| Graduate course program | All CAS students after being admitted to CAS PhD program first take 2 years of course work and projects. PICB additionally offers students specialized courses for bioninformatics similar to FU bioinformatics curriculum. |
| Admission to IMPRS | Selection by faculty committee at the time of CAS qualifying exam (after 2 years of course work and project work). The top students are admitted to IMPRS. |
| Summer school | Otto Warburg summer school held on varying topics, in alternating years with Berlin |
| Research stay abroad | PICB-IMPRS students can spend a period (typically 3 months) in Berlin or any one of the cooperating German labs. |
| PhD Degree | Degree is conveyed by CAS.Certificate signed by representatives of MPI and PICB. |
| Number of students | Up to 9 per year. Fully funded by CAS. |
| Soft skills courses | PICB will introduce mandatory soft skills courses (including English courses) for IMPRS students |
