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70842-01 - Block course: How to be a Scientist (4 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers |
Marek Basler (marek.basler@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Médéric Diard (mederic.diard@unibas.ch) Flavio Donato (flavio.donato@unibas.ch) Benjamin Engel (ben.engel@unibas.ch) Alexander Schier (alex.schier@unibas.ch) |
| Content | Goals of this course are: Building up strong connections between PhD Students, PostDocs and PIs Understanding the basics of scientific approach Project development – from idea to publication, including the publication process Learn how to prepare and present a research proposal – get personalized feedback from PIs/PostDocs about writing and presentation Discussion of research conducted in select labs of the Biozentrum Getting to know people and services of the Core facilities of the Biozentrum All this will be accomplished through Journal Clubs, presentation and discussion of research and proposals, work in small groups supported by Teaching Assistants, as well as workshops together with PostDocs, PIs, and Core Facility employees. |
| Comments | This course is reserved exclusively for 1st year PhD students from the Biozentrum. (Registration possible only upon invitation.) |
| Admission requirements | This course is reserved exclusively for 1st year PhD students from the Biozentrum. (Registration possible only upon invitation.) |
| Course application | This course is reserved exclusively for 1st year PhD students from the Biozentrum. (Registration possible only upon invitation.) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| täglich | See individual dates | ||
| täglich | See individual dates | ||
| täglich | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 26.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Tuesday 27.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Wednesday 28.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Thursday 29.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Friday 30.01.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Monday 02.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Tuesday 03.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Wednesday 04.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Thursday 05.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 08.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Praktikum Vorlesungsraum 02.001 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 08.00-09.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.054 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.058 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum 02.094 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.062 |
| Friday 06.02.2026 | 16.00-18.00 | Biozentrum, Sitzungszimmer 02.088 |
| Modules |
Cycle I: Practical and Experimental Skills (Master's Studies: Molecular Biology (Start of studies before 01.08.2025)) Doctorate Biochemistry: Recommendations (PhD subject: Biochemistry) Doctorate Biophysics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Biophysics) Doctorate Cell Biology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Cell Biology) Doctorate Computational Biology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Computational Biology) Doctorate Genetics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Genetics) Doctorate Microbiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Microbiology) Doctorate Molecular Biology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Molecular Biology) Doctorate Neurobiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Neurobiology) Doctorate Pharmacology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Pharmacology) Doctorate Structural Biology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Structural Biology) Master's Studies Molecular Biology: Further Courses (Master's Studies: Molecular Biology (Start of studies before 01.08.2025)) Module: Cycle I: Practical and Experimental Skills (Master's Studies: Molecular Biology) Module: Further Courses for Master's Studies in Molecular Biology (Master's Studies: Molecular Biology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Biozentrum |