Faculty of MolNeuro
Our Research Program focuses on studying the molecular and cellular bases of the healthy and pathological nervous system. This includes understanding how nerve cells establish connections with each other in a specific way and over great distances, how the differentiation into diverse cell types of the nervous system is controlled, and how receptor and signal molecules recognize and integrate information during the development of the nervous system. The search for responsible mechanisms has been expanded by a proteomic approach, enabling the study of molecular interactions in the case of neurodegenerative diseases and the development of new treatment approaches. A further approach is to clarify the role of adult stem cells in plastic alterations in the brain, which also offers clinical perspectives.
Development of the Nervous System
Physiology of the Nervous System
Cell Biology of the Nervous System
Neuroproteomics
Former PIs of the MolNeuro Program
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Kuhl Molecular and Cellular Cognition
Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Robert Nitsch Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie
Prof. Dr. Frauke Zipp Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie