BDGT provides education and training activities, which include internships and other laboratory training, taught courses, and other outreach activities. In short, BDGT provides training in molecular diagnostic techniques, coordinates the MM101, IMBS and Transferable Skills courses as part of the CING Postgraduate School, and organizes the annual National Thalassemia Conference, additional workshops and conferences, and supervision of research work for BSc, MSc and PhD degrees.

Internships and laboratory training

The department has over the years hosted hundreds of interns and visiting scientists for laboratory training in molecular biology, cell culture and in silico analysis techniques. An exemplary recent activity was the training of collaborators in technology relevant for sickle cell disease prevention and diagnosis, under the ARISE initiative (see here).
There is great demand for annual internships based on private application. We apologize that not everybody can be accepted. Please note the following for corresponding internship applications: 

• Limited to university-level candidates
• Application submission from 1 November to 31 March for internship typically the following June/July
• Submission to Ms Eirini Mallouppa ([email protected])
• Please supply:
  • Calendar period of full-time availability,
  • Intended internship duration,
  • Indication of field(s) of interest within the department,
  • Single-page CV

Taught courses

Preparatory Course IMBS – Introduction to Molecular Biomedical Sciences (coordination: Carsten W Lederer)
MM101 – Molecular Basis of Monogenic Diseases (coordination: Carsten W Lederer)
Transferable Skills Courses (coordination: Coralea Stephanou)

Outreach activities

BDGT with its staff and students engages in outreach and public engagement activities to project the positive, professional, forward-looking image of CING, in line with its guiding principles of Excellence, Social Contribution, Professionalism, Innovation, and Teamwork. Activities include the Researcher’s Night, the CING Genius Quiz, CING Newsletter articles and social media posts and board membership in associated scientific societies and committees.