Our first retreat took place October 27-29 in Annaberg-Buchholz, a town in the Erz Mountains (Erzgebirge). The retreat was a possibility for members of the CRTD to discuss in depth about individual research projects within the CRTD and come up with innovative ideas. In ten sessions and more than 30 single talks, the current research around regenerative therapies in basic and clinical research was presented. After a day filled with exciting presentations and discussions everyone enjoyed a relaxing diner. See you all on the next CRTD-retreat!

On Friday, the DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies of the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) was selected as the Cluster of Excellence "From Cells to Tissues to Therapies: Engineering the Cellular Basis of Regeneration" in the German government's Excellence Initiative. The CRTD will receive a sum of 1.5 million Euros annually for up to five years in addition to the five million Euros for the DFG Research Center. The top-up funding will be used to catalyze the clinical translation of basic research results, offer novel career options for junior researchers, and support female scientists.
Thanks to everyone who supported the application!

The website of the MD/PhD Programme of the CRTD went online. Visit us and find more information at www.mdphd.tu-dresden.de!

addendum (April 2007):
The MD/PhD Programme of the CRTD is now integrated in the Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering (DIGS-BB). You can find the website here: www.digs-bb.de