The PhD students of PoLiMeR received Advanced Scientific Courses (ASC) and the Transferable Skills Modules (TSM). With this whole package, PhD students are prepared for the next step in their careers. Below you can find an overview of the training, including the course material. The material consists of presentations, tutorials and assignments.

Course	Content	Material
Introduction to Systems Medicine	Introduction into Python and coding assignments	Presentation including assignments
	Lecture modelling of metabolic models and enzyme kinetics	Presentation
ASC1 – Enzyme catalysis at the polymer surface	Glycogen synthesis and GBE	Presentation
	Glycogen breakdown, GDE and GSDIII	Presentation
	Analytical Techniques for the Carbohydrates 1	Presentation
	Analytical Techniques for the Carbohydrates 2	Presentation
ASC2 – Combinatorial explosion of molecular species	In vitro models	Presentation
	Engineering microfluidics for cell model systems	Presentation
ASC3 – Pathway dynamics	Flux analysis with stable isotopes	Presentation
	ODE models & Metabolic Control Analysis	Presentation
	ODE models & Metabolic Control Analysis	Tutorial
ASC4 – Spatial and hierarchical regulation	In vitro systems to study GSD1	Presentation
	In vivo systems to study GSD1	Presentation
	Practical course: –  Protocol_Cell Lysis and Western blot –  Protocol_RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis and qPCR –  Excel_Template_Bradford assay –  Excel_Template_cDNA synthesis calculations –  Excel_Template_qPCR calculations and plate design	Protocols and calculation sheets
TSM1 – Collaboration tools, FAIR data principles, data and model management	Data Management and FAIR Principles 1	Presentation
	Data Management and FAIR Principles 2	Presentation
	Hands-on FAIRDOM training	Presentation including assignments
TSM2 – Scientific Integrity and Ethics	Scientific integrity and Ethics	Presentation
TSM3 – Communication tools	Public scientific communication	Presentation
	How to sell a project idea? From idea to grant application	Presentation
TSM4 – Entrepreneurship and intellectual property	Introduction into IP	Presentation
TSM5 – Career planning and grant writing	Introduction to the individual training module about career planning and grant writing	Presentation
	Application form Individual career planning grant	Form

 

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