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'Genetics of neurological diseases: from mutations to personalized medicine'This year's annual IZN Retreat, comprising an interesting and exciting program, will take place from July 14 (Sunday) to July 15 (Monday), again at Kloster Schöntal. We have tried to further improve the Retreat by changing the submission of the posters and by adding three student short presentations. In addition we want to give the PhD students/Postdocs the chance to chair sessions. More... |
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Human blood cells can be directly reprogrammed into neural stem cells
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the stem cell institute HI-STEM* in Heidelberg have succeeded for the first time in directly reprogramming human blood cells into a previously unknown type of neural stem cell. These induced stem cells are similar to those that occur during the early embryonic development of the central nervous system. They can be modified and multiplied indefinitely in the culture dish and can represent an important basis for the development of regenerative therapies. Together with stem cell researcher Frank Edenhofer from the University of Innsbruck and neuroscientist Hannah Monyer from DKFZ and the Heidelberg University Hospital, Andreas Trumpp (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Director of HI-STEM in Heidelberg) and his team have succeeded in reprogramming different human cells: connective tissue cells of the skin or pancreas as well as peripheral blood cells. "The origin of the cells had no influence on the properties of the stem cells," said Marc Christian Thier, first author of the study. In particular, the possibility of extracting neural stem cells from the blood of patients without invasive intervention is a decisive advantage for future therapeutic approaches. More... |
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Open positions at the IZN
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The Acuna group and Katrin Schrenk-Siemens are seeking 2 highly motivated postdoc candidates to work on the recently funded project 'Human pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons as a tool to study central and peripheral nociceptive mechanisms' using RNAseq, electrophysiology, imaging, and super-resolution microscopy.
Posted 06.2019 -
An der Abteilung Neurobiologie ist zum 1. November 2019 die Stelle einer / eines Fremdsprachensekretärin / Fremdsprachensekretärs unbefristet zu besetzen.
Posted 05.2019 -
The group of Prof. Andreas Draguhn is looking for an outstanding PhD student for a pathophysiological study in cellular neurophysiology to study changes in retinal function following experimental autoimmune optic neuritis, with particular emphasis on alterations in synaptic transmission and glutamate homeostasis. Methods include cellular electrophysiology, microscopy, viral transduction and histological/morphological techniques.
Posted 02.2019
Contact
Managing Director:
Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading
IZN-Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 1.OG
D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| Phone: | +49 - 6221 - 54 16500 |
| Fax: | +49 - 6221 - 54 16524 |
| email: | Bading@nbio.uni-heidelberg.de |
Coordinator:
Dr. Otto Bräunling
IZN-Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 1.OG
D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| Phone: | +49 - 6221 - 54 16502, 56 39007 |
| Fax: | +49 - 6221 - 54 16524 |
| email: | Braeunling@nbio.uni-heidelberg.de |
Administration & Information:
Irmela Meng
IZN-Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 1.OG
D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| Phone: | +49 - 6221 - 54 16501 |
| Fax: | +49 - 6221 - 54 16524 |
| email: | Sekretariat@nbio.uni-heidelberg.de |
