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Applications and Selection
269 complete applications received
Pre-selection of applicants by LSM coordinators
(according to certificates, reference letters,
English knowledge)
70 applicants remaining
Documents of each applicant reviewed by 3-4 LSM
members
39 applicants invited to personal interviews in
Munich (with 3-4 LSM members)
25 applicants accepted for Graduate School LSM
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Scientific interests of applicants
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Courses at the LSM
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Thesis Advisory Committee

• Consists of at least three members (direct
  supervisor and two or more expert scientists)
• Purpose of the TAC
• monitor progress of the students work
• advise the student regarding the development of
  the research project
• assist the student in aspects of career planning
  and networking
• The thesis advisory committee will determine,
  together with the direct supervisor, the time
  point when a student is ready to write up his or
  her doctoral thesis.

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Graduate School Life Science Munich

• From Molecules to Systems

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Registration at the LMU
Go to the deans office, Großhaderner Str. 2,
82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Room no. B01.030 (1st
floor, office hours Monday until Thursday, 900
to 1200 a.m.) and bring with you the following
documents - originals and copies of your
university qualifying documents - german or
english translation of your documents - the
Bestätigung Doktorvater - Proof of making a
Master thesis - Proofs of the duration of your
study
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Registration at the LMU
To close up your PhD study you have to be
enrolled at the LMU for at least two (max. six)
semesters as a PhD student of biology. How to
matriculate you see the following side
http//www.uni-muenchen.de/studium/hochschulzugan
g/bewerb_einschreib/index.html For people who
are from the EU You can find further information
at http//www.uni-muenchen.de/studium/hochschulzu
gang/bewerb_einschreib/nicht_zulas_beschr/eu/zulas
sung/index.html For people who are not from the
EU You can find further information at
http//www.en.uni-muenchen.de/intstud/applying/nor
m_degree/noneu/index.html
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LSM lecture
Every Wednesday during the semester at 4.30 pm in
room G00.001
Date Speaker Topic 10.Nov Soll
Chloroplasts 18.Nov 25.Nov Nickelsen Molecular
mechanisms of thylakoid membrane
biogenesis 02.Dec Starck Functioning of the
sauropsid heart 09.Dec Foitzik Slave rebellion
- The evolution of a novel resistance
trait 16.Dec Vollmar Natural compounds chemical
tools and therapeutical leads in novel anticancer
strategies 13.Jan Vothknecht Structural and
regulatory components of organellar
biogenesis 20.Jan Haszprunar Evolution or
Genesis? Why Intelligent Design fails but a
synthesis appears possible 27.Jan Boshart
Trypanosoma - parasitic pathogen and exotic model
organism for molecular genetics 03.Feb Biel
From genes to function the superfamily of
voltage-gated cation channels 10.Feb Schüler
Microbial magnetosomes The making of a
prokaryotic organelle
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Soft Skills Workshops
Topics include Scientific writing, Presentation
Skills, Self and Time Management, Intercultural
Communication, Project Management.. Any
suggestions from your side are welcome! Workshops
will be announced by email, participants are
chosen by first come - first serve. First
workshop dates 8.Dec Getting started with the
doctorate (by Simon Golin) 10./11.Feb
Intercultural communication (by Alexia Petersen)
You should participate in at least three soft
skills courses during PhD
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Method Workshops
Topics and dates to be announced, first
ideas Bio-imaging (by Prof. Vothknecht) Microarr
ay printing and scanning (by Prof. Parsch) FACS
analyses (by Prof. Boshart) Again Any
suggestions from your side are welcome!
You should participate in at least two method
courses during PhD
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Retreats

• Once a year, organized by the PhD students
• Progress report talks of PhD students
• Talks by invited scientists
• Social activities (skiing, hiking,.)

You should participate in at least two retreats
during PhD Every student should help at least
once in the organization of the retreat (incl.
invitation of speakers)
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Thesis Advisory Committee
You should -assemble your TAC in cooperation
with your supervisor (till end of
year!) -arrange a first meeting within six
months after starting your studies Scope of
project, impact, feasibility and associated risk
should be discussed by the committee in the
initial meeting. -Organize the follow up
meetings (should take place at least once a year)
During PhD, you should have attended four TAC
meetings