Since medical study do not include teaching of scientific methods to a depth that is delivered by studies of natural sciences, I was looking for a doctoral programme that is based on intensive networking between doctoral candidates in medicine and life sciences to learn scientific work in constant exchange with each other.
Thematically, I also like the idea that under consideration of environmental factors and epigenetic mechanisms, we could better assess the influence of certain genetic properties on development of inflammatory disease in patients, maybe contributing to more personalized medicine in the future. With research on inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, the RTG 1743 genes, environment and inflammation and the Institute of clinical molecular Biology (IKMB) provide the opportunity to do research on a pathologically diverse and complex group of diseases that cause heavy burden on human health and life quality.