close collaboration with TransMed and specialized oncology training sessions (oncology class, oncology lab seminar, interdisciplinary molecular- pathology-oncology seminar) have been set up. Further, the UCT Mainz strongly supports rotations of medical scientists in clinical trials units and oncology departments. Since 2016, 14 clinician scientists were funded by the UCT Mainz and participated in the UCT Mainz training program. In 2019, the UCT Mainz successfully applied for the Else Kröner-Research College focusing on the pathogenesis and progression of liver cancer. The first of the now 16 Else Kröner-Research College fellows started their research in January 2020. Since 2023 the new Else Kröner School for Medical Scientists “RNA-based therapeutic strategies in tumor immunology and immune-mediated diseases, TheRNAtik" builds a bridge between (basic) scientific and clinically active researchers with a view to modern RNA-based immune and cancer therapies. In 2024 the Else Kröner Graduate School for Mecial Students "ImmunYoAge: The Immune System – Young versus Aged" will start.

Dr. med. Astrid Alflen
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology

Dr. med. Carolin Czauderna
Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders

Dr. med. Khalifa El Malki
Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Oncology and Hematology

Dr. med. Sebastian Försch
Institute of Pathology

Dr. med. Felix Hahn
Department of Radiology

Dr. rer. nat. et med. Leonard Kaps
Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders

Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology

Dr. med. Johanna Rausch
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology

Dr. med. Stephanie Reichert
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology

Dr. med. Stephanie Strobl
Institute of Pathology

Dr. med. Sophia Wilden
Department of Dermatology

Dr. med. Johannes Windschmitt
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology

Dr. med Jonas Wißkirchen
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology

Dr. med. Dr. med. univ. Pascal Wölfinger
Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology
The DKTK School of Oncology is designed for the training of scientists and clinicians in translational oncology. In addition to a cross-disciplinary training program within the partner site Frankfurt/Mainz and the DKTK in general, junior researchers will be integrated into an active scientific community. Annual retreats and summer schools, further training seminars and workshops as well as lecture series and exchange programs, which all focus on translational oncology, are available for the School of Oncology fellows to keep up a continuous insight into translational cancer research and clinical oncology.
Master's Degree Programs
Overall training of MD candidates and physicians

Further training programs
Seminars and Educational Days
