PostDoc Retreats

Dear fellow PostDocs,

we haven't seen each other for a very long time - some of you only joined DKFZ during the past year and we didn't get the chance to get to know you at all. We would like to change that! We are very happy to invite you to our first virtual DKFZ PostDoc Retreat.
We have put together a great program and also left room for your own contribution, so that you get the chance to discuss your work with your peers and get feedback from outside your own department. Moreover, you will also get the opportunity to share your favorite scientific lifehack with your peers in the Sharing is Caring session.
There will be interesting keynotes, you can choose from 2 amazing workshops and attend one of the 6 round tables. Moreover we will have a networking session that you have never experienced like this before.
In addition to the PostDocs from DKFZ & the many DKFZ partner sites, for the first time we will also have PostDoc friends joining from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon.

Participant Information: 

We are very excited that our first virtual DKFZ PostDoc Retreat is going to start in 2 days and today we would like to provide you with all the important information that you'll need to attend the Retreat. Attached you'll find a short version of the program.

Retreat venue and sessions

The retreat will take place from Thursday 29.4.2021 13:00 – 18:00/open end until Friday 30.4.2021 09:00-13:00
on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88980326866?pwd=UmJCYUpZNnd6dEVpa1NQd1dVQjA0dz09
Meeting-ID: 889 8032 6866 Code: 67189788

On Thursday, the DKFZ-internal session with the selected oral presentations will take place in 3 different sessions in parallel in Zoom Breakout Rooms. We would kindly ask the speakers of those sessions to choose the Breakout Room where their pre-recorded presentation will be streamed and be available for the live discussion following the block with all the presentations.
You can find an overview over the Oral Presentations sessions on page 28 of the Retreat booklet.
Session 1: Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy in Cancer chaired by Nyssa, Nirmeen and Arunima with Cinthia, Mirco, Bruno, Johann, Matea and Rebekka presenting.
Session 2: Genome editing, omics and single cell analyses chaired by Avantika, Rajbir and Tony with Rajbir, Avantika, Johanna, Tony, Nezha and Gintvile presenting.
Session 3: Cancer biology and other rocket science chaired by Bernard and Alex with Simona, Mihiretu, Ekaterina, Petra and Bernard presenting.

The Round Tables will take place in Zoom Breakout Rooms: please enter the respective Breakout Room of the Round Table that you have registered for during the break on Thursday between 15:15-15:30.

The "Close and far Future" Workshop with Daniel Mertens on Friday will take place in the above-mentioned main Zoom room.
The "Storytelling" Workshop with Jonathan Talbott will take place in a different Zoom room. In case you are registered for this workshop, you will have received a separate Email with a separate Zoom link.

Networking session

The Networking session on Thursday from 17:00 on will take place in the virtual space Wonder.me.
Don't miss this great opportunity to meet and chat with your fellows from IARC, HITS, DKTK sites and DKFZ!
This is the link to join on Thursday at 17:00: https://www.wonder.me/r?id=068efbd6-0689-45c0-9cff-ee8d0cbd21de
Upon entering the room you will be asked a question. Just choose your favorite! Take an avatar picture and then move your avatar close to the people you love to connect with. You can update your picture by clicking on the settings symbol and choose 'change name/picture'.
Technical remarks: Wonder is run from a browser, not a downloaded app. It is optimized for usage with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Wonder does not function on tablets or mobile devices.
Additional explanations and a demo video can be found here: https://help.wonder.me/en/articles/4947041-faqs

We are looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday,
Your DKFZ Postdoc Network Committee

In October 2018 the DKFZ Postdoc Network organized the annual retreat for Postdocs again at the beautiful monastery in Neustadt. For more information on the programme, speakers and social events click here.

In October 2017 the DKFZ Postdoc Network organized the annual retreat for Postdocs again at the beautiful monastery in Neustadt. For more information on the programme, speakers and social events click here.

In October 2016 the DKFZ Postdoc Network organized the annual retreat for Postdocs at the beautiful monastery in Neustadt. For more information on the programme, speakers and social events click here.

In November 2015 the DKFZ Postdoc Network organized the annual retreat for Postdocs at the Naturfreundehaus in Bruchsal. For more information on the programme, speakers and social events click here.