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GSCN Münster 2022

Awards & Grants, ISF,

GSCN 2022 Publication of the Year Award

The researchers Adam C. O’Neill, Fatma Uzbas, Giulia Antognolli and Florencia Merino as well as Magdalena Götz at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) receive the “GSCN 2022 Publication of the Year Award” for their joint…

Image of specific RNAs (magenta) at the centrosome (green) in mouse cortex cells. The cell nucleus is labeled in blue.

Stem Cells, ISF,

Diversity of Centrosomes Delivers New Clues for Neurological Diseases

Internationally renowned neurobiologist Magdalena Götz is pursuing important leads in her quest to elucidate the causes of neurological diseases. Together with her team at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, she has gained…

Reprogrammed neurons upon Ascl1 expression and neuron-enriched mitochondrial proteins.

New Research Findings, IDG, ISF,

Researchers Improve Neuronal Reprogramming by Manipulating Mitochondria

The replacement of lost neurons is a holy grail for neuroscience. A new promising approach is the conversion of glial cells into new neurons. Improving the efficiency of this conversion or reprogramming after brain injury is an important step towards…

Balancing act for biomedical scientists

Featured Publication, IDC, ISF, Computational Health, ITG, Pioneer Campus,

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and major diseases at the same time: A balancing act for biomedical scientists

Researchers, politicians and funding bodies find themselves in front of a unique situation and enormous challenge: The mounting pressure to accelerate and intensify efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic while handling the growing threat from all…

Rendering of a Neuron on blue background and yellow light flashes

Awards & Grants, Stem Cells, ISF, MCD,

Spotlight for ERC Advanced Grant awardees Magdalena Götz and Marcus Conrad

Wanted: Established, leading principal investigator with a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years. Found: At Helmholtz Zentrum München. Magdalena Götz and Marcus Conrad both receive an ERC Advanced Grant for their…

Neuronal progenitor cells travel from the subependymal zone to the olfactory bulb.

New Research Findings, Stem Cells, ISF,

Hard Times Are Coming: Brain Tissue Stiffness Is Crucial for Neurogenesis

In mammalian adult brains, neural stem cells are only present in few specific parts, so called niches. Only these niches are capable of generating new neurons. For the first time, researchers defined the proteome of these niches, the entire set of…