Alumni and Projects

Dr. Arundhati Ray
Cloning, localization and functional expression of neuronal connexins and pannexins in higher vertebrates

Dr. Stefanie Bunse
Molecular and functional analysis of pannexins in the central nervous system

Dr. Aiden Haghikia
Alteration in gap junctional cell-to-cell communication under inflammation and neoplasia

Dr. Kathrin Engelhardt
Molecular and functional characterization of communicating channels

Dr. Gunnar Kattenstroth
Electrophysiological analysis of pre- and postsynaptic function at central synapses

Dr. Kay Jüngling
Electrophysiological characterisation of N-Cadherin deficient ES-cell derived neurons

Dr. Andrea Copi
Functional synaptic integration of stem cell derived neurons

Dr. Nicole Schöbel
Investigations on molecular mechanisms underlying trigeminal nociception and chemoperception

Dr. Pauline Lafenetre
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the synRAS mouse model

Dr. Oliver Leske
The role of intracellular signaling protein Ras in clinical depression and aging processes

Dr. Lyutha Maskri
Characterisation of mice carrying genetic defects associated with Parkinson‘s disease

Dr. Bodo Schönebeck
Analysis of gene expression in mouse models of Parkinson`s disease

Dr. Ben Novak
The role of mitochondria in peripheral pain sensation

Dr. Vera Moliadze
Transcranial magnetic stimulation and visual cortical plasticity

Dr. Arash Haghikia
The role of cGMP for nitric oxide mediated synaptic plasticity in mice visual cortex

Dr. Torben Koehler
Synaptic long-term plasticity in the visual cortex of BDNF „knock-out“ mice in vitro

Sarah Breiter
Lesion induced plasticity in the visual cortex of BDNF(+/-) mice

Feras Taqatqeh
The role of the two isoforms of guanylyl cyclase for LTP in the hippocampus of mice

Dr. Annika Mix
Tactile learning via rat vibrissal system and the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation on synaptic plasticity

Dr. Jonathan Barbour
The Function of Connexins in the Olfactory System

Dr. Markus Rothermel
Mechanisms of trigeminal perception - Characterization of the cellular properties of peripheral and central neurons of the trigeminal system in mice

Dr. Jutta Hoffmann
Analysis of concatemeric AMPA receptors

Dr. Silke Patz
Regulation of neurotrophin expression by neurotrophins in rat visual cortex

Dr. Jochen Grabert
Regulation of expression of voltage-gated potassium channels Kv3.1b and Kv3.2 in developing rat visual cortex

Dr. Survana Wagh
Roles of Survival Promoting Peptide (SPP / Y-P30) in developing rat brain

Dr. Mohammad Hamad
The role of ionotropic glutamate receptors for neuritogenesis of neocortical neurons

Corinna Colovic
The role of network activity on the maturation of rat neocortex

Dr. Wiebke Wendt
The role of mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and inflammation in neuronal cell death during development and disease

Dr. Gesche Born
Characterization of subcortical projections of the visual system in the rat

Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick
Migration of embryonic stem cells in the injured brain depending on the activation state of the GTPase Ras

Dr. Illah Joshi
Analysis of glutamate receptor expression in primary neurons, stem cells and transfected cells

Dr. Carsten Schmidt
Investigation of Xenopus laevis glutamate receptors

Dr. Alice Klausmeyer
Regulation of glial protein-tyrosin phosphatases during development and plasticity of the visual system

Dr. Ursula Theocharidis
Analysis of the Regulation and Function of Tenascin C Isoforms

Dr. Sören Moritz
Searching for Tenascin-C Target Genes in Neural Stem Cells

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