Neurocure

The Berlin-based Excellence Cluster "Neurocure" is an interdisciplinary consortium uniting neuroscientists, basic researchers, and clinicians, independent of their institutional affiliations. It aims to translate scientific knowledge from basic research into clinical application. Neurocure is part of the Excellence Strategy, funded by the German federal and state governments.

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Hanna Hörnberg
Science

The behavior analyzer

Behavior can be observed in the brain. Swedish neuroscientist Hanna Hörnberg looks for the molecular and cellular changes that occur in the nerve cells of people with depression or neurodevelopmental conditions – and hopes to create new basic knowledge that can help diagnosis and guide support needs.
Ultracryomicrotome
Press Release No. 58 Berlin

Genome folding in the mouse brain

A team led by MDC researcher Ana Pombo has deciphered the 3D structure of the genome in three cell types of the mouse brain. They not only discovered specific folding patterns but also found that very long genes almost completely lose their compact folded structure when most at work, as they report in “Nature”.
Neuron mit Myelinscheide
Press Release No. 28 Berlin

Low levels of a simple sugar – a new biomarker for severe MS?

Researchers from the ECRC in Berlin, together with scientists from the United States and Canada, have discovered a sugar molecule whose levels are reduced in the blood of patients with particularly severe multiple sclerosis. Their discovery could pave the way for a new therapeutic approach, the team reports in medical journal JAMA Neurology.
Thomas Willnow Portraitbild
Science

📺 “Danger to the Brain” – a Urania lecture on Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience is one of Berlin’s strongest fields of research. The Berlin Brains lecture series at Urania shows the breadth and depth of this research expertise in the capital city – this year under the theme “Junior Meets Senior.” The MDC’s Thomas Willnow and Anna Löwa are kicking off the series.
Hanna Hörnberg
Science

📺 Molecular mechanisms of social behavior

As new junior group leader at the MDC, Hanna Hörnberg plans to analyze the biological mechanisms in the brain that control the social and emotional behaviors that are often affected in neuropsychiatric conditions. Her goal is to identify biomarkers for diagnostics and personalized medicine.
Nerve Bundle
Science

Possible therapy for repairing myelin in multiple sclerosis?

A simple sugar found in human breast milk and sold as an over-the-counter dietary supplement, promotes myelin repair in mouse models. It correlates with myelination levels in multiple sclerosis patients according to a new study published in JBC by scientists from University of California, Irvine and ECRC.
A neuronal network of two nerve cells in the petri dish
Science

The networker

The neuroscientist Dr. James Poulet has been appointed to the W3 professorship for Systems Neuroscience at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in cooperation with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC). Professor Poulet took up the post on April 1, 2020.
AI StartUp
Institute & Campus

Nocturne is "Berlin's AI Start-up of the Year 2019"

Using artificial intelligence to evaluate images of the retina – The jury of the "Deep Berlin Conference" was convinced by the concept of the "Nocturne" spin-off that uses the eye as a window to the human brain.
Karl Max Einhäupl
Press Release No. 40 Berlin

MDC bids farewell to Charité’s head Karl Max Einhäupl and welcomes his successor Heyo Kroemer, lauding fair collaboration

As Karl Max Einhäupl steps down as Chairman of the Charité’s Executive Board, Thomas Sommer, interim Scientific Director of the MDC, honors Einhäupl’s achievements and applauds him for the excellent and equitable collaboration. Sommer wishes the Charité’s new head, Heyo Kroemer, the very best and much success in his new position.
Berlin Skyline
Press Release No. 37 Berlin

Thomas Sommer (MDC) congratulates Berlin University Alliance on winning the Excellence Competition

The Berlin University Alliance has won the Excellence Competition. Thomas Sommer, Scientific Director (interim) of the MDC) congratulated the alliance, which includes three Berlin universities and Charité University Hospital.