The PhD program "The aging of biological communication systems" is carried out in cooperation with the Innsbruck Medical University. Its main aim is to provide a theoretical and practical teaching program for students who are carrying out a thesis project on topics in medical gerontology, in particular on the mechanisms of cellular and systemic aging and the development of age-related diseases.
Specifically, the programme provides theoretical information on recent progress made in medical gerontology; laboratory courses in modern laboratory techniques, and introductions to the principles of literature research, writing papers, statistics, and ethics.