International Research Training Group:

Phosphorylation and redox-mediated signalling

mechanisms in the failing heart
www.grk1816.med.uni-goettingen.de

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experience, and intellectual merit. The use of the reference report form (download from the
homepage) is strongly recommended. Reference letters have to be sent by the referees via e-
mail until 31st of December 2018 directly to: igk1816@med.uni-goettingen.de

3. Research preferences

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Your application will be reviewed by the faculty of the International Research Training Group
and selected applicants will be invited for an interview in Göttingen/London. Admission to the
Graduate School will imply a successful interview. We will try hard to follow the preferences for
the research area you stated in your application. To help us arrange for the interviews with
members of the Graduate School, please name three labs from the IRTG 1816 (see list below)
in which you would prefer to carry out your thesis.

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RP 1 Redox engineered cardiomyocyte-specific mice Katschinski, Belousov,

Shah

RP 2 Is increased Na+ influx a cause of mitochondrial redox Lehnart, Shattock

stress, cardiomyopathy, and a therapeutic target?
RP 3 Exploring the role of T cell ORAI-MCU-NOX2 cross Bogeski, Katschinski,
regulation in heart failure Ivetic, Shah

RP 4 The role of TET3 in ROS-dependent DNA damage Zeisberg, Otsu

responses in cardiac fibrosis

RP 5 Phosphorylation-dependent trafficking of ion channels Schwappach, Shattock

during sustained catecholamine stress

RP 6 Redox-sensitive interplay of RhoGTPases in cardiac Lutz, Ehler, Eaton

cells

RP 7 Redox control of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter is Katschinski, Bogeski,

important for an acute adaptation towards hypoxia Shah, Mayr

RP 8 The role of STAT proteins in controlling leukocyte Meyer, Ivetic

migration into ischaemic areas in myocardial infarction

RP 9 The role of ROS in HFpEF Hasenfuß, Shah

RP 10 Role of predisposing genetics, telomere signaling and Streckfuß-Bömeke, Shah

crosstalk of cardiac fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes in
a pluripotent stem cell model of sudden dilated
cardiomyopathy
RP 11 Redox regulation of human heart muscle function Zimmermann, Mayr

RP 12 Role of spontaneous cellular Calcium release events Voigt, Zhang

in the development of ectopic activity in atrial tissue
from patients with atrial fibrillation

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Application Form and Documents:

Applications must be submitted by e-mail with the requested documents attached as ONE pdf-
file and addressed to:

igk1816@med.uni-goettingen.de

The following documents must be sent until 31st of December 2018:

 Application Form

 Official Transcript / Record of Study: Detailed documentation of your academic work

(list of courses attended; grades if applicable)

 Certificates: Certificates of relevant university examinations (e.g. Bachelor's and

Master's degree, or Vor-Diplom and Diplom) and the certificate giving the right of admission
to higher eduction in the applicant's country such as Abitur, Matura, or equivalent (with
individual grades). Include an explanation of the grading system

 2 Reference Letters: Letters of two academic teachers who are able to evaluate your
personality, academic experience, and intellectual merit. The use of the reference report form
(download from the homepage) is strongly recommended. Reference letters have to be sent by
the referees via e-mail directly to: igk1816@med.uni-goettingen.de

 Proof of proficiency in English (if applicable): Applicants who are not native speakers
of English should demonstrate an adequate competence of the English language by
acceptable results in an internationally recognized test (e.g. TOEFL). Participation in such a
test is recommended but not mandatory, because language skills can also be evaluated during
the personal interviews with selected candidates. Proven higher education in English or a
reasonably long stay in an English speaking country are acceptable as equivalents.

All submitted documents must be in English or German. Certified copies of documents are not
mandatory at the time of submission. All relevant documents, however, should get certified
upon acceptance to the program. We are unable to consider applications that are incomplete
or do not fulfil the formal criteria described above.

How did you learn about the IGK 1816 graduate program? Please specify:

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