DEWIN – Dynamics of Host

In autumn 2010, the Center for Infection Biology (ZIB) launched the international PhD programme DEWIN - Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions. The three-year programme, with English as the teaching language, plays a pivotal role in the training of young scientists in the field of infection biology. The programme's objective is to investigate the complex interactions between host and pathogen as well as carry out basic research with the combined tools of immunology, cell biology and molecular biology. 20 students from around the world are accepted each year after a rigorous selection procedure. The study programme is supported by scholarships provided by Hannover Medical School and by DAAD scholarships. Students enrolled in the PhD programme work on a three-year research project and attend seminars, conventions and lab courses. They are encouraged and supported by a network of supervisors and support teams and finish the programme after the PhD examination at the end of the third year as highly qualified scientists. All students enrolled in the DEWIN PhD programme automatically become part of the Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS).