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On October 11, Carolin Gabbert successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Gene-Environment Modifiers in Parkinson’s Disease,” earning the highest distinction of summa cum laude. Her research explored the interplay of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors in determining susceptibility, age of onset, and clinical severity in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Congratulations to Dr. Gabbert on this outstanding […]

Medical student Jack Kenny from Queen Mary University of London recently completed a six-week elective at our Institute of Neurogenetics. During his time in Lübeck, he became involved in ongoing research and immersed himself in the academic and cultural life of our city. Below, Jack shares his reflections in his own words: “I have thoroughly

We are pleased to announce that Alexandra Rudnik, a doctoral researcher in medicine under the supervision of Prof. Katja Lohmann, has been awarded a doctoral scholarship from the university. Her research focuses on identifying new genetic causes of dystonias using exome, genome, and transcriptome sequencing. We congratulate Alexandra on this achievement and look forward to

The Institute of Neurogenetics is pleased to announce that Dr. Joanne Trinh has been awarded the Heisenberg Professorship in Neurogenomics by the German Research Foundation (DFG). After successful negotiations, she will officially take on the professorship starting February 2025. Congratulations to Professor Trinh on this significant achievement!

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Lara Lange has been awarded the Walter Benjamin Program scholarship. The Walter Benjamin scholarship supports academics in the qualification phase following their doctorate, enabling them to independently pursue innovative research projects at a location of their choice.

Foto: Guido Kollmeier / Uni Lübeck PD Dr. med. Max Borsche from the Institute of Neurogenetics and the Department of Neurology has been honored with the Renate-Maaß Research Award for his outstanding scientific contribution: “Specific Characteristics of Hereditary Forms of Parkinson’s Disease.” We extend our sincere congratulations to Dr. Borsche on this well-deserved recognition.

Fotos: Guido Kollmeier / Uni Lübeck Dr. med. Maria Lueg from the Institute of Neurogenetics has been recognized with the Otto-Roth Prize in the Medicine category for her outstanding doctoral thesis: “Cerebellar Ataxia with Neuropathy and Bilateral Vestibular Areflexia Syndrome (CANVAS): Molecular Genetic Characterization of a Novel Repeat Disorder.” We extend our sincere congratulations to

Dr. Max Borsche delivered his Inaugural Lecture entitled “Vom Gen zur Bewegungsstörung – Aktuelle Erkenntnisse und zukünftige Herausforderungen der klinischen Neurogenetik” on February 19, 2024. The lecture addressed recent challenges in neurogenetics using the example of Dr. Borsche’s research on monogenic Parkinson’s disease, including clinical, genetic, diagnostic, and pathophysiological aspects. The lecture concluded with an

On May 28th, Theresa Lüth successfully defended her PhD thesis, earning the distinction of summa cum laude. Supervised by Dr. Joanne Trinh, her work was entitled “Mitochondrial Genetics and Environmental Exposure as Modifiers of Monogenic Parkinson’s Disease”. Congratulations to Dr. Lüth!

We are excited to announce the start of a new seminar series titled “Data Analysis and Bioinformatics” at the Institute of Neurogenetics. This series, led by Dr. Theresa Lüth, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute, is designed to support researchers in the field of genetics with both foundational and advanced topics in data analysis