Issue 04 - November 2011
Second "Music and Brain" event at the DZNE in Bonn
October 17, 2011.
The second event of the "Music and Brain" series took place on October 17, 2011 at the Forschungszentrum caesar.
Monique Breteler is the new Director of Population Health Science
October 15, 2011.
Professor Monique Breteler is the new Director of Population Health Science at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Bonn.
Second annual meeting of the DZNE Witten
October 5, 2011.
The second annual meeting of the DZNE site Witten with the title "Versorgungsstrategien für Menschen mit Demenz – Einstellungen, Modelle, Umsetzungen" – "Health care strategies for people with dementia – attitudes, models, realization" took place on October 5, 2011.
Laying of the foundation stone for a DZNE building in Munich
September 26, 2011.
The DZNE Munich will receive a new building on the University Campus Großhadern which it will share with the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD).
Thomas Gasser received Zülch-Prize 2011
September 9, 2011.
Professor Dr. Thomas Gasser, speaker of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) site Tübingen and Director at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, has received the K.J. Zülch Prize 2011.
Architectural competition for DZNE building in Bonn
September 8, 2011.
The architectural competition for a new DZNE building in Bonn has been decided and the winners presented at a press conference on September 8, 2011.
The CoEN initiative funds eight research projects
September 8, 2011.
The Centres of Excellence in Neurodegeneration Research (CoEN) initiative, an international funding partnership, announced investment in eight exciting new international research projects.
International workshop on dementia care research in Greifswald
September 5, 2011.
The care for people with dementia is one of the greatest challenges for health systems worldwide. The main burden of care today is often with the families, while they do not receive sufficient support.
DZNE / MPI conference on Ageing and Neurodegeneration
September 3, 2011.
The first conference on Ageing and Neurodegeneration, organized by the DZNE and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing (MPI Age), took place at Schloss Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) from September 1st to September 4th.
Piepenbrock Award to Konrad Beyreuther
September 2, 2011.
The first "Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Prize" for outstanding research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases has been awarded to the renowned Alzheimer researcher Prof. Konrad Beyreuther from the Heidelberg University.