Our ‘Severo Ochoa’ Programme for centres of excellence includes the commitment to improve the training of PhD students at the CNB. For this purpose we have created the Training Advisory Committee.
The Committee assists the CNB Director’s team in the design, implementation and follow up of training programmes. Also, its members serve as first-line contact persons for PhD students who need assistance in solving administrative or academic problems related with their PhD training at the CNB.
The Training Advisory Committee is formed by the following representatives of each of the centre’s research departments:
- Yolanda Carrasco, Department of Immunology and Oncology
- Sandra Fonseca, Department of Plant Molecular Genetics
- Alvaro San Millán, Department of Microbial Biotechnology
- Inés Antón, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Mark Van Raaij, Department of Macromolecular Structures
- Javier Tamames, Department of Systems Biology
In addition, CNB counts with a Junior Comittee formed by PhD Students representatives of each research department who organises the Junior Seminar Series and collaborates in the development of training activities designed by CNB Training Advisory Comittee
- Margarita Ferriz, Department of Immunology and Oncology
- Kateryna Matveyeva Department of Immunology and Oncology
- Santiago Michavila, Department of Plant Molecular Genetics
- Iris Martínez, Department of Plant Molecular Genetics
- Leticia Lucero, Department of Microbial Biotechnology
- Martín Sastre,Department of Microbial Biotechnology
- Alfonso Aguilera, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Andoni Gómez, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Sergio Pipaon, Department of Macromolecular Structures
- Sara Otaegi, Department of Macromolecular Structures
- Diego Jiménez, Department of Systems Biology
- Álvaro Gómez, Department of Systems Biology






Welcome Guide for new PhD Students
Scheduled training activities for 2022-2023:
- 4th October 2022: Welcome for new PhD Researchers (I), Susana de Lucas, Inés Antón, Kateryna Matveyeva, Sara Otaegi
- 25th October. Wellbeing at work
- 23-24th January 023: Cómo planificar, estructurar, diseñar y exponer presentaciones científicas
- NEW date: 9th March 2023: Welcome for new PhD Researchers, (II)Susana de Lucas, Inés Antón, Kateryna Matveyeva, Sara Otaegi
- 28th March 2023: How to write a scientific article. Álvaro San Millán
- 24th April 2023: Good practices in animal research. Belén Pintado
- 5th June 2023: VIII PhD Researchers Scientific Workshop
Scheduled training activities for 2021-2022:
- 18-19 October 2021: Cómo planificar, estructurar, diseñar y exponer presentaciones científicas
- 17 November 2021: How to write a Scientific paper, Miguel Vicente
- 1 February 2022: Welcome for new PhD Students, Susana de Lucas, Vicente Rubio, Santiago Michavila
- 11 March 2022: Workshop: Ethics and Integrity in Research, Lluís Montoliu
- 23 May 2022: VII PhD Students Scientific Workshop
Scheduled training activities for 2020-2021:
- 18 November 2020: How to write a Scientific paper
- 5 May 2021: Workshop: Ethics and Integrity in Research
- 29 June 2021:Welcome for new PhD Students and VI PhD Scientific Workshop
- (TBC) September 2021: Workshop "Cómo planificar, estructurar, diseñar y exponer presentaciones científicas"
Scheduled training activities for 2019:
- 7 May 2019: New PhD Welcome Event
- 28 May 2019: How to write a Scientific paper
- 17 June 2019:V PhD Scientific Workshop
- 23-24 September 2019: Workshop "Cómo planificar, estructurar, diseñar y exponer presentaciones científicas"
- NEW DATE! 10 December 22 October 2019: Workshop: Ethics and Integrity in Research
Scheduled training activities for 2018:
- 23-26 April 2018: Workshop "Cómo planificar, estructurar, diseñar y exponer presentaciones científicas"
- 10 May 2018: New PhD Welcome Event
- 11 June 2018: IV Predoctoral Scientific Workshop
- 9 July 2018: Workshop: Ethics and Integrity in Research
Scheduled training activities for 2017:
- 25 May 2017: New PhD Welcome Event
- 9 June 2017: III Predoctoral Scientific Workshop
- 26 and 28 September 2017: Workshop: Writing a Scientific Paper
- 23 &26 April 2018: Workshop: Public Presentation Skills
Scheduled training activities for 2016:
- 3 May 2016: New PhD Welcome Event
- 27 June 2016: II Predoctoral Scientific Workshop
- 6 October 2016: Workshop: Career Orientation in Science
- November 2016: Workshop: Writing a Scientific Paper
Training Activities 2015
- 19 June: I Predoctoral Scientific Workshop
- 23 October 2015: Communication Skills Tranin