Atlas Translational PhD Program

ATLAS - Talent Academy for TransLAtional Science


The joint PhD Program of BioNTech and TRON:

Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin: BioNTech and TRON founders and professors at University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany

ATLAS is an international graduate program with a strong focus on translational medicine. The program guides and supports PhD students to conduct excellent research projects and offers comprehensive training in cutting-edge technologies. In addition, we ensure that you learn the transferable skills needed for a successful career in academia or industry. Scientific training within the program has a strong focus on "the art of translation", i.e. turning basic scientific discoveries into applications.

The main research topics at ATLAS evolve around:

  • Immunotherapy of cancer, infectious diseases & autoimmunity

  • Cardiovascular, aging & regenerative biomedicine

  • RNA biochemistry

  • Protein engineering

  • Bioinformatics & systems biology

  • Biomarker research

  • Antimicrobial therapies

TRON technician working on Illumina NovaSeq, an instrument used for Next Generation Sequencing

Get to know our ATLAS Community:

Get a first impression of ATLAS and our student community.

At ATLAS we value an international and highly collaborative environment. Our ATLAS PhD students join a strong scientific community of PhD students and supervisors as well as other scientists with diverse backgrounds. Regular events provide an excellent opportunity for scientific exchange and networking bringing together leading experts in interdisciplinary fields.

>60
PhD Students
30%
International
14
Nationalities

we welcome applications from all over the world