IRTG

IRTG Board

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Ursula van Rienen - CRC spokesperson
Prof. Dr. med. habil. Alexander Storch - IRTG project leader
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Adelinde Uhrmacher - IRTG project leader
Dipl.-Geogr. Nadine Berger - IRTG scientific coordinator
M.Sc. Simone Krüger - 2021/II IRTG members speaker
M.Sc. Julius Zimmermann - 2021/II IRTG members deputy speaker
M.Sc. Nina Hennicke - 2021/II IRTG members representative for GA topics

IRTG Board Alumni:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sascha Spors - 2017-2021/I IRTG project leader
M.Sc. Kai Budde - 2018 IRTG members representative for GA topics
M.Sc. Thomas Distler - 2020/21 IRTG members speaker, 2019 IRTG members representative for GA topics
M.Sc. Abdul Razzaq Farooqi - 2018 IRTG members deputy speaker
Dipl.-Ing. Stefanie Kreß - 2019 IRTG members deputy speaker
M.Sc. Hendrikje Raben - 2018 IRTG members speaker
M.Sc. Max Schröder - 2019 IRTG members speaker

Overview

The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1270 ELAINE aspires to achieve outstanding research in the transdisciplinary field of electrically active implants. It is thus pivotally necessary to provide young researchers involved in the CRC with the highest-standard theoretical and methodological expertise for an insightful examination of the CRC topics, both general and project-specific. An excellent and stimulating interdisciplinary Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) can support this, helping those involved to perform outstanding research, efficiently achieve their doctoral degree and build international networks. The IRTG encourages scientific independence and stimulates interdisciplinary research of the young scientists within the CRC 1270 ELAINE by offering a well-structured qualification programme that imparts not only scientific proficiency, but also social and professional key competences. Another central aim of the IRTG is to insure frequent communication within the consortium of interdisciplinary projects at the level of ELAINE’s doctoral researchers so that they learn to interact and cooperate with other researchers across various disciplines on topics relating to the overall theme of the CRC. The objectives of the IRTG are to enable the participants to autonomously plan and conduct research on a sound theoretical and methodological basis, to develop their field of research with original scientific contributions, to communicate and defend their results internationally at scientific meetings and in peer-reviewed publications, and to acquire key qualifications necessary for the advancement of their scientific careers.

The IRTG Qualification Concept

The objectives of the IRTG are pursued by a structured curriculum comprising activities for peer-based knowledge transfer, permanently scheduled interdisciplinary seminars, the invitation of guest scientists, participation at conferences and summer schools, and regularly scheduled retreats. The doctoral researchers are actively involved in the planning of these events and organise a significant portion of the activities themselves. The structured curriculum is complemented by the input from the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) consisting of three senior members of the CRC. TAC members offer high expertise, broad experience, and dedicated guidance to the doctoral researchers. They meet with the young researcher on a regular basis to give feedback on progress and performance, and advise how to accomplish ambitious research aims. Moreover, mandatory external research stays are an additional key element of the scientific qualification measures of the CRC.

Lecture Series

Lectures are given by external experts and by CRC members. The general public is invited to attend these lectures. For the program of the Lecture Series, please follow this link

IRTG Summer Schools

The Rostock Summer Schools on Electrically Active Implants are a platform for exchange of distinguished invited experts and young scientists and complement the Lecture Series by a method-focused approach.

Past and planned Summer Schools:

Summer School "Biomaterials for Electrically Active Implants" at Tagungshotel der Wirtschaft Schloss Hasenwinkel, June 3^rd-5^th, 2020 (postponed)
Summer School “Uncertainty Quantification” at University of Rostock, May 28^th-29^th, 2018
Summer School “Clinical Needs for Electrically Active Implants” at Tagungshotel der Wirtschaft Schloss Hasenwinkel, May 23^rd-25^th, 2018

ELAINE Retreats

In a quiet atmosphere, complex topics specific to the CRC are brought forward, discussed, and future oriented ideas are presented.

Past Annual Retreats:

Fourth Annual Retreat, August 18^th-20^th, 2020 - virtual
Third Annual Retreat at Tagungshotel der Wirtschaft Schloss Hasenwinkel, September 18^th-20^th, 2019
Second Annual Retreat at Hotel Hanseatic Göhren, September 18^th-20^th, 2018
First Annual Retreat at Hotel Speicher Barth, October 12^th-13^th, 2017

At annual Basics and Trends Workshops (“BaTs Workshops”), all doctoral researchers present progress reports followed by extensive discussions with all IRTG members.

Past and planned IRTG BaTs Workshops:

Third Annual BaTs Workshop at Gutshaus Parin, November 25^th-27^th, 2020 - postponed to May 10^th-12^th, 2021, NEW: Online event May 10th, 2021, with guest speakers Dr. Elisabeth Bik, "The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research", and Virginia Bolowski, "Funding Opportunities for (Early Career) Scientists" and "Scientific Writing of Grant proposals"
Organizing committee: Philipp Henning, Nadine Berger, Michael Sämann, Julius Zimmermann
Second Annual BaTs Workshop at Gutshaus Parin, November 4^th-6^th, 2019
Organizing committee: Michael Sämann, Nadine Berger, Maria Kober, Stefanie Kreß, Wiebke Radlof, Max Schröder, Julius Zimmermann
First Annual BaTs Workshop at Gutshaus Parin, November 5^th-7^th, 2018
Organizing committee: Hendrikje Raben, Nadine Berger, Kai Budde, Abdul Razzaq Farooqi, Maria Kober, Frank Krüger, Simone Krüger, Hans-Eckhard Lange

This is a project based educational tool focusing on experimental technologies, empirical research, statistics and the development of models. Joint projects are of particular interest at the beginning of the research in the CRC.

Active Joint Projects

Biologists, DBS, Simulations, Orthopedic Energy Harvesting Demonstrator, Current behaviour in ACSF, BaTs Workshop Kommittee.

Internal IRTG Workshops

Location: LL&M Building, 18051 Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, Room 110
Starting time: 14:00

Wed, 28.04.21: Dr. Stefan Eberhard: Publishing a paper - How to find a suitable journal? (online)
Wed, 17.02.21: Fourth Annual IRTG Member Meeting (virtual)
Wed, 22.02.20: Third Annual IRTG Member Meeting
Mon 04.11.19 - Wed 06.11.19: Second Annual IRTG BaTs Workshop at Hotel Gutshaus Parin
Wed, 07.08.19: M.Sc. Kai Budde: Approximate Bayesian Computation
Tue, 18.06.19: 13:00 Dr.-Ing. Frank Krüger & M.Sc. Max Schröder: Hands-on workshop on data sharing platform (room 202, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3), followed by ELAINE summer fest
Wed, 27.02.19: 13:15 Information on 2019 BaTs Workshop
Wed, 23.01.19: Second Annual IRTG Member Meeting, with three external speakers
Mon, 05.11.18 - Wed, 07.11.18: First Annual IRTG BaTs Workshop at Hotel Gutshaus Parin
Wed, 20.06.18: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Köhling
Wed, 30.05.18: Elisa Krummrich, Seminarraum 2, Institute of Physics
Wed, 16.05.18: M.Sc. Andreas Ruscheinski and Biologists‘ Meeting
Fri, 06.04.18: 13:00 Biologists‘ Meeting at „Roter Salon“
Wed, 21.03.18: Alina Schubert
Wed, 14.03.18: Dr.-Ing. Frank Krüger
Wed, 14.02.18: M.Sc. Franz Plocksties
Wed, 07.02.18. Dipl.-Ing. Hans-E. Lange
Wed, 24.01.18: First Annual IRTG Member Meeting
Thu, 04.01.18: 15:30 Biologist Meeting
Wed, 13.12.17: M.Sc. Kai Budde
Wed, 06.12.17: M.Sc. Martina Grüning & M.Sc. Simone Krüger
Wed, 22.11.17: M.Sc. Kai Budde
Wed, 08.11.17: Dr.-Ing. Frank Krüger

Researchs stays of up to three months in an institution abroad may be funded for IRTG members (application to IRTG office in agreement with their supervisor).

The Graduate Academy of the University of Rostock, the Rostock International House, the IT- and Media Centre, and the Centre of Entrepreneurship (ZfE) offer a wide range of workshops open to all IRTG members.

Each IRTG member is supervised by his or her Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC). Progress reports and progress report meetings are due on a schedule specifically defined for each doctoral researcher in order to give feedback and advice on progress and performance. The TAC complements the supervision by the main group leader and – as an important aspect of TAC thesis supervision – TAC members are available for resolving disputes if any conflicts arise.

A limited number of short-term fellowships for a period of up to one year are available - link.