PIPgen coordinator
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Ctra de Can Ruti, Camí de les Escoles, s/n
08916 Badalona, Spain
PIPgen@carrerasresearch.org
Training objectives
PIPgen, through the participation of international leaders in the clinical, academic and industrial fields, will provide ESRs with key elements to enhance their career prospects.
- Provide scientific knowledge on PI3K/PTEN and gain a high level of independent scientific thinking
- Guarantee a solid basis in research technology and methodology
- Offer opportunities for entrepreneurship
- Make ESRs become self-confidence and to develop leadership skills
- Achieve an inherent capacity to communicate and interact with peers and with the non-scientific community
- Provide scientific integrity and adherence to the code of conduct
3-Level training
1-RESEARCH: PIPgen will provide elements to yield a group of independent thinkers and researchers with experience in PI3K-related diseases who can approach a problem from different perspectives.
PIPgen training programme will offer:
- Doctoral Programme: ESRs will enrol in universities to obtain a PhD degree
- Local training: laboratory meetings and Journal clubs, seminars and scientific and transferable skills trainings offered by the hosting Institutions.
- Master lessons by PIPgen supervisors
- Methodological and technical workshopsParticipation in International conferences
2-SOFT SKILLS: to enhance their future employability in science-related careers.
- Skills for scientist’s courses: emotional health and resilience, leadership, science communication and Bioethics
- Meet the expert sessions
3-NETWORK AND INTERSECTORIAL OPORTUNITIES:
- Team Building activities
- One-to-one ESR-Mentor meetings
- Foster ESR-PI scientific discussion
- Secondments