Confocal microscopic image of the infection of a wheat plant: the fungus penetrates the stomata of the leaves and can spread between the plant cells.

Photo courtesy:
J. Haueisen, Stukenbrock lab

Two pipefish females of the species Syngnathus typhle.

Photo courtesy:
Olivia Roth

The fluorescent dye DAPI is commonly used to stain the DNA in the nuclei of Caenorhabditis elegans body cells, thus visualizing the nematode’s anatomy.

Photo courtesy:
Hinrich Schulenburg

Confocal laser scanning microscopy image of the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici (in green) during the infection of a wheat leaf. The hyphae of Z. tritici is visible in green.

Photo courtesy:
J. Haueisen, Stukenbrock lab

The brood pouch of a pregnant pipefish male (Syngnathus typhle) filled with embryos that are connected to a placenta-like structure.

Photo courtesy:
Olivia Roth

Pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria marked by Red Fluorescent Protein have infected and overgrown the body of a Caenorhabditis elegans nematode.

Photo courtesy:
Andrei Papkou, Schulenburg lab

A wheat leaf infested with the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici shows the typical signs of so-called leaf drought, which can lead to drastic crop failures.

Photo courtesy:
J. Haueisen, Stukenbrock lab

The TransEvo curriculum

The TransEvo curriculum offers Modular Teaching Elements, a comprehensive collection of courses and modules from which students can choose in consideration of individual project-based and personal needs and interests.

TransEvo mandatory courses

Foundations in Translational Evolutionary Research

Big Data: Data Structure, Analysis Strategies, and Good Scientific Practice

Established MSc courses available to TransEvo

Medical Life Sciences (MedLife)

Molecular Biology and Evolution (MAMBE):

Biological Oceanography

Agrigenomics

Computational Life Science

Established graduate programs

International Max Planck Research School for Evolutionary Biology (IMPRS)

Borstel Biomedical Research School (BBRS)

Transferrable skills courses

CAU Graduate Center

Additional courses and offers

CAU Postdoc Center

International Center