Course content and focus areas
The two-year master's program, Physical Biology of Cells and Cell Interactions (PBioC), is international and provides an in-depth, research-oriented education in eukaryotic and organismal cell biology and physical biology.
The program provides students with an understanding of fundamental eukaryotic life processes, including cell growth, cell-to-cell communication, and differentiation, as well as hormonal, inflammatory, angiogenic signaling, and aging. These processes are studied in various animal and plant model systems within the context of cells, tissues, and entire organisms. The program's experimental and conceptual approaches include cutting-edge methods in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, immunology, genetics, neurophysiology, and morphological analysis. There is a strong focus on advanced microscopy techniques and their applications to analyze tissues and multicellular model systems in vivo, as well as on data analysis.
From the first semester on, the program offers a combination of theoretical courses and experimental activities. In addition to learning the fundamentals of the subdisciplines, students are introduced to current international research and develop occupational skills that enable interdisciplinary research, independent scientific thinking, and responsible action.