Neuroscience PhD Program
The PhD Program in Neuroscience is designed as a course of study introducing students into basic, translational and clinical neuroscience. Research areas cover the entire range from molecular and cellular neuroscience over physiology, behavior and translational to clinical neuroscience. Students are exposed to recent theories about brain function and malfunction and up-to-date research strategies. They acquire the technical skills of planning, conducting and evaluating complex experiments and clinical studies. Participation in the program forms a cornerstone in the training of young researchers interested in pursuing a career in academic, clinical or biotechnological environments.
The PhD Program in Neuroscience has been associated with two excellence graduate schools funded by the Austrian Science fund: SPIN – Signal Processing in Neurons and CavX – Calcium channels in excitable cells.
The Neuroscience PhD Programm Innsbruck is a member of the Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS).
Lectures and Courses
The program offers three partially overlapping teaching modules, all based on fundamental neuroscience training.
The minimum study duration for a PhD program at the Medical University of Innsbruck is 6 semesters, equivalent to 180 ECTS points. The program is a full-time degree course. The PhD candidate must provide verifiable evidence of his/her ability to work on a scientific problem independently and with scientific rigor. The PhD thesis is a detailed, written presentation of the PhD candidate’s work on their research project. The completed, positively assessed PhD thesis will be weighted with 160 ECTS points. During his/her training, the PhD student must attend curricular courses corresponding to a total of 20 ECTS points (workload of 500 hours). Of those,
8-10 ECTS are allocated to core subjects,
6 ECTS points are allocated to journal clubs/thematic seminars,
4-6 ECTS points are allocated to general subjects.
The final examination takes the form of a public defense of the PhD thesis in front of an examination board. The requirements for admission to the thesis defense are:
– successful passing of all required courses,
– successful completion of the thesis.
some examples
- Neuroinflammation
- Neurogenomics
- Comparative Neuroanatomy
- Embryonic and induced pluripotent Stem Cells
- Neural Stem Cells and neural differentiation
- Neural Development and Differentiation
- New Tools in Biochemical Research II
- Workshop Experimental Research Methods in Neurodegeneration I & II
- Psychobiology of Drug Addiction
- Course on Cellular Neuroscience Methods and Sensory Neurosciences
- Neuropharmacology and models in Neuroscience I – cell based models
- Neuropharmacology and models in Neuroscience II – animal models
- CavX I: Ion channels in cellular functions
- CavX III: Key techniques in neuroscience: Imaging Synapses
- Clinical Neurosciences II – Neuropsychology
- Clinical Neurosciences III – Mental disorders: Diagnosis and neuronetworks/neurotransmitters
some examples
- Functional Neurogenomics
- Journal Club Neurodegeneration
- Neuroanatomy/Otorhinolaryngology Journal Club
- Pharmakologisches Seminar
- Journal Club Physiologie
- CavX Seminars
some examples
- Basic Statistics and Epidemiology for Non-Clinical PhD
- Statistics Advanced for Non-Clinical PhD
- Project application and management
- Ethics and misconduct in bio-medical science
- Basic education for the scientific use of laboratory animals
- Alternatives to animal experimentation
- Digital Imaging-II-Applications
- Stem cells & cloning – Ethics I
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in medicine: state of the art and future challenges
Neuroscience Students
graduated | supervisor | |
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Zimmermann David | 2024 | Kress Michaela |
Korde Dhwani | 2024 | Humpel Christian |
Dumbraveanu Cristiana | 2024 | Kress Michaela |
Dias Cabaco Amaral Ines | 2024 | Rana El Rawas & Hofer Alex |
Mutti Anna | 2024 | Schwarzer Christoph |
Luna Choconta Jeiny Alejandra | 2024 | Kress Michaela |
Ghareh Hussein | 2023 | Zernig Gerald |
Bergmeister Lisa | 2023 | Schwarzer Christoph |
Edenhofer Marie-Luise | 2023 | Kress Michaela |
Rahimi Sadegh | 2023 | Drexel Meinrad |
Lerch Magdalena | 2023 | Reindl Markus |
Ablinger Cornelia | 2023 | Obermair Gerald |
Schmidbauer Dominik | 2023 | Glückert Rudolf |
Vaccaro Guiseppe | 2023 | Bandtlow Christine |
Seekircher Lisa | 2023 | Willeit Peter |
El Ghaleb Yousra | 2022 | Flucher Bernhard |
Bergmann Melanie Ursula | 2022 | Glückert Rudolf |
Brück Dominik | 2022 | Bandtlow Christine |
Widmann Melanie | 2022 | Schwarzer Christoph |
Wahl Nico Robin | 2022 | Dechant Georg |
Luque Calvo María | 2021 | Glückert Rudolf |
Ucar Buket | 2021 | Humpel Christian |
Prats Ramos Arnau Ramos | 2021 | Ferraguti Francesco |
Comeras Diez Lucas Balbino | 2021 | Tasan Ramon |
Zeidler Maximilian | 2021 | Kress Michaela |
Pinheiro Ana Bárbara | 2021 | Zernig Gerald |
Feurle Patrick | 2021 | Dechant Georg |
Macedo Lemos Miguel Jorge | 2021 | Nadia Stefanova |
Biermayr Marlene | 2021 | Vera Neubauer |
Hörmer Birgit | 2020 | Ramon Tasan |
Tschiderer Lena | 2020 | Peter Willeit |
Jamsuwan Sataporn | 2020 | Barbara Hausott |
Wechselberger Karina | 2020 | Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer |
Härtner Lorenz | 2019 | Nadia Stefanova |
Hutter-Schmid Bianca | 2019 | Christian Humpel |
Kmiec Iwona | 2019 | Christoph Schwarzer |
Foidl Bettina | 2019 | Christian Humpel |
Mitric Miodrag | 2019 | Michaela Kress |
Herrera Marcos | 2019 | Nadia Stefanova |
Irschick Regine | 2019 | Lars Klimaschewski |
Hofer Livia | 2019 | Markus Reindl |
Fogli Barbara | 2019 | Lars Klimaschewski |
Abentung Andreas | 2018 | Georg Dechant |
Reddy Chetan | 2018 | Georg Dechant |
Peschl Patrick | 2018 | Markus Reindl |
Di Pauli Franziska | 2018 | Thomas Berger |
Kaindlstorfer Christine | 2018 | Gregor Wenning |
Paradiso Enrica | 2018 | Francesco Ferraguti |
Refolo Violetta | 2018 | Nadia Stefanova |
Ferrazzo Sara | 2018 | Francesco Ferraguti |
Park Jongwhi | 2018 | Lars Klimaschewski |
Cera Isabella | 2018 | Georg Dechant |
Mitterling Thomas | 2018 | Birgit Högl |
Kniewallner Kathrin | 2017 | Christian Humpel |
Venezia Serena | 2017 | Nadia Stefanova |
Weth-Malsch Daniela | 2017 | Michaela Kress |
Johnson Chacko Lejo | 2017 | Anneliese Schrott-Fischer |
Mansouri Mahnaz | 2016 | Francesco Ferraguti |
Ndayisaba Jean-Pierre | 2016 | Gregor Wenning |
Burtscher Johannes | 2016 | Christoph Schwarzer |
Sturm Edith | 2016 | Nadia Stefanova |
Tuller Friederike | 2016 | Markus Reindl |
Böttinger Susanne | 2016 | Peter Lackner |
Prast Janine | 2015 | Alois Saria |
Rizzi Sandra | 2015 | Hans-Günther Knaus |
Kummer Kai | 2015 | Alois Saria |
Dachil Nina | 2015 | Christian Humpel |
Ramberger Melanie | 2015 | Markus Reindl |
Zangrandi Luca | 2015 | Christoph Schwarzer |
Jagirdar Rohan | 2015 | Günther Sperk |
Neubauer Vera | 2015 | Georg Simbruner |
Krismer Florian | 2015 | Gregor Wenning |
Jaitner Clemens | 2015 | Georg Dechant |
Kastenberger Iris | 2014 | Christoph Schwarzer |
Hohsfield Lindsay | 2014 | Christian Humpel |
Malsch Philipp | 2014 | Michaela Kress |
Bäumer Bastian | 2014 | Christine Bandtlow |
Eigentler Andreas | 2014 | Sylvia Bösch |
Marvaldi Letizia | 2014 | Lars Klimaschewski |
Borrie Sarah Catherine | 2014 | Christine Bandtlow |
Hegen Harald | 2014 | Florian Deisenhammer |
Kaya Levent | 2013 | Christine Bandtlow |
Quarta Serena | 2013 | Michaela Kress |
Defrancesco Michaela | 2013 | Josef Marksteiner |
Auer Maria | 2013 | Lars Klimaschewski |
Griesmaier Elke | 2013 | Georg Simbruner |
Kuzdas-Wood Daniela | 2013 | Gregor Wenning |
Sah Anupam | 2012 | Nicolas Singewald |
Skreka Konstantinia | 2012 | Alexander Hüttenhofer |
Bavassano Carlo | 2012 | Hans-Günther Knaus |
Granbichler Claudia | 2012 | Eugen Trinka |
Fellner Lisa | 2012 | Nadia Stefanova |
Neto Sonya | 2012 | Gregor Wenning |
Wörter Verena | 2011 | Christine Bandtlow |
Loy Bernhard | 2011 | Georg Dechant |
Camilla Benetti | 2011 | Michaela Kress |
Contarini Igea | 2011 | Christine Bandtlow |
Auffinger Simone | 2011 | Josef Marksteiner |
Dietmann Anelia | 2011 | Erich Schmutzhard |
Schunk Eduard | 2011 | Christoph Schwarzer |
Mader Simone | 2011 | Markus Reindl |
Stemberger Sylvia | 2011 | Gregor Wenning |
Fischer Marlene | 2011 | Erich Schmutzhard |
Verma Dilip | 2011 | Günther Sperk |
Mc Donald Claire | 2011 | Markus Reindl |
Millonig Alban | 2010 | Florian Deisenhammer |
Falkenstetter Tina | 2010 | Thomas Benke |
Kuchukhidze Giorgi | 2010 | Eugen Trinka |
Ullrich Celine | 2010 | Christian Humpel |
Gredler Viktoria | 2010 | Markus Reindl |
Tasan Ramon | 2009 | Günther Sperk |
Pallua Anton | 2009 | Markus Reindl |
Köllensperger Martin | 2009 | Gregor Wenning |
Bonatti Elisabeth | 2009 | Margarete Delazer |
Zamarian Laura | 2009 | Margarete Delazer |
Zotter Sibylle | 2009 | Josef Marksteiner |
Sinz Hermann | 2008 | Margarete Delazer |
Drexel Meinrad | 2008 | Günther Sperk |
Wittmann Walter | 2007 | Christoph Schwarzer |
Loaker Stephan | 2007 | Christoph Schwarzer |