Lecture 2025

On 28 October 2025, this year’s lecture took place at the International House. Under the title “Career Paths as a Postdoc – On the Way to a Professorship”, various routes and challenges on the path to a professorship were presented and discussed. After an introductory talk by Olaf Kowalski from the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers, three biographical inputs from different disciplines followed: Prof. Dr. Łukasz Jędrzejowski reported on an international career path, Prof. Dr. Tom Zimmermann on transitions between the private sector and academia, and Prof. Dr. Roman-Ulrich Müller on challenges between the laboratory and everyday clinical practice. Afterwards, a panel discussion with exchanges between all speakers and participants took place.

The concluding get-together enabled further networking among the participants in a relaxed atmosphere and offered the opportunity to learn about different career paths, clarify additional questions, and gain further inspiration for their own careers.