Join IBCS-BIP to work on cutting-edge biomedical research projects and gain hands-on experience alongside leading experts.
IBCS-BIP
Studies
Launch your scientific career with us. We welcome ambitious students for F2 & F3 modules, Bachelor's and Master's theses, internships, PhD positions, and specialized training.
Research and Project Modules
- M3205 Signal transduction and gene regulation II (Block Course Module “F2” instructed by Drs. Olivier Kassel and Daniela Vallone)
- M3209 Phenomics and Chemomics (Block Course Module “F2” instructed by Drs. Thomas Dickmeis and Sepand Rastegar)
- T-CHEMBIO-115032 – Moderne biologische Forschung (Dr. Sepand Rastegar)
- T-CHEMBIO-115302 – Profilbildungspraktikum (Dr. Sepand Rastegar)
- MPRO 3310 Transcription Control in Higher Eukaryotes (Project Internship Module “F3” instructed by Drs. Olivier Kassel and Daniela Vallone)
- M5207 Neurodevelopmental Biology (Dr. Sepand Rastegar)
- T-CHEMBIO-113722 Phenomics and Chemomics (Project Internship Module “F3”; Dr. Thomas Dickmeis)
- MFOR7205 Synthetic Genomics: Design, Engineering, and Experimental Validation of Programmable RNA Molecules [M-CHEMBIO-108024] (Research Module “F2”, English, jointly with Heidelberg University; Prof. Dr. Miha Modic)
- RNA Biology and Gene Expression Mechanisms in Embryonic Development (Practical Project) [T-CHEMBIO-115084] (Project Module “F3” component; Prof. Dr. Miha Modic)
- M5406 Current Topics in Neurogenomics: Dissecting the Central Dogma of Biology within the Neuron — literature seminar (MSc, winter semester, English; Prof. Dr. Simone Mayer, Prof. Dr. Miha Modic)
- M5405 Current Topics Stem Cell Biology: Gene Regulation Programs Driving Stemness and Differentiation — literature seminar, LV 7132 (MSc, summer semester, English; Prof. Dr. Sylvia Erhardt, Prof. Dr. Lennart Hilbert, Prof. Dr. Miha Modic)
Graduate Schools for Ph.D. & Master Students
- Karlsruhe School of Optics and Photonics (KSOP)
- Helmholtz Information & Data Science School for Health (HIDSS4Health)
- BioInterfaces International Graduate School (BIF-IGS)
Training
Ready to work with fish models in biomedical research?
Join our upcoming course featuring theory lectures (covering 3Rs, ethics, biology, and diseases) followed by essential, hands-on laboratory training in handling, breeding, anesthesia, and fin clipping of zebrafish and medaka.
Join our upcoming course featuring theory lectures (covering 3Rs, ethics, biology, and diseases) followed by essential, hands-on laboratory training in handling, breeding, anesthesia, and fin clipping of zebrafish and medaka.
Gain practical experience alongside leading experts. This course is accredited by the federation of European laboratory animal science associations (FELASA).

International Zebrafish and Medaka Course (IZMC)