List of Programs

Please click on the faculty in order to see the respective programs and information. Faculty of Biology and Psychology

Faculty program

Biology

Spokesperson:
Rolf Daniel (Dean)
PhD representatives:
Syed Bilal Hassan
Contact:
Anke Schürer (Coordinator)

Thematical programs

Behavior and Cognition

Spokesperson:
Annekathrin Schacht
PhD representative:
Aishwarya Bhonsle
Contact:
Rebecca Jürgens (Coordinator)

Biodiversity and Ecology

Spokesperson:
Christoph Leuschner
PhD representative:
Contact:
Dirk Gansert (Coordinator)

Associated program

Applied Statistics and Empirical Methods (ASEM)

Spokesperson and Contact:
Thomas Kneib

The Faculty of Biology and Psychology is also lead faculty of ten GGNB doctoral programs.

Faculty of Chemistry

Faculty program

Chemistry

Spokesperson:
Dietmar Stalke (Dean of Studies)
PhD representative:
René Kevin Rahrt
Contact:
Isabel Trzeciok (Dean’s Office)

Thematical programs

Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis (CaSuS)

Spokesperson:
Franc Meyer
Contact:
Isabel Trzeciok (Dean’s Office)

Research training groups

RTG 2455 Benchmark experiments for numerical quantum chemistry

Spokesperson:
Ricardo Mata
PhD representative:
Lukas Hasecke, Finn Kraft
Contact:
Ricardo Mata (RTG 2455 Office)

Faculty of Geoscience and Geography

Faculty programs

Geoscience

Spokesperson:
Sharon Webb
PhD representative:
Heinrich Petri
Contact:
Sandra Beckmann

Geography

Spokesperson:
Heiko Faust
PhD representative:
Heinrich Petri
Contact:
Sandra Beckmann

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Faculty programs

Mathematical Sciences (SMS)

Spokesperson:
Max Wardetzky (Dean of Studies)
PhD representatives:
Leo Suchan, Stefano Ronchi
Contact:
Jan Philipp Adomeit

Computer Science (PCS)

Spokesperson:
Xiaoming Fu
PhD representative:
Zhengze Li
Contact:
Heike Jachinke & Tina Bockler

Thematical programs

Environmental Informatics (PEI)

Spokesperson:
Winfried Kurth
PhD representative:
-
Contact:
Winfried Kurth

Research training groups

RTG 2088 Discovering structure in complex data

Spokesperson:
Gerlind Plonka-Hoch
PhD representatives:
Leo Suchan
Contact:
Diana Sieber (RTG 2088 Office)

RTG 2491 Fourier Analysis and Spectral Theory

Spokesperson:
Thomas Schick
Contact:
Linda Cassel (RTG 2491 Office)

Faculty of Physics

Faculty program

Physics

Spokesperson:
Jens Niemeyer (Dean of Faculty)
PhD representative:
Georg Traeger
Contact:
Karin Wosnitza

International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS)

Solar System Science

Spokesperson:
Sami K. Solanki
PhD representative:
Lisa-Marie Zeßner, Patrick Ondratschek
Contact:
Sonja Schuh (Coordinator)

The Faculty of Physics is also lead faculty of two GGNB doctoral programs.

Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB)

International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)

Genome Science

Spokesperson:
Patrick Cramer
PhD representatives:
Aiturgan Zheenbekova , Nisha Hemandhar Kumar
Contact:
Genome Science Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Molecular Biology (MSc/PhD)

Spokesperson:
Peter Rehling (Program Director), Marina Rodnina (IMPRS)
PhD representatives:
Aybeg Günenç, Yuliia Tereschenko
Contact:
Molecular Biology Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Neurosciences (MSc/PhD)

Spokesperson:
Martin Göpfert (Program Director), Nils Brose (IMPRS)
PhD representatives:
Perianen Ramasawmy, Varsha Ramakrishna
Contact:
Neuroscience Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Physics of Biological and Complex Systems

Spokesperson:
Bert de Groot, Florentin Wörgötter, Marina Bennati
PhD representatives:
Kristian Blom, Maximilian Kurjahn
Contact:
PBCS Office
Lead faculty:
Physics

Thematical programs

Biomolecules: Structure – Function – Dynamics

Spokesperson:
Holger Stark
PhD representatives:
Nicola Freyer, Marie Wensien
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Cardiovascular Science

Spokesperson:
Dörthe Katschinski
PhD representatives:
Yannic Döring
Contact:
CVS Office: Dr. Christina Würtz (Coordinator)
Lead faculty:
University Medical Center

Cellular and Molecular Physiology of the Brain

Spokesperson:
Thomas Dresbach
PhD representatives:
Ronja Rehm, Laura van Agen
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
University Medical Center

Genes in Development, Disease and Evolution

Spokesperson:
Ernst Wimmer
PhD representatives:
Vranda Garg, Dominik Mühlen
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Microbiology and Biochemistry

Spokesperson:
Jörg Stülke
PhD representatives:
Anina Yasmin Rudolph, Jan-Niclas Lübbers
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Molecular Biology of Cells

Spokesperson:
Markus Bohnsack
PhD representatives:
Jonas Jennrich
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Molecular Medicine

Spokesperson:
Thomas Bayer
PhD representatives:
Jennifer Jansen, Federico Bleckwedel
Contact:
MolMed Office: Werner Albig (Coordinator), Andrea Keilholz (Assistant), GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
University Medical Center

Sensory and Motor Neuroscience

Spokesperson:
Tobias Moser
PhD representatives:
Aybeniz Cetin
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
University Medical Center

Systems Neuroscience

Spokesperson:
Stefan Treue
PhD representatives:
Marysol Segovia Oropeza, Stella Mayer
Contact:
GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience

Spokesperson:
Fred Wolf
PhD representatives:
Shashwat Sridhar, Zoe Stawyskyj
Contact:
Viktoria Novak (Coordinator), GGNB Office
Lead faculty:
Physics

Research training group

iRTG 2172 PRoTECT

Spokesperson:
Ivo Feußner
PhD representatives:
Moritz Klein, Ying-Yu Chen
Contact:
PRoTECT Office
Lead faculty:
Biology

Leibniz Graduate School

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDIS)

Spokesperson:
Stefan Pöhlmann
PhD representatives:
Niklas Jäger, Katharina Decker
Contact:
Kathrin Habenicht (Coordinator)
Lead faculty:
Biology