Promotion of young talent

Accreditation

The REN^PRO training courses are certified by the Research Training Groups RIGeL (external link, opens in a new window), BIOMEDICS (external link, opens in a new window), and life@FAU (external link, opens in a new window), so that the credits earned in the REN^PRO modules can be recognised in the curriculum of the Research Training Groups.

RENPRO certificate

For TRR374 doctoral students, a certificate of achievement is kept. After completing all modules, doctoral students will receive a certificate of achievement upon request.
A summary of the programme (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)and a checklist (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)should help to keep track of the programme and an overview of courses already completed.

Lectures and seminars on renal physiology, renal anatomy and basic knowledge of kidney diseases will be held by project leaders of TRR374 and their experienced colleagues.

• Time and place: 3 days at the University of Regensburg
• must be attended at least once by natural sciences doctoral students in TRR374
• is open to all interested medical doctoral students, postdocs and master students
• is recognised by the graduate school RIGeL as a methods course (CPs: 0.9)
• recommended for the first year of the doctoral thesis

Seminars on clinical nephrology led by medical project leaders in TRR374 and their experienced staff

• Natural sciences doctoral students in TRR374 must attend at least 4 courses during their doctoral studies
• are open to all interested medical doctoral students, postdocs and master's students in TRR374
• are recognised by the graduate school RIGeL in the area of methods courses (CPs: 0.3 for a full-day course)
• 3 courses are offered per year, each covering one or two of the following 7 topics

Methods courses on modern methods in renal research, led project leaders in TRR374 and their experienced colleagues

• Time and place: 1 - 2 days at the University of Regensburg, the University Hospital Regensburg or at the FAU / University Hospital Erlangen
• Doctoral students in the natural sciences must attend 3 - 4 courses (at least 1.2 CPs) during their doctoral studies. Exceptions apply for doctoral students from the field of computer scientists / data science who do not work in the wet lab (please contact the programme organiser (michaela.kritzenberger(at)ur.de))
• are open to all interested medical doctoral students, postdocs and master students in TRR374
• are recognised by the graduate school RIGeL in the area of methods courses (CPs: 0.3 per full day)
• 3 courses are offered per year, each covering one or two of the methods listed below. The choice of topics depends on the needs and interests of the students, which are determined by a survey (during a ^RENPRO workshop or during an internal retreat of TRR 374)

^RENPRO workshopsare kidney-specific summer schools organised by the young scientists in TRR 374 themselves.

• Time and place: 2 days at the University of Regensburg or the University Hospital Erlangen
• Natural sciences doctoral students in TRR374 must participate in a ^RENPRO workshop at least twice during their doctoral period
• the workshops are open to all interested medical doctoral students, postdocs and master's students
• take place once a year, with the exception of the years in which the TRR374 is primarily responsible for organising the EUKISS Summer School

EUKISS is the EUROPEAN KIDNEY SUMMER SCHOOL(https://eukiss.org/) (external link, opens in a new window), which is jointly organised by the Zurich Kidney Center (external link, opens in a new window), the SFB 1453 (external link, opens in a new window)(Nephgen, Freiburg), the SFB 1192 (external link, opens in a new window) (Hamburg), the SFB-TRR 219 (external link, opens in a new window) (Aachen) and the TRR374. The EUKISS takes place alternately at one of the participating locations. It brings together experts from the field of kidney research and diseases to discuss the basics of kidney function and its significance for kidney diseases with the participants in a stimulating and interactive setting. Case discussions in small groups will highlight both common and rare forms of kidney disease. Participants can present their research projects in a poster session.

• Duration: 1 - 4 days
• Natural sciences doctoral students in TRR374 must attend the EUKISS Summer School at least once during their doctoral studies
• Access is also granted to Bachelor and Master students, medical doctoral students, postdocs and medical staff of the TRR374

TRR374 junior scientists have access to certified courses, e.g. on handling animals and animal experiments ("Laboratory animal science course for EU function A and D") and on good scientific practice and genetic engineering (expertise as project leader), which are regularly offered at the University of Regensburg and the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU).
Dates and further information can be found on the respective websites:

• Course for EU Function A and D at the University of Regensburg: Central animal laboratories of the University of Regensburg
• Animal welfare courses and safety courses according to genetic engineering law, for the additional module S2 animal husbandry and additional module radiation protection at FAU: Franz Penzoldt Centre

Soft skills courses and courses on good scientific practice are regularly offered by the graduate schools . Information can be found on the respective websites:
RIGel (external link, opens in a new window) / BIOMEDIGS (external link, opens in a new window) / life@FAU (external link, opens in a new window)

Courses on career development, mental health and key skills are organised for early career researchers at the University of Regensburg by the "Centre for the Promotion of Early Career Researchers // WIN ". Information can be found on the associated website: "Post your Doc (external link, opens in a new window)"

All participants in the ^RENPRO training programme are encouraged to attend the annual meeting of the German Society of Nephrology (DGfN) (external link, opens in a new window) at least once (funded by a travel grant from TRR374). In addition to scientific exchange, participation also serves to promote networking at national level. The young scientists are of course free to attend other national or international scientific conferences.

In accordance with the regulations of the respective graduate schools, doctoral students in TRR374 ^RENPROare supervised by a mentoring team consisting of three mentors: the supervisor of the doctoral thesis and two other mentors.
The mentoring team should preferably consist of scientists from the field of basic research as well as clinical researchers, if possible from different TRR374 locations. The members of the committee meet with the doctoral candidate at least once a year for an intensive scientific exchange.

The sub-project members responsible for supervising the junior researchers ensure that meetings on the research results and specialised literature are held at least every fortnight at the respective locations.

If a TRR374 post-doctoral researcher would like to learn a new technology, this is possible as part of a laboratory exchange in a partner laboratory (financially supported by TRR374).
An informal application can be submitted via Michaela Kritzenberger (michaela.kritzenberger(at)ur.de).