Research Training Programs

The UCT Mainz provides several Research Training Programs ranging from seminars and Master`s Degree  Programs to training of MD candidates and Clinician and Medical Scientist 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, ten 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 Else Kröner Research College Fellows started their research in January 2020.

UCT Mainz Transmed Fellows

Dr. med. Astrid Alflen
Dr. med. Astrid Alflen
Funktionen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Dr. med. Carolin Czauderna
Dr. med. Carolin Czauderna
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders


Dr. med. Khalifa El Malki
Dr. med. Khalifa El Malki
Qualifikationen:

Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Oncology and Hematology


Dr. med. Sebastian Försch
Dr. med. Sebastian Försch
Qualifikationen:

Institute of Pathology


Dr. med. Felix Hahn
Dr. med. Felix Hahn
Qualifikationen:

Department of Radiology


Dr. rer. nat. et med. Leonard Kaps
Dr. rer. nat. et med. Leonard Kaps
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders


Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp
Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Dr. med. Johanna Rausch
Dr. med. Johanna Rausch
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Dr. med. Stephanie Reichert
Dr. med. Stephanie Reichert
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Dr. med. Sophia Wilden
Dr. med. Sophia Wilden
Qualifikationen:

Department of Dermatology


Dr. med. Johannes Windschmitt
Dr. med. Johannes Windschmitt
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Dr. med Jonas Wißkirchen
Dr. med Jonas Wißkirchen
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Dr. med. Dr. med. univ. Pascal Wölfinger
Dr. med. Dr. med. univ. Pascal Wölfinger
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology


Else Kröner Research College Fellows

Dr. med. Simon Johannes Gairing
Dr. med. Simon Johannes Gairing
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders


Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber
Qualifikationen:

Institute of Pathology


Dr. med. Michael Kloth
Dr. med. Michael Kloth
Qualifikationen:

Institute of Pathology


Dr. med. Maurice Michel
Dr. med. Maurice Michel
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders


Dr. med. Lukas Müller
Dr. med. Lukas Müller
Qualifikationen:

Department of Radiology


Dr. med. Lea Sophie Penzkofer
Dr. med. Lea Sophie Penzkofer
Qualifikationen:

Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery


Dr. med. Dirk Ridder
Dr. med. Dirk Ridder
Qualifikationen:

Institute of Pathology


Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders


 Kateryna Shmanko
Kateryna Shmanko
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine I - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Infection, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Disorders


Dr. med Fabian Stöhr
Dr. med Fabian Stöhr
Qualifikationen:

Department of Radiology


DKTK School of Oncology Program

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.

Current School of Oncology Fellows

 Stefanie Deckert
Stefanie Deckert
Qualifikationen:

Institute of Pathology - Research Group Tagscherer/Roth

 

DKTK Program: Exploitation of Oncogenic Mechanisms


Dr. rer. nat Nadezda Dolgikh
Dr. rer. nat Nadezda Dolgikh
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology & Medical Oncology - Research Group Kühn

 

DKTK Program: Molecularly Targeted Therapy


Dr.-Ing. Essak Khan
Dr.-Ing. Essak Khan
Qualifikationen:

Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) & Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine - Research Group Danckwardt

 

DKTK Program: Molecularly Targeted Therapy & Molecular Diagnostics, Early Detection and Biomarker Development & Exploitation of Oncogenic Mechanisms


Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp
Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology & Medical Oncology - Research Group Wölfel

 

DKTK Program: Cancer Immunotherapy


Dr. med. Johanna Rausch
Dr. med. Johanna Rausch
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology & Medical Oncology - Research Group Kühn

 

DKTK Program: Cancer Immunotherapie


Dr. rer. nat. Viral Shah
Dr. rer. nat. Viral Shah
Qualifikationen:

Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology & Medical Oncology - Research Group Sasca

 

DKTK Program: Exploitation of Oncogenic Mechanisms


Master's Degree Programs

The UCT Mainz supports Master's Degree Programs aiming at enabling optimal training in translational cancer medicine, such as the Master's degree in Biomedicine, in Epidemiology and in Biomedical Chemistry as well as the international Master's degree in Biomedicine

Overall training of MD candidates and physicians

Overall training of MD candidates and physicians, either as clinical or physician scientists, is well-established at the UMM. Lots of MD candidates complete their thesis in topics covering either basic scientific or clinical topics and work on their project embedded in various training programs such as DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs) every year. In November 2019, the structured doctorate for medicine and dentistry students was introduced at the UMM. The MAInz-DOC doctoral program enables students to take part in an accompanying scientific curriculum alongside their doctoral thesis with reliable supervision. 

Further training programs

Further training programs in part covering cancer research include the Virchow Fellowship-Program of the Center of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), the Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) of the CRC 1292, and the International PhD Programme (IPP) of the IMB.

Seminars and Educational Days

The UCT Mainz serves as co-organizer of a seminar series on cancer immunotherapy primarily organized by either FZI or TRON (Google Calendar Mainz Seminars). The UCT Mainz Science Day aims at providing a platform to enhance the scientific exchange between clinicians, basic scientists, postdocs and students involved in cancer Research. The annual DKTK Rhein-Main Cancer Retreat is organized together with the UCT Frankfurt to give an update about the DKTK projects the different groups are working on. Here, also the DKTK School of Oncology fellows present their work. To provide education programs for high-school graduates, the UCT Mainz along with the UMM organizes the annual "Summer University Immunology & Biomedicine" allowing students to gain insight into up-to-date research projects. Furthermore the UCT Mainz is present at the Mainz Science Market with hands-on activities on cancer topics.

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