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Magdalena Goetz Hector Wissenschaftspreis

Awards & Grants, Stem Cells, ISF,

Magdalena Götz Receives Hector Science Award

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Götz has been awarded this year's 150,000 euro science prize by the Hector Foundation. The jury is thus recognizing the neurobiologist's outstanding research achievements.

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Featured Publication, ISF,

Unlocking Neuronal Regeneration: Research Reveals New Strategies for Direct Reprogramming

Researchers around Magdalena Götz from Helmholtz Munich have made strides in direct neuronal reprogramming. This innovative approach transforms non-neuronal cells, specifically astrocytes, into functional neurons. Investigating patient-derived cells,…

GFAP (red) Gal3 (white) DAPI (blue) gliosis hemorrhage

New Research Findings, Stem Cells, ISF,

New Source of Stem Cells in Injury-Affected Brains of Patients

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the LMU have discovered that, in the case of brain injuries, specific cells in the brain become active in disease situations, exhibiting properties of neural stem cells. The authors further discovered that a…

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…