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Neuroscience Meeting with Nobel Laureate

Around 200 experts at “BonnBrain”.

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Brain Diseases: Certain Neurons Are Especially Susceptible to ALS and FTD

Molecular fingerprinting identifies five particularly affected cell types in the motor cortex.

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Blood Marker for Alzheimer’s May also Be Useful in Heart and Kidney Diseases

Study in “Nature Medicine”.

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New Assay Helps to Identify Elevated Dementia Risk

The approach relies on the detection of pathological alpha-synuclein proteins.

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Blood Marker from Dementia Research Could Help Track Aging Across the Animal World

Levels of the protein NfL were examined in mammals, birds, and reptiles.

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More than €800,000 Awarded for Research Projects

"Alzheimer Forschung Initiative" funds DZNE projects

Hirnliga-Forschungspreis 2025 for Patrick Öckl

Award for research that makes early Alzheimer’s-related changes detectable in the blood.

DZNE participating in European Research Initiative on Alzheimer’s

ACCESS-AD aims to advance the use of innovative methods in clinical practice.

DZNE Foundation Honors Dr. Carolin Meyer with Best Paper Award 2025

Award for outstanding research at DZNE’s Munich site enabled by local funding.

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Brain Research: “Pulse Generators” Grow and Shrink as Memories Are Formed

Scientists track microscopic brain changes.

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Triple Recognition and Funding for Prof. Martin Reuter

Research Using Brain MRI Data.

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Fellowship in Brazil

DZNE researcher appointed to renowned job across the Atlantic.

Massachusetts General Hospital Honors Bonn Neuroscientist

US$ 40,000 awarded to DZNE researcher Frank Bradke.

Funding for Munich ALS Researcher

100,000 Swiss francs for research on immune mechanisms.

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Inhibitory Brain Cells Help Maintain Emotional Balance

New insights into processes in the brain’s “emotional hub”.

Highly Cited: DZNE Scientists Among the World’s Most Impactful Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 2025.

Ahmad Aziz Appointed to Joint Professorship at DZNE and University of Bonn

The appointment was made under the “Jülich Model".

TV Documentary on Dementia

Featuring DZNE experts.

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ALS: Biomarker Couple Improves Accuracy of Diagnosis

Combining two blood parameters enables better differentiation from other neurological diseases and may help distinguish between ALS subtypes.

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Breuer-Stiftung honors four young DZNE researchers with "Best Paper Award"

For the fifth time, the special award for outstanding publications by early-career researchers of the DZNE in the field of dementia research has been presented.

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Research on the Cytoskeleton

Interview with PhD Student Cedric Böger about his Award-Winning ALS Research.

Dr. Anna Aschenbrenner.

Award for Anna Aschenbrenner

Effect of dexamethasone in COVID-19 decoded.

DZNE scientists are joining colleagues in Spain to unravel mechanisms of Alzheimer’s.

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DZNE Joins the Human Immunome Project

An international initiative to decipher the immune system.

From Postdoc at DZNE to Junior Professor

Interview with Scientist Dr. Dr. Jose Bernal on his Appointment at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.

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First Amyloid Antibody Infusion at the Memory Clinic in Magdeburg

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DZNE Will Perform Scientific Monitoring of Use of „Leqembi“

Study within the framework of DZNE’s research network

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500,000 US Dollars in Funding for Tau Research in Munich

Mikael Simons Awarded Grant from the “Tauopathy Challenge Workshop 2025” Funding Program.

From Greifswald to Harvard

Interview with DZNE scientist Dr. Iris Blotenberg about her DFG-funded research in the USA.

Frank Jessen is a New Member of the World Dementia Council

The DZNE scientist investigates the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

Alamar Biosciences and DZNE partner for Landmark Proteomic Profiling study in the Rhineland Study Cohort

NULISAseq™ CNS Disease Panel 120 and Inflammation Panel 250 to Power Biomarker Discovery in 23,000 Longitudinal Samples.

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European Medicines Agency recommends approval of Alzheimer's drug Donanemab

Second recommendation for approval of an antibody against Alzheimer's disease in the EU.

Award for research on childhood hereditary autism: Tobias Böckers honored for findings on Phelan-McDermid Syndrome

Ulm neuroscientist received the 2025 “Lab of the Year” award from the CureSHANK organization.

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Novel AI Method Sheds Light on how Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer’s Selects its Targets

Study in Nature Communications provides insights into the recognition logic of a pair of molecular scissors.

New DZNE study: Social support reduces depressive symptoms in people with dementia

This is shown by recent examination of data from the long-term study “DelpHi-MV.”

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Caffeine could help protect newborns’ brains: Dr. Maria Eugenia Bernis (AG Sabir) wins GNPI Science Prize 2025

Findings pave the way for future therapies.

Frank Bradke is a New Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

DZNE neurobiologist investigates development and regeneration of neurons.

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2.5 Million Euros for Research into the Neurological Diseases ALS and FTD

Munich researcher Dieter Edbauer awarded prestigious “ERC Advanced Grant”.

Christian Haass receives honorary doctorate from the University of Eastern Finland for his Alzheimer’s research.

The ceremonial event took place in Kuopio.

And the winner is... more attention for dementia!

DZNE wins German prize for online communication.

DZNE Participates in Three “Clusters of Excellence”

Funding for cutting-edge research in Berlin, Bonn and Munich.

Prof. Frank Bradke is a new member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy for Sciences, Humanities and the Arts

DZNE biochemist and neurobiologist investigates the development and regeneration of nerve cells.

Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease

New insights into “spastic paraplegia type 15”.

Inflammatory Driver

Study reveals the role of the messenger IL-12 in Alzheimer’s disease and suggests a potential approach for treatment.

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African superfood?

An international research team, involving DZNE scientists, reveals the benefits of a traditional diet.

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Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation announces publication prize 2025 on the subject of dementia

Early career researchers of DZNE can receive special awards for the 5th time.

French Foundation Honors Christian Haass

“Grand Prix Européen 2024” for Alzheimer’s researcher at DZNE.

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Brain Research Meets Classical Music

“Music & Brain” at Bonn’s Bundeskunsthalle.

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Memory test via mobile phone

Digital tools for early detection of dementia.

New Approaches Against Dementia

„Alzheimer Forschung Initiative“ funds DZNE projects in Bonn and Munich.

DZNE Foundation honors two young researchers with Best Paper Award 2024

Award made possible by local funding.

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Biomarker for ALS: DZNE participates in international project

Ulm researchers aim to facilitate the diagnosis of the devastating nervous disease.

DZNE Swarm Learning Hub

A novel resource on the use of big data: for science and beyond.

The beginning of a new era

Interview of the Helmhotz Association with Prof. Gabor Petzold on Lecanemab.

Several DZNE Scientists Among the World’s Most Impactful Researchers.

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European Medicines Agency recommends approval of novel Alzheimer's drug

Susanne Wegmann, PhD, is one of the “100 Minds of Science” in Berlin

The science editors of the Berlin “Tagesspiegel” have made their choice.

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Five young DZNE researchers honored with “Best Paper Award”

For the fourth time, the Breuer Foundation will award a special prize for outstanding publications by DZNE junior researchers on the topic of dementia.

Future Medicine

“Helmholtz Health Summit” convenes cutting-edge research in Berlin.

French Foundation Honors Alzheimer‘s Researcher Christian Haass

Grand Prix Européen 2024.

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Around 1.5 Million Euros for Researching the Effects of “Forever Chemicals” on the Immune System

ERC awards a “Starting Grant” to Bonn researcher.

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Secretary of State Pirscher visits DZNE

Among other things, she visited the clinical study unit and the PRECISE laboratories.

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Swarm Learning presented at HPE Discover 2024

HPE President & CEO Antonio Neri talks about joint concept by HPE and DZNE.

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"The decision is incomprehensible": Statements of DZNE experts on the refusal of "Lecanemab" by European Medicines Agency

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European Medicines Agency recommends refusal of marketing authorization of novel Alzheimer’s drug

Reason: benefits of „Lecanemab” do not outweigh the risks.

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Grants for Bonn Researchers

Two early-career scientists in Bonn have been awarded grants by the VolkswagenStiftung and the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND).

Topping-out ceremony for new home in Greifswald

Shared use with other research institutes.

Long-term results of Dementia Care Management

Video interview with DZNE scientist Bernhard Michalowsky.

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New Insights into the Risk of Heart Attack in Stroke Patients

Study sheds light on the interaction of brain and heart.

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New Approach against FTD Tested in Lab Study

Publication in “Science Translational Medicine”.

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Joachim Schultze talks in the podcast "KI-Update" by heise online

The Bonn-based researcher discusses the use of swarm learning in medical research - and beyond.

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DZNE scientists receive funding from the US

Alzheimer‘s Association supports research projects related to aging and dementia.

Helmholtz Doctoral Prize 2023 for research on childhood dementia

Lina Dinkel from the DZNE Munich was honored for her work on the rare Niemann-Pick disease type C.

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DZNE Researcher Honoured with the ”Oscar of Science”

Breakthrough Prize: Gala in Los Angeles brings together stars from science and showbiz.

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Long-term memory and lack of mental images

Bonn researchers find connection between autobiographical memory and aphantasy.

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Dr. Iris Blotenberg receives funding

The "Alzheimer Forschung Initiative" supports Greifswald researcher.

Three young researchers receive Alzheimer Doctoral Scholarships

The grant is awarded by the Frankfurt "Hans und Ilse Breuer-Stiftung".

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Alzheimer’s: no risk for infection in everyday contact with patients, despite evidence of transmissibility under extremely rare conditions

Study in „Nature Medicine“.

Best Paper Award 2023 by DZNE Foundation for two Munich neuroscientists

Award made possible by local funding.

Research into ALS with Royal Support

Queen Sofia Foundation funds project with DZNE participation

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A sharper look into the head

An upgrade of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology allows ten times more precise insights into the brain than before. Researchers involving DZNE report on this in the journal “Nature Methods”. …

St. Nicholas: a super-ager

An interview with neuroscientist Anne Maass.

Prof. Lena Burbulla receives Parkinson's Prize of the Dingebauer Foundation 2023

The Dingebauer Prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.

Highly Cited: Several DZNE Scientists Among the World’s Most Influential Researchers

Clarivate publishes latest list for 2023.

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Gaining Knowledge in Virtual Spaces

DZNE participates in research consortium in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Breuer-Stiftung honors young DZNE researchers with "Best Paper Award"

The announcement and awarding of this year's prize winners took place on October 9 in Frankfurt.

Solidarity with Israel

It is with great dismay and concern that we at DZNE are following the news from the Middle East these days. In the strongest possible terms, we condemn the terrorist attacks against Israel and stand firmly by the side of our…

Postdoc Dr. Iris Blotenberg (Greifswald) talks about research on Alzheimer's in TV interview on "Tagesschau24"

The interview is available in the Tagesschau media library.

DZNE researchers publish memory aid handbook

Improving memory and coping with everyday life in old age.

Fats influence the speed of aging

Results from the "Rhineland Study".

“The goal must be to prevent the onset of dementia symptoms”

Interview with Prof. Mathias Jucker on the perspectives of anti-amyloid therapy.

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Prof. Gerd Kempermann received member certificate of the Leopoldina

The award honours his services to the neurosciences. Gerd Kempermann's research focuses on adult neurogenesis.

Prof. Klaus Fließbach speaks about prevention and therapies for dementia in the "Zeitfragen Feature" podcast

Available now in the Deutschlandfunk Kultur audio library.

When the intestines make you forgetful

The discovery that people with Alzheimer's disease have an altered microbiome could influence the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

"In old age, bilingualism has a positive effect on the structure of the brain and cognitive ability"

An interview with Prof. Michael Wagner on the benefits of bilingualism.

Neuron-D on the longlist for Nature’s “Spinoff Prize”

DZNE spin-off offers an innovative screening system for testing drugs against brain diseases .

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Why are super-agers so fit?

"Zeit" visited researcher Anne Maass in Magdeburg and asked her about it.

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Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation awards Alzheimer's doctoral fellowship 2023 to DZNE

Adrían Martí Pastor from the DZNE Munich in the RG of Prof. Misgeld was selected.

DZNE Ulm participates in two collaborative research centers with projects on Parkinson's

Neuroscientist Prof. Karin Danzer has received about 460,000 euros as a member of two collaborative research centers funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The funding will mainly finance two doctoral positions in…

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„Donanemab“: Novel Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease

Results from clinical study on "Donanemab"

Portrait on WDR Lokalzeit: DZNE researcher Prof. Monique M.B. Breteler

WDR has dedicated a portrait to the Head of the Rhineland Study and Director of Population Health Sciences at the DZNE - with professional and personal insights into her life.

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Tau proteins: New approach against Alzheimer’s in clinical trial

A novel drug to combat Alzheimer’s disease has shown good safety in a study involving more than 30 patients.

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Prof. Stefan Teipel talks about Alzheimer's and Lecanemab in health magazine "Apotheken Umschau"

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New indicator for amyloid deposits discovered

An elevated level of the protein beta-synuclein in the blood indicates the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain. This finding from a DZNE study could simplify the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and make treatment outcomes…

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Survey Underscores Interest in Exchange between Health Care Research and Practice

A survey among professionals from health care research and dementia care underlines the strong need for mutual knowledge transfer for better care of people with dementia.

DZNE Lecture Award awarded to Prof. Stuart A. Lipton

With this award, the DZNE honours scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Clinical Trials Units successfully certified

Following the Clinical Research Platform (CRP), the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) at the Center for Clinical Research in Bonn has now also been successfully certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 as part of a joint…

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Member of State Parliament Guido Déus (CDU) takes part in second phase examinations of the Rhineland Study

The politician visited the DZNE's study center in Beuel and had his retina scanned there, among other examinations.

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Helping where it's needed: The Dementia Care Managers

The DZNE trains specialists to help care for people with dementia. Thanks to their experience and strong networks, the quality of life can be significantly improved - for patients as well as for their relatives. …

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Findings in the physical neurological examination as an indicator of Alzheimer's disease progression

Patients with cognitive disorders such as memory loss often also show conspicuities in the clinical neurological examination. This correlation can be used to predict the development of the disease, as researchers from the DZNE in…

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PriSyn project makes medical data securely usable

The new project develops an innovative method that enables the use of significantly more medical data than before - and at the same time guarantees data protection and the privacy of the study participants. …

Christian Haass awarded Hector Wissenschaftspreis 2022

The foundation honors the pioneering research of the Munich biochemist into the molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's dementia.

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From passion for tinkering to world-class science

Tau researcher Susanne Wegmann to receive the Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early-Career Scientists. A portrait.

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Best Paper Award 2022 by DZNE Foundation for Garyfallia Gouna

Last year, for the first time, the DZNE Foundation announced a prize for the best single scientific publication from the DZNE Munich.

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Targeting post-COVID and ME/CFS with single-cell transcriptome analyses

The study is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research with 10 million euros and brings together the expertise of various specialized study partners.

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Alzheimer‘s: Therapy must begin as early as possible

Protein plaques in the brain are the cause of Alzheimer's disease and the starting point for possible therapies.

The renaissance of antibodies

Researchers are divided on the use of antibodies in the treatment of Alzheimer's patients: Critics already considered the approaches a failure - but now, thanks to new findings, they are once again in the spotlight. …

Highly Cited: Several DZNE Scientists Among the World’s Most Influential Researchers

Only "papers" belonging to the top percent of most cited publications were considered.

Laboratory study: Researchers develop basis for new therapies of early childhood epilepsies

The findings are published in the journal eLife.

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Breuer-Stiftung awards Best Paper Prize to young DZNE researchers

The announcement and awarding of this year's prize winners took place at the end of October during the renowned Eibsee Meeting 2022.

New method for cell investigation

In a research project that is now starting, researchers can selectively age human brain tissue in the Petri dish.

Monique M.B. Breteler ranked among the top female scientists in the world

Research.com has released the 2022 edition of its ranking of the world's top 1,000 women scientists.

Prof. René Thyrian is new board member of Alzheimer Europe

The election took place during the 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference in Bucharest.

Eisai drug means breakthrough in therapy against early Alzheimer's disease

Interview with Prof. Frank Jessen.

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Why are super-agers fitter than average?

Interview with Dr. Anne Maass about her research.

Guidebook for single-cell genomics published

RG led by Prof. Joachim Schultze publishes groundbreaking guidance in "Nature Immunology".

Nature Conference in Bonn on Artificial Intelligence: Review and impressions

Review and impressions.

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Prof. Gerd Kempermann is a new member of the Leopoldina

Kempermann was inducted into the Academy based on his contributions to neuroscience.

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Prof. Monique Breteler and Prof. Tobias Böckers received membership certificates of the Leopoldina

The scientists were appointed by the Leopoldina to the so-called Class III (medicine).

"Synergie-Magazin": The enemy in your own body

The immune system is supposed to protect against diseases. Sometimes, however, it becomes an aggressor itself: misdirected antibodies then attack the brain and destroy it.

Alzheimer doctoral scholarships by Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation

Apply now - exclusively at the DZNE.

IF Design Award 2022

DZG Magazine SYNERGIE Wins Award.

ALS Information Day in Bonn

Information, motivation and donations: Donation Checks of 80,000 Euros From “Alle Lieben Schmidt”.

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Susanne Wegmann optimizes scientific publishing as an "EMBO Journal Catalyst"

Susanne Wegmann, a scientist at DZNE Berlin, was elected as a member of the "Catalysts Program" and is now working on ideas and strategies to improve the publication system of the "EMBO Journal". The results will also serve as a…

Study Reveals Numerous Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s

Researchers find 42 more regions in the genome linked to the disease.

DZNE involved in two new research networks

More than three million euros in funding from the state of NRW

DZG statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

DZNE scientist Patrick Weydt is a guest in the current "ALS Podcast" of the Charité

He talks with host Thomas Meyer, head of the ALS outpatient clinic at Charité, about parallels between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington's disease (in German).

Young DZNE researchers receive Alzheimer Doctoral Scholarships

Funding is provided for doctoral projects that are carried out at one of the ten DZNE sites and that are dedicated to researching, alleviating and curing Alzheimer's disease or similar diseases of old age. …

Long-term Benzodiazepine Use Attacks Synapses

Lab studies show that benzodiazepines lead to the loss of neural connections in the brain

Pathological deposits of the protein TDP-43 (green) in the nuclei of neurons (blue).

Frontotemporal dementia: Prof. Manuela Neumann receives Alzheimer Research Initiative funding

A new project is investigating how changes in the protein TDP-43 contribute to the development of the disease.

Prof. Joachim Schultze as a guest on "Campus Talks" on ARD-alpha

Swarm learning with artificial intelligence and European canon of values.

The Brain in Art & Science

Bundeskunsthalle shows exhibition in cooperation with DZNE

EMA: No Recommendation for Marketing Authorization for Alzheimer's drug "Aducanumab”

EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issues opinion.

Paper Prize 2022 of the Hans und Ilse Breuer Foundation

For the second time, the Foundation is awarding a special prize to excellent young researchers for outstanding publications in the research field of dementia.

Several DZNE Scientists Among the World’s Most Influential Researchers.

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Neurons Able to “Talk” Cannot Regenerate

Adult neurons of the central nervous system do not regenerate if they are damaged. In “Neuron”, DZNE researchers presents new insights into the underlying mechanisms.

A look behind the scenes: Image film of the Breuer Foundation

The new image film informs about the work of the last 20 years.

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Long-Covid goes on brain and nerves

What does long-covid do to us? That's the question Prof. Michael Heneka asks in his guest article as part of a FAZ publishing special.

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35 Years of Munichs Alzheimer’s Society

On October 27, the Alzheimer Gesellschaft München e.V. (AGM) celebrated its 35th anniversary together with the DZNE, the Cluster of Excellence SyNergy (Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology) and the Institute for Stroke and…

Frank Bradke awarded “Carl Zeiss Lecture”

German Society for Cell Biology honors Bonn researcher.

DZG Magazine: Recognizing patterns

In an interview with DZG Magazine, Prof. Joachim Schultze explains the importance of precision medicine for understanding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

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Podcast editorial tip: "Alzheimer – Entstehung, Erkenntnisse, Forschungsfragen"

In the current episode, Prof. Haass talks about the current state of Alzheimer's research.

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Immune cells in the brain share the work

This cooperation is impaired in mutations that can cause Parkinson's disease.

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Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne dedicates their concert to the Deutsche Demenzhilfe

Musical experience for today's World Alzheimer's Day!

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Telephone campaign with Bonn General-Anzeiger on Alzheimer's

The action takes place at the start of the nationwide "Dementia Week".

Defective Locks Interfere with Brain Development

Faulty pores in the cell membrane hamper cell division during embryonic development.

Computer imaging of white blood cells.

Persistent dysfunction in natural killer cells has been implicated in severe COVID-19 progressions

Bonn scientists and international team publish new study.

"Das Gehirn & der Finger" talk with Dr. Jörg Karenfort

On the occasion of the death of German soccer legend Gerd Müller, the two presenters Magnus Heier and Daniel Finger talk to Jörg Karenfort.

Digital Science Communication Cafe

Our Berlin doctoral student Kiara Freitag is a guest.

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Prof. Hoffmann's film review of "The Father"

With the scientist's eye, he places the cinematic in the reality of dementia patients.

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Prof. Schultze as guest in the MaML Podcast

Prof. Schultze talks about Swarmlearning in the 12th episode of the MaML Podcast

International Conference on Participatory Research

Health innovations are urgently needed to prevent the onset of dementia, delay its progression, and reduce the burden on patients, caregivers, and family members.

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Harmonizing Testing for Dementia in Europe

The DZNE is leading an international effort to standardize testing for cognitive impairment in Europe.

Genetic research goes around the world

The search for a therapy for the hitherto incurable Parkinson's disease is entering the next round - with a study that is broader in scope than any before it. Many of the threads for this are coming together in Tübingen. …

Interactive online conference: Neuro diseases and Covid-19

Neurological diseases could increase significantly as a result of COVID-19. Medical, social and economic challenges require decisive action.

Current issue of SYNERGIE

The new issue of SYNERGIE - the magazine of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) - focuses on the human genome and its significance for diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart attacks and pulmonary hypertension. …

Joint forces to combat common diseases: 3rd Joint DZG Symposium in Dresden

Diabetes, cancer and dementia: as diverse as these diseases may appear, there are often cross-connections that are relevant for the development of therapeutic approaches and examination methods. …

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“Flying” Neurons

A current study on fruit flies provides new insights into the cellular basis of memory. DZNE scientists and US colleagues report on this in the journal “Cell Reports”.

Hyperactivity in the Brain

DZNE in Magdeburg see a possible cause for this phenomenon in an overactivity of the hippocampus - this brain region is generally regarded as the control center of memory. They report on this in the „Journal of Neuroscience“. …

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"Brain security" goes overboard

Dr. Melania Capasso, scientist at the DZNE Bonn, explains in a video how overactive immune cells in the aging brain release inflammatory proteins - and therefore contribute to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as…

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Mechanisms of the Aging Brain

Research by scientists of the DZNE and The Salk Institute show the protein “lamin B1” to be involved in declining neurogenesis.

COVID-19: Release of immature blood cells from bone marrow as a signature of severe disease

Researchers including DZNE scientists have identified cell types in the blood that indicate severe disease progression in COVID-19.

Innovative technologies for people with dementia

The health care, industry and social sectors are urgently struggling with the question of how to support people with dementia and carers effectively as well as how and what kind of technology can help with this, even when a…

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Highly cited: Seven DZNE experts among the world’s most influential researchers

The analysis of Clarivate is based on tens of thousands of publications in scientific journals that appeared between January 2009 and December 2019. Only those “papers” were considered that belong to the top one percent of the…

An adverse relationship between genetics and immune response

Studies by researchers at DZNE Tübingen shine new light on the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease.

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500,000 Euro for DZNE scientist at Göttingen site

Prof. Markus Zweckstetter from the Göttingen site of the DZNE will receive 500,000 Euros from the Volkswagen Stiftung for a research project in which he will investigate the origin of the genetic code. …

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Prof. Monique Breteler is a member of the Leopoldina

The Director of Population Health Research, and head of the Rhineland Study, was recently accepted as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

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Clinical Research Platform successfully recertified

The Clinical Research Platform (CRP) at the Centre for Clinical Research in Bonn supports and coordinates the multi-site studies of the DZNE.

Award for Tübingen Alzheimer‘s researcher

Mathias Jucker is awarded the "International Prize for Translational Neuroscience of the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation" 2020

LifeTime: Envisioning a future cell-based medicine

In the prestigious science journal “Nature”, numerous experts from all over Europe draw a roadmap leading to a medicine that enables us to better understand cellular processes in the human body and thus to treat diseases more…

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DZNE Magdeburg develops digital "red-yellow-green disclosure" for MRI scans

Prof. Emrah Düzel, together with his working group and experts from the University Medical Center Magdeburg, has developed a method to digitally evaluate and improve the image quality of MRI images as part of the "HealthCare…

Alzheimer’s “en miniature”

Mitochondria are the power plants of cells and are involved in Alzheimer's disease. Jun. Prof. Dr. Michela Deleidi and her research team have now investigated this relationship in greater detail: The scientists investigated…

Alzheimer doctoral scholarship at the DZNE

The Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation announces doctoral scholarships for 2021 - exclusively at the DZNE. Funding is available for doctoral projects that are carried out at one of our ten sites. …

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Association donates 5000€ for ALS research

With a generous donation of 5000€ the association "ALS-Alle Lieben Schmidt e. V." supports the research of the DZNE in the field of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) of Patrick Weydt.

Dr. Sabrina Lehner presents the offers of the Career Center to young scientists and managers

Opening event of the DZNE Career Center

The DZNE has start withed a Career Center at the beginning of 2020 in order to better support postdocs and doctoral students in the final phase of their doctoral studies in questions of career planning and development. …

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Dr. Dragomir Milovanovic awarded Whitman Center Early Career Investigator Award

Scientist Dr. Dragomir Milovanovic, Group Leader at the DZNE Berlin, was awarded the 2020 Whitman Center Early Career Investigator Award from Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).

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Three DZNE researchers have received funding from the non-profit Alzheimer Forschung Initiative e.V. (AFI).

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Subjective suspicions

An article in „Lancet Neurology” describes the state of research on “Subjective Cognitive Decline”.

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2nd Dresden DZG Symposium

Fighting common diseases together: Clinically oriented research on diabetes, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases at the 2nd joint DZG symposium in Dresden

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Growing New Neurons: Learning from the Fish

DZNE researchers study the zebrafish in search of new approaches against Alzheimer’s disease. Their latest results are published in PLOS Biology.

Prof. Stefan Vielhaber, stellvertretender Klinikdirektor der Universitätsklinik für Neurologie Magdeburg mit Prof. Stefanie Schreiber bei der Preisverleihung. Quelle: Melitta Dybiona /UMMD

Prof. Stefanie Schreiber awarded Christa-Lorenz-ALS-Forschungspreis

The prize honours Prof. Schreiber's research that contributes to a better understanding of ALS as a systemic disease.

3D brain organoid that is used as a model system to study Parkinson's disease. Source: DZNE

Research on Parkinson’s: more than 30 Million US$ in Funding for International Consortium

An international network on Parkinson’s research that involves scientists from DZNE Tübingen is getting more than 30 million US$ in funding.

[Translate to Englisch:] HPE Discover More München. Quelle: HPE

In Munich, Pierluigi Nicotera, Chairman of the DZNE’s Executive Board, talks about “Memory-Driven Computing” in research on dementia.

Staying healthy into old age: Interview with Prof. Monique M. B. Breteler in the new DZG magazine

Head of Rheinland Studie talks about the insights she already brought to light.

Prof. Jutta Gärtner awarded Hamburger Wissenschaftspreis 2019

With this award, the Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg (Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg) honours Prof. Gärtner's groundbreaking work in the field of rare congenital neurometabolic diseases in children and…

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Highly cited: DZNE experts among the most influential researchers

According to a current survey, five DZNE experts range among the world’s most cited researchers.

Highlights der Physik 2019

Science for the Public

The annual science festival of the BMBF and the German Physical Society – termed „Highlights of Physics“– will be coming to Bonn this year on Sept. 16 – 21th, with the University of Bonn as local organisational partner. Research…

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Breaching the brain’s defense causes epilepsy

Dr. Caghan Kizil, researcher at the DZNE site in Dresden and at the Centre for Regenerative Therapies at the TU Dresden (CRTD), is involved in a scientific study that proves the relevance of glial cells for epileptic seizures and…

[Translate to Englisch:] MRT-Aufnahme

Editorial tip: Tell me: Do I get Alzheimer's? (in German)

Journalist Julia Köppe is sure: She doesn't want to know in advance whether she has an Alzheimer's risk. But why are there people who are interested in Alzheimer's although they know that the disease cannot yet be cured? In…

Prof. Alexander Drzezga receives the award

Prof. Alexander Drzezga awarded Kuhl-Lassen Award 2019

The prize honours Prof. Drzezgas' research in the field of molecular and multimodal imaging in neurodegeneration. The Kuhl-Lassen Award is the highest award of SNMMI's Brain Imaging Council.

Prof. Thomas Gasser is a member of the Leopoldina academy

Thomas Gasser, head of clinical research at the DZNE in Tübingen and former site speaker, was recently accepted as a new academician of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina together with other scientists, of the so-called…

Report from the 69th Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau

Jolanda Schwarz, PhD student in the MR Physics group, took part in the Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau and reported on her experience.

[Translate to Englisch:] Symbolbild Alzheimer-Test

Editorial tip: Early warning system for Alzheimer's disease

Very detailed and worth reading article from Spektrum der Wissenschaft on the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. (in German)

Interview with Anne Maass:" We have a huge potential as a neuroimaging site".

Anne Maass is the first junior research group leader at the DZNE site in Magdeburg. In March, she started to build up her working group "Multimodal Neuroimaging" there. We talked to her about her start as a group leader and her…

Editorial tip: Alzheimer - Fight against oblivion (in German)

To no longer recognize beloved people or to lose valuable memories - hardly any other sign of aging is as frightening to people as it is to oblivion. Researchers are trying to elucidate the molecular causes of Alzheimer's and…

Resonator-Podcast: Episode 152 - Spatial orientation

Thomas Wolbers is conducting research at the DZNE in Magdeburg on the cognition of old age and in particular on spatial orientation using VR glasses. Podcaster Holger Klein visited him in Magdeburg and talked about the topic.…

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Interview with Founding Director of the DZNE, Prof. Pierluigi Nicotera: “The greatest gift of my career”

Founding Director of the DZNE, Pierluigi Nicotera, talks about what has been achieved in the 10 years of the Center’s existence, about painful setbacks suffered – and about the questions he most frequently hears during informal…

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AD/PD 2019: Junior Faculty Award for Dr. Michel Grothe

Michel Grothe was awarded for his abstract "In-Vivo Basal Forebrain Atrophy and Cortical Cholinergic Depletion are interrelated and predict cognitive deficits in Parkinson’s Disease". As an awardee, he gave an oral presentation…

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Experts across Europe team up for Parkinson’s research

The consortium, termed PD-MitoQUANT, will study disease mechanisms, in particular the role of mitochondrial dysfunction. We talked to Donato Di Monte, a senior researcher at the DZNE’s Bonn site, about this scientific endeavor. …

[Translate to Englisch:] DZG Cover

Our medicine is called research - The new DZG magazine "SYNERGIE"

Hot off the press: The first issue of the (German only) DZG magazine. To communicate modern medical research vividly and to classify new results - with this goal the German Centres for Health Research (DZG) publish their first…

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Project start in Witten: Improving the sleep of people with dementia

In a joint project, in which the DZNE site in Witten is involved, research is being carried out until March 2021 into how sleep problems in people with dementia can be reduced.

High-ranking visit: Two politicians visited the DZNE in Magdeburg on 7 March in a row.

The first was Holger Stahlknecht, Minister of the Interior of Saxony-Anhalt and since November 2018 Chairman of the CDU Saxony-Anhalt. Dr. Petra Sitte also informed herself about the work of the DZNE Magdeburg on the same day.…

[Translate to Englisch:] Einweihung der Räumlichkeiten

New clinical study rooms officially opened in Tübingen

On Monday, February 11th, 2019, three new "Clinical Study Rooms" were officially opened in the research building of the DZNE in Tübingen. So far, participants of the current nine DZNE studies have been examined exclusively in the…

Interview with Sven Kernebeck about the Zweikörperproblem (two-body problem) Podcast

Since mid-2018 he has been running the Digital Health Podcast Zweikörperproblem together with Markus Gennat and Jan Ehlers. Discussions will focus on how digitisation, technologies and innovations affect the health of the…

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First joint Symposium of the three DZGs located in Dresden

On Tuesday February 12th, 2019, the three German Centers for Health Research (Deutsche Zentren der Gesundheitsforschung, DZGs) located in Dresden held their first joint symposium: The Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden of the…

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Minister Pfeiffer-Poensgen visits the DZNE in Bonn

On 15 February Isabell Pfeiffer-Poensgen, Minister for Culture and Science in NRW, visited the DZNE on the Venusberg together with Annette Storsberg, State Secretary in the Minister for Culture and Science in NRW. …

Hertie Prize for commitment and self-help

On 9 February, the Hertie Foundation awarded Bruno Schmidt and his association "ALS - Alle Lieben Schmidt e.V." the Hertie Prize for commitment and self-help amounting to 7,500 euros. The award ceremony took place as part of an…

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02/05/2019

Help in the fight against enigmatic paralysis

Research grant for Munich DZNE scientist

Dr. Sabina Tahirovic from the DZNE site in Munich received funding from the Alzheimer Forschung Initiative e. V. (AFI), at a ceremony in Wiesbaden on January 18th, 2019. AFI awarded a grant of 120,000 euros. …

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Gold certification for new DZNE building in Bonn: The first laboratory building receives the highest award in Germany

The DZNE building in Bonn is awarded the “Gold certification” of the "Sustainable Building Rating System for Federal Buildings" (BNB). This is the first laboratory building in Germany that is bestowed with the gold award from the…

A survey reveals that several DZNE scientists are among the most frequently cited researchers in their respective fields.

Helmholtz Horizons: The Digital (R)Evolution in Science

The Helmholtz Horizons Symposium, hosted by the President of the Association, highlights scientific breakthroughs of Helmholtz Association’s established researchers.

DZNE Witten’s 9th annual conference: Dementia – Change in Care and Research

The theme of this year's event was: "Beziehungsweise(n)… Demenz – Pflege und Forschung im Wandel". The focus was on the design of relationships with and by people with dementia.

DZNE researchers presented their work at AAIC

At this year's Alzheimer's Association Internal Conference (AAIC), scientists from the DZNE sites presented information on their current results and latest findings by giving lectures at various symposia or by presenting several…

Charity campaign for the DZNE

A great performance! In the context of the Linnicher Spendenlauf on 22 September, the great donation amount of over 44,000 euros was run. In four hours a total of 22,278 laps were made on the sports field for the good cause. …

DZNE is part of four Excellence Clusters

In the fourth round of the Excellence Initiative, our university cooperation partners successfully performed. These clusters of excellence, with the participation of the DZNE, received a new funding commitment. This opens up…

DZNE Award Lecture: Nicolas Bazan

Today Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., was honoured at the DZNE in Bonn in the context of the "DZNE Award Lecture". The DZNE thus honours scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the field of neurodegnerative diseases. …

Interview: Gut fürs Herz ist auch gut für den Kopf

„Gut fürs Herz ist auch gut für den Kopf“ - Interview mit DZNE-Forscher Emrah Düzel zur Wirkung von Sport auf das Gehirn

Minister Karl Josef Laumann visits DZNE Bonn

Karl Josef Laumann (CDU), Minister for Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, today took a close look at the research of the DZNE at our site on the Venusberg in Bonn. …

Young DZNE scientists at the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting

No less than five young scientists from three DZNE sites were selected for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting that was held June 24-29, 2018. One of these five young talents is Alexandra Michurina, PhD student (RG Fischer). She…

Neuroscience Campus Get Together at Tübingen

As a joined event of the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HiH), the Centre for Integrative Neurosciences (CiN), and the DZNE in Tübingen, the "Neuroscience Campus Get Together" was taking place on 19th of July, 2018.…

Dr. Jakob Kreye awarded with PhD prize

Dr. Jakob Kreye, Postdoc at the AG Autoimmune Encephalopathies at the DZNE Berlin, has won the 2018 PhD prize of the Berliner Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Neurologie (BGPN).

Insights into the Infancy of Neurons

In two studies, Gaia Tavosanis and fellow researchers at the DZNE have looked on mechanisms governing growth of neurons in fruit flies. The results which have been published in “Current Biology” and “Cell Reports” provide…

Interview: Fighting Dementia with Bits & Bytes

Neue Ansätze für die Vorbeugung und Therapie der Alzheimer-Erkrankung könnten sich aus der Analyse von Gendaten ergeben. Doch deren Auswertung bedarf enormer Rechenpower. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht das DZNE gemeinsam mit…

Let's dance! Magdeburg DZNE researcher Prof. Müller involved in the development of a dance rollator

An agile and reversible walker with which you can even dance - and which still avoids falls: Prof. Notger Müller, group leader at the DZNE, wants to develop this within the next two years.

Federal Minister Karliczek visits the DZNE at CeBit

At Cebit, the Federal Minister of Education and Research talked to Prof. Joachim Schultze, genome researcher at the DZNE, about the joint project with HPE.

Politician Dr. Martin Rosemann visits the DZNE

On Friday, 16th of February 2018, Dr. Martin Rosemann, SPD member of the Bundestag and representative of the constituency Tübingen-Hechingen, visited the DZNE Tübingen to learn about the research activities of the center. …

Bonn Member of Parliament Ulrich Kelber visits the DZNE

Ulrich Kelber visited the DZNE on the Venusberg in Bonn.

Interview with Jon D. Paul

The Paul Foundation generously supports Prof. Donato Di Monte’s laboratory at the DZNE in Bonn. Research carried out by Prof. Di Monte’s group focuses on molecular mechanisms of neuronal pathology in Parkinson’s disease and new…

Ninjas, Netflix, Neuroscience

Lars Dittrich, Postdoc at AG Jackson, had a guest appearance at the Netflix show "Bill Nye saves the world".

Review of the Bonn Science Night

What can you do to stay mentally and physically fit into old age? This and other questions were addressed by the DZNE at Bonner Wissenschaftsnacht (Bonn Science Night) 2018.

Opening new building 2017 Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and NRW Science Minister Svenja Schulze opened the new DZNE building in Bonn