On May 19-21, our predocs Hann and Ksenia took some time off from the fishies to journey to Prague for the 2019 DIPP PhD retreat. DIPP PhD retreats are always organised by students and have a strict no-PI policy. This year, Ksenia was one of the organisers and she had a blast doing it!
In addition to enjoying refreshing Czech beer and the beautiful city of Prague, the PhD students also discussed science and career choices post-PhD with interdisciplinary guests invited for the retreat. This year, the PhD students welcomed Vikas Trivedi and Gopi Shah (MPI-CBG alumni) from EMBL Barcelona, Stephanie Weber from McGill, and Phillippe Gorry from University of Bordeaux. Our predocs had fruitful discussions with the speakers about career development and are looking forward to the next PhD retreat already!