Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences

GGNB

The Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB) was founded in 2007. The center is a joint enterprise between four faculties of the University of Göttingen (Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics), the Max Planck Institutes of Multidisciplinary Sciences (MPI-NAT), and Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS), and the German Primate Center (DPZ). Sixteen doctoral programs are currently united under the roof of GGNB, including the MSc/PhD programs - International Max Planck Research Schools "Molecular Biology" and "Neurosciences". All GGNB programs share a scientific and/or methodical focus. GGNB provides a common interdisciplinary training platform for all qualified doctoral students in the neurosciences, biophysics and the molecular biosciences. All courses are in English.

The faculty of GGNB comprises world-class scientists as documented by many outstanding scientific contributions in high-impact journals and by prestigious awards and prizes. For instance, the faculty includes two Nobel laureates, thirteen recipients of the Leibniz Prize, and two recipients of the German Future Prize. However, the scientific strength of the school not only rests on the contributions of outstanding individuals but also on an intensive collaboration between the participating institutions.

In 2007 and 2012, GGNB was successful in its bid for funding in the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Government to promote science and research at German universities.