Offers for students
Cooperation with study programmes
To introduce students to the topic of biobanking, the German Biobank Network (GBN) cooperates with the Hannover Medical School (MHH), the University Medical Centre Göttingen (UMG) and the Medical Faculty of the University of Leipzig. All three training programmes use the online course "Biobanking - Basics for Theory and Practice", which GBN originally developed for GBN biobank employees as a comprehensive introduction to biobanking. GBN encourages all biobanks to get in touch if a biobanking-related course is offered at their location for which the edX course "Biobanking - Basics for Theory and Practice" (in German or English) could be used.
Online course "Biobanking - Basics for Theory and Practice" on the edX continuing education platform
M. Sc. Biomedical Data Science at the MHH
At the MHH, the online course "Biobanking - Fundamentals for Theory and Practice" is an integral part of the Master's programme "Biomedical Data Science". The programme is aimed at graduates of a bachelor's degree in biosciences or a completed medical degree. The aim of the programme is to train data scientists at the interface between the biosciences and medicine. Knowledge of the work of biobanks and insight into the data collected and processed here is a great advantage.
M. Sc. Biomedical Data Research (Hannover Medical School)
Elective module "Biobanking - Biospecimen Research Methods" at the UMG
At the UMG, the elective module "Biobanking - Biospecimen Research Methods" is offered to Master's and PhD students in the life sciences. The specially designed module includes the English version of the online course "Biobanking - Basics for Theory and Practice" as well as a seminar with PD Dr Sara Y. Nußbeck, GBN Board Spokesperson and Head of the UMG Central Biobank, in which students discuss questions, play the GBN learning game "Biobanking Challenge" and take part in a guided tour of the biobank.
Göttingen Graduate Centre for Neurosciences, Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences
Part-time study programme "Clinical Research and Translational Medicine" at Leipzig University
The part-time degree programme "Clinical Research and Translational Medicine" at Leipzig University is aimed at physicians and life scientists and provides in-depth knowledge on planning and conducting clinical studies. The subject area "Biobanking for Research with Human Material" is offered as an elective module in which students play the GBN learning game in an introductory event, complete the online course "Biobanking - Basics for Theory and Practice" and then listen to in-depth lectures on aspects of biobanking. The lecturers are experts from the GBN biobanks and/or members of the "Education and Training" working group.
Board game "Biobanking Challenge"
In the "Biobanking Challenge", players take on the role of researchers who are carrying out a scientific project and need biosamples and associated data. They familiarise themselves with the tasks of the biobank and collect the required resources on the playing field. The co-operative learning game is suitable, for example, as a playful prelude or conclusion to a seminar.
Presentation templates for lecturers
At many GBN locations, biobank employees give introductory lectures for specific target groups as part of lecture series to familiarise tomorrow's researchers with the basics of biobanking. GBN offers all GBN biobanks a set of slides that provides a basic introduction to various biobanking topics and can be used by GBN representatives in suitable courses. Several GBN sites have contributed slides on individual topics. The resulting pool of slides is available on request (please contact the GBN office if you are interested: germanbiobanknetwork@charite.de).