Since 2019, the SFB 1361 has organised an annual lecture series on “DNA Repair & Genome Stability”. In the 2024, the lecture series developed further into a Rhein-Main Universities (RMU) Master Module on “DNA Repair & Genome Stability” with the goal to emphasize the importance of maintaining genome stability and to explain how genome stability can prevent disease and aging. The 2025 RMU Master Module is comprised of 2 weeks of lectures and a 4 to 6 week laboratory practical and it is open to Master students from JGU Mainz and TU Darmstadt.

Lectures will be given by representatives of the SFB 1361 on molecular mechanisms that maintain genome stability and DNA repair pathways. Lectures will take place across 2 weeks in April and May 2025 at IMB Mainz and TU Darmstadt. 

During the laboratory practical, students will learn various lab based techniques to assay genome stability, DNA damage, DNA repair and checkpoint activation. The laboratory practical will be hosted by SFB 1361 representatives from participating institutions and is open to Master students from JGU Mainz and TU Darmstadt that are registered for the RMU Master Module.

Lectures are open to scientists and students affiliated with the participating institutions and can be attended independently of the laboratory practical.

Please find the full schedule and the most up-to-date information on the SFB 1361 website.

For further information, please feel free to contact us.