MDC Alumni Day & Graduation Ceremony 2026

Join the MDC Alumni Day & Graduation Ceremony 2026 – A day of celebration, reunion, and graduation.

Join us for a special day at the Max Delbrück Center where we celebrate our community, reconnect with alumni, and honor our newest doctoral graduates.

Rediscover the nostalgia and camaraderie of the Max Delbrück Center during the alumni gathering, and celebrate the achievements of our latest doctoral graduates!

The event will take place in two sessions.

Registration options:

Register here for the Alumni Day event.

Register here for the Graduation Ceremony event.

Alumni day

10:00 - 10:30 Registration & Welcome

10:30 – 12:00 Workshop on personal branding – speaker Lirone Glikman

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 14:30 Workshop on personal branding – speaker Lirone Glikman

14:30 – 15:30 Career pathways talks by MDC alumni:

Evelyn Ramberger, Senior strategic project manager, at Aignostics

Nana-Bit Avragim, Senior manager - Life Sciences & Healthcare at corporate IT innovation, at Deutsche Post & DHL

Elisa Toscano, Field application scientist, at MaxWell Biosystems

Petya Jordan, Science manager, at PostDoc center Adlershof (Humboldt University)

15:30 – 16:00 Break

Graduation Ceremony

16:00 – 18:00 MDC PhD graduation ceremony

18:00 – 22:00 A&G After Hour