🚨 Scholarship Alert! 🚨
🧬👩🏽🔬 Pursue your Master studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne at @unicologne.bsky.social and get full funding with our CGA Master Fellowship programme.💰
📅 Apply by July 15!
🔗 Learn more: www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...
🧠 Nerve cells age differently
Researchers led by @bjornschumacher.bsky.social @cecad.bsky.social have used C. elegans to prove for the first time that nerve cells age differently. Using an “aging clock” they were able to precisely determine the biological age of individual neurons👇 uni.koeln/FKJ35
🌏 CGA Recruitment Week is just around the corner, and we’re looking forward to meeting the top 25 applicants from all over the world! But what actually happens during CGA Recruitment Week? And what other activities can our students enjoy once they’re part of the CGA? Find out more! 🎬
🎉 Hip hip hooray! We are very happy to share that this year ended on a high note with another successful PhD defense. Aparna Kelkar from the CGA Class of 2022 and Gilles Storelli’s lab, successfully defended her PhD thesis today! 👨🎓 Huge congrats, Aparna! 🤗
👨🎓 We’re really excited to share that Jiyoung Pan from the CGA Class of 2019 and the lab of Constantinos Demetriades has successfully defended her PhD thesis today! 🥳
Congratulations Jiyoung! We are truly happy for you and can't wait to see what you'll do next.🚀
Andreas Kolvenbach, @aklvnbch.bsky.social, from the CGA Class of 2021 successfully defended his PhD thesis today! 🥳
Congratulations, Andreas! We’re so proud of you and can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll do in the future!
We asked 3,785 PhD students across 107 countries about their experiences. Where do you think the happiest doctoral candidates were?
go.nature.com/43usVmf
The picture shows our 5 new Master fellows, who started their Master studies in October at the University of Cologne.
A warm welcome to our five new CGA Master Fellows who joined us this October! 🍁🍂
We’re happy to have you as part of our lively ageing community and we wish you a great start, enjoyable experiences, and wonderful times here in Cologne! 💫
We’re excited to welcome the Class of 2025 to the CGA!
Our 9 new students come from all over the world 🌎, working in groups at the CECAD and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.
We’re so happy to have you here in Cologne and look forward to seeing your ideas and discoveries develop! 💡🧬
🎉What a wonderful way to wrap up the CGA Welcome Days! Today's party was a lot of fun! There was delicious "homemade" food, an exciting pub quiz, and just the nicest group of people.
A big thank you to our PhD reps, Moritz and Anna, for putting everything together! We all really enjoyed ourselves.
🚨 Just 3 weeks left to apply for our 12 PhD positions in ageing research! 🚨
🏃♀️ Don't wait- hurry up and submit your application now! ✉️
It's the first day of our CGA Welcome Days for our new PhD students and Master Fellows. After a lively morning with talks and a chance to meet others over lunch, our new students took a tour around the city. Have a great time today and enjoy the week ahead! Welcome to Cologne, everyone! 🤗
We're happy to announce that Verónica Martínez Osorio from the CGA Class of 2020 successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday! 👏
🎓 Congratulations Verónica! 🎊 We are so proud of you and wish you all the best for your next steps!
📹 Here's a small glimpse into daily lab life at CGA! 🧪 This is just one of the many methods our PhD students use at our institutes. Curious? Watch our full video for even more insights about your possibilities at our graduate programme.
Link to full video: www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...
📹 Interested in a PhD position in aging research starting in 2026? Then watch our new short video for some tips from our wonderful PhD students and faculty.
Don't miss the deadline: November 3, 2025.
Apply now and start your journey with us!
We're very happy to announce that Katharina Witt from the CGA Class of 2021 successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday! 👏
🎓 Congratulations Katharina!🥂🎊 We are so proud of you and wish you all the best for your next steps!
Apply now for a fully funded #PhD position at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research and become part of our vibrant #AgingResearch commmuny.
🗓️ Deadline: November 3, 2025.
ℹ️ More info: www.ageing-grad-school.de
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👩🎓We are thrilled to share that Franziska Hommen from the CGA Class of 2020 and the @cecad.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday! 👏
Franziska, once again congratulations!! 🥂🎊 We are really proud of you and wish you all the best for your next steps!
New Video: "Combining Cancer Drugs to Extend Lifespan" 📹
Watch our new video to learn how researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing discovered that combining Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice.
youtu.be/5L-k4v1TRd0
🎉 Congrats to our CGA alumna Stephanie A. Fernandes on being selected for the Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 We wish you great success in this new role!
@stephalcantara.bsky.social
#WomenInScience
www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...
Stephanie A. Fernandes selected for Minerva Fast Track Programme! 🎉 Congrats on this amazing achievement!
@stephalcantara.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social
www.age.mpg.de/428071/25071...
🎉 Celebrating our Amazing Women in Ageing Research! 🎉
Meet Maja, master’s student in the Antebi Lab. She studies the regulation of cancer dormancy using cultured human cells. 💡
#WomenInScience #AgeingResearch
@antebilab.bsky.social
We have a new research group at MPI for Metabolism Research!👩🔬
A warm welcome to @svaltcheva.bsky.social !👋
For a first impression find her introduction below⬇️
and further informations under sf.mpg.de/2112068/Silvan
Our latest study on ADP-ribosyl-linked serine ubiquitylation in the context of PARP1 signaling and the DNA damage response is out today in Nature Chemical Biology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Image shows diverse students with different backgrounds interested in getting informed about their career opportunities. Writing says "Rock your Career".
🚨 Your PhD journey starts NOW! Join our #webinar on Sept 4, 1-3 PM (CEST) & explore #PhD opportunities at Max Planck's IMPRS in NRW, Germany! 🇩🇪
👀 Gain insights into groundbreaking research & register here: events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPl... #MaxPlanck #Research #Germany #Science
🧬 Do you have a BSc degree in Life Sciences and would like to continue your MSc studies in Biology or Biochemistry in Cologne? Then hurry and apply for the CGA Master Fellowship programme until July 15! More info below👇
🌟Exciting News
Anne Schaefer has been elected elected as a new EMBO member for outstanding achievements in life sciences! 🎉 Congratulations, Anne, on this well-deserved recognition! @embo.org @cecad.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @cga-age.bsky.social
#EMBOMember
www.age.mpg.de/425627/25070...
🏆 Very happy to announce that our CGA alumni member Edoardo Longarini has received the Peter Hans Hofschneider Prize this week for his groundbreaking discoveries during his PhD thesis!
🎉 Huge congratulations, Edo, well deserved!
📰 Read more here: www.ageing-grad-school.de/about-us/cal...
🎓We had such an amazing graduate symposium yesterday! Congratulations again to all students of the CGA class of 2021, and a huge thank you to the incredible class of 2022 that put everything together. It truly was a fantastic day!🎉🍾
Photo shows the CGA PhD students of the graduating class of 2021.
🎊Today, we're excited to celebrate the graduation of our amazing 13 students from the CGA Class of 2021! We’re so proud of all their accomplishments.
🎓Come join us now as they present their PhD projects at the 13th CGA Graduate Symposium.
And, of course, we can’t wait for the dinner party tonight!🍾
