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Bridging Neurogenetic Connections: The Institute of Neurogenetics’s Collaborative Efforts in the Philippines

In April 2023, the Institute of Neurogenetics facilitated collaborative events in the Philippines to advance neurogenetics research and care of patients with hereditary movement disorders. …

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We say goodbye to our intern Jost Rody!

Jost joined the institute as an intern for five months. He worked in the fly laboratory where he contributed to the characterization of a new …

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Quarterly RU and CRC Planning Meeting

The last Research Unit and CRC Planning Meeting of 2022 took place on December 8th and 9th.The meeting was held digitally in gather.town and was filled …

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Upcoming lecture of Dr. Jean-Marc Good from Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.

We are excited to announce that Dr. Jean-Marc Good – MD, Ph.D., will be giving a guest lecture at our institute on “NGS-based diagnosis and …

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Renowned neurologist Dr. Cholpon Shambetova gives a lecture at the Institute of Neurogenetics on genetic research in Central Asia.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Cholpon Shambetova, a neurologist and movement disorders specialist at University Medical Center, Unimed clinic, will be giving a …

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Alexander Balck receives a grant from the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation to investigate epigenetic modifiers of Parkinson's disease.

Alexander Balck from the Institute of Neurogenetics and Department of Neurology received >340.000€ from the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation (https://www.ekfs.de/) to conduct a longitudinal investigation of …

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Prof. Klein belongs to “Global Highly Cited Researchers 2022”

Each year, Clarivate™ recognizes the world's most influential researchers ─ the chosen few who have been cited most often by their peers over the past …

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Jannik Prasuhn, MD, receives the “Parkinson Fellowship” scholarship of the Thiemann Foundation

Congratulations to Dr. med Jannik Prasuhn, who received the Thiemann Foundation fellowship, the so-called “Parkinson Fellowship” aims in this respect to fill a gap in …

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Upcoming lecture by Prof. A. Nazlı Başak from Koç University – School of Medicine. “The Anatolian Peninsula: A rich and less explored resource for Neurodegenerative Diseases”.

The lecture, which is also part of the GP2 program, will take place on October 18th at 9:15 am in the conference room on the …

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Members of the Institute of Neurogenetics attend the Annual Congress of the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Madrid.

Members of the Institute of Neurogenetics attend the Annual Congress of the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Madrid from September 14 …

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Members of the Institute of Neurogenetics participate in the Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2) Annual In-Person Meeting in Madrid on September 13 and 14, 2022 and present recent progress from the Monogenic Network of GP2.

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The Institute of Neurogenetics is happy to welcome Leonie Blöbaum

Leonie Blöbaum is a Master's student of Molecular Life Science at the University of Lübeck. She obtained her BSc degree from the University of Lübeck, …

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Quarterly RU and CRC Planning Meeting

The quarterly meeting/annual retreat of FOR 2488, in conjunction with a CRC strategic planning meeting, took place at the University of Lübeck from September 8th–10th, …

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Christine Klein receives the certificate for newly elected members of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Gerald Haug (President of the Leopoldina), Christine Klein (Director of the Institute for Neurogenetics at the University of Lübeck), Franziska Hornig (Secretary General of the …

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RU Retreat and CRC planning meeting

The RU Retreat 2022 and the CRC planning meeting took place in Bolzano, Italy (June 24th and 25th) and was hosted by the collaborators of Eurac …

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The Institute of Neurogenetics is happy to welcome Tuğçe Gül from Koç University

Tuğçe Gül, a Suna Kıraç Scholar, is a visiting PhD student that has graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department. Her undergraduate …

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The Integrative Omics team has received >$400,000 USD from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for gene-environment onset modifiers in Parkinson’s Disease

The initial study “Investigation of environmental factors in idiopathic and LRRK2-related Parkinson’s disease” was funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2021 and they are …

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PD Dr. Joanne Trinh, Prof. Christine Klein, and Prof. Markus Glatzel have received >€300,000 from the DFG to study the impact of Covid on Parkinson’s disease

The influence of COVID-19 on PD is largely unknown and elucidating the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on PD has a large potential for understanding the risk …

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A novel somatic modifier has been identified in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism

Joanne Trinh and her group has identified a completely novel repeat interruption that exists in mosaic form within the expanded SINE-VNTR-Alu(AGAGGG)n repeat of TAF1. These …

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Theresa Lüth, PhD candidate, has been invited by Oxford Nanopore Technologies for a platform presentation at the European Society of Human Genetics Congress

Theresa was invited as a young investigator to present how Nanopore long-read sequencing was used to detect repeat motif interruptions in patients with X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism. …

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The Institute of Neurogenetics is happy to welcome Semra Öykü Çolak from Acibadem University, Istanbul

Semra Öykü Çolak from Acibadem University, Istanbul, has joined the Institute of Neurogenetics for a two-month internship starting April 2022. Semra is a fifth-year medical …

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Upcoming Research Unit Meeting 2022

The next planned Research Unit meeting will take place on April 28th and 29th, 2022.We will be meeting digitally in gather.townWe are looking forward to …

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The Institute of Neurogenetics is happy to welcome visiting professor Prof. Dr. M. Leonor Bustamante.

We are delighted to welcome Professor M. Leonor Bustamante who is joining us as a Visiting Professor for this month. M. Leonor Bustamante, MD, PhD …

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The Institute of Neurogenetics opened its doors to the 9th-grad students from the “MINT for girls” program.

On March 2nd, 2022, the Institute of Neurogenetics opened its doors to the 9th-grad students from the “MINT for girls” program at the Geschwister-Prenski-Schule. The …

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Lecture by Prof. Dr. Rifat Hamoudi on his paper: “Enriched transcriptome analysis of laser capture microdissected populations of single cells to investigate intracellular heterogeneity in immunostained FFPE sections”.

Dr. Rifat Hamoudi, Ph.D, C.Eng, C.Sci is a Professor in Molecular, Cellular and Computational Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Sharjah, …

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Listen to our colleague Melissa Vos on the “Scientist Speaks Podcast” speaking about the impact on lipids as a slippery path towards Parkinson’s Disease

This podcast highlights our most recent work published in PNAS that uncovered the role of ceramide accumulation in PINK1-dependent Parkinson’s disease. We found that ceramide …

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Dr. Daniel Alvarez Fischer has completed his habilitation requirements and is officially a Faculty member at the University of Lübeck

On the 21st of December, 2021, Dr. Daniel Alvarez Fischer gave an inaugural lecture (Antrittsvorlesung) entitled: “(Tier-)Modelle neuropsychiatrischer Erkrankungen und praktische Implikationen“.

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FOR 2488 ​Research Unit meeting – December 2nd – 3rd

December 2nd-3rd, 2021 “Reduced penetrance in hereditary movement disorders: Elucidating mechanisms of endogenous disease protection”

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Upcoming meeting and progress report of FOR2488

December 2nd-3rd, 2021 “Reduced penetrance in hereditary movement disorders: Elucidating mechanisms of endogenous disease protection”

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Congratulations to Sophie Imhoff for defended her medical thesis (supervisor: J. Trinh) with the highest distinction, ‘summa cum laude’.

Sophie Imhoff

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Dr. Joanne Trinh has been elected to serve on the Annals of Neurology Editorial Board

Joanne Trinh

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Lecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser on “Genetic risk variants and Parkinson's disease.

During our annual retreat FOR 2488 from September 16th to 18th, Prof. Thomas Gasser from the University of Tübingen honored us with his first keynote …

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FOR 2488’s Annual Retreat

FOR 2488’s Annual Retreat took place from September 16th-18th, 2021 in Lübeck, Germany. During the two-day event, participants gathered to exchange and discuss data and …

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Prof. Christine Klein has been elected as new member of the Leopoldina

Prof. Dr. Christine Klein (Foto: © DGN/Tedeskino)

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Genotype–Phenotype Relations in Primary Familial Brain Calcification: Systematic MDSGene Review

This systematic MDSGene review covers individuals with confirmed genetic forms of primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) available in the literature. Data on 516 individuals, carrying …

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Karin Prien, Minister for Education, Science and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein, visited the campus to learn about new findings about the ELISA study

During a pandemic, housing situation and understanding language can have a major impact on people's health. Refugees living in shared housing are at higher health …

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Institute welcomes new Ph.D. student Shela Algodon

Shela Algodon graduated with a master’s degree from the University of the Philippines. Her previous work involved single nucleotide polymorphisms in the tumor suppressor long …

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Identifying genetic modifiers of age-associated penetrance in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism

X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by a founder retrotransposon insertion, in which a polymorphic hexanucleotide repeat accounts for ~50% of age …

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Interview with Prof. Christine Klein on First one-year longitudinal study of SARS-CoV2 infections

First one-year longitudinal study of SARS-CoV2 infections yields important findings on infection rates and dynamics, underreporting, risk factors, and impact of lockdown and alleviating measures …

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Theresa Lüth has been selected for a platform presentation at the Oxford Nanopore London Calling 2021

The conference highlights the most cutting-edge long-read sequencing studies with Nanopore technologies.” Please see link for more information:https://nanoporetech.com/lc/resource-centre/university-lubeck-germany

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Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds | Upcoming Talk by Prof. Dr. Christine Klein, “Parkinson’s disease genetics: Cause or risk?” on April 27, 2021.

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The Institute welcomes two new colleagues, Natascha Bahr and Leonie Schröder

Leonie Schröder is a graduate of the University of Lübeck with a Bachelor´s degree in computational life sciences. Natscha Bahr is a trained media designer. …

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Upcoming Talk by Dr. Johannes Jernqvist Gaare, “Genetics of COVID-19 susceptibility” on March 16th at 9:15am

Johannes Jernqvist Gaare studied at the University of Bergen (UiB) and graduated in medicine in 2012. From 2014 he has worked as a doctor at …

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Institute welcomes new Ph.D. student Theresa Lüth

In 2020, Theresa Lüth completed her master thesis under the supervision of Dr. Joanne Trinh in the group “Integrative Omics Approaches in Parkinson’s Disease” and …

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Prof. Christine Klein has been re-elected for another three years to serve on the Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Prize Selection Committee of the DFG.

Prof. Dr. Christine Klein (Foto: © DGN/Tedeskino)

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Summary of the 93rd DGN Congress by Christine Klein

https://youtu.be/cf6o-q7YY_cSource:„DGN/DGN-Kongress 2020“

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Institute welcomes new intern Neos Cruz

Neos Cruz is a graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. He is interested in …

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Dr. Joanne Trinh has completed her habilitation requirements and is officially a Faculty member at the University of Lübeck.

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Institute welcomes new intern Joshua Laß

Our institute welcomes Joshua Laß. He is currently a Master’s student in the Molecular Life Sciences program. He is now starting an internship with Dr. …

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Medizindoktorand/in (m/w/d) für Promotionsstipendium im Bereich Medizininformatik gesucht

Für ein sektionsübergreifendes Projekt im Bereich Neurogenetik/Systembiologie wird ein(e) Doktorand/in zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt gesucht. Die Promotion wird von Frau Prof. Katja Lohmann (Sektion Medizin, Institut …

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Alice Schwarzer, guest of honor at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the German Neurological Society (DGN), discusses ‘women and neurology' with Christine Klein, President of the DGN.

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“Doctors take the lead for patients” | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung special edition

“Doctors take the lead for patients” Economization is presenting physicians with challenges and conflicts. ‘Reimagine Medicine' aims to initiate a movement for change through a …

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Institute of Systems Motor Science (ISMS)

A new Institute at the University of Lübeck has emerged from the former Department of Pediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry affiliated to the …

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Lecture Recordings: Insights into the Progress of EU Research Project SysMedPD

Five years ago, EU research project SysMedPD has set out to further explore and identify novel drug candidates to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s …

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Federal Minister Anja Karliczek informs herself about corona research at the University of Lübeck

Foto @ Tim Jelonnek / Universität zu Lübeck The Federal Minister of Education and Research, Anja Karliczek, visited the University of Lübeck and the test …

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DFG funds research group “ProtectMove” for another three years

Closely interlinked interdisciplinary network for research into hereditary movement disorders The research group “ProtectMove – reduced penetrance in hereditary movement disorders: Elucidation of Mechanisms of …

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Announcement regarding coronavirus and the precautions taken at the Institute of Neurogenetics

Dear members of the Institute of Neurogenetics and dear visitors of our website, During the Covid-19 pandemic, laboratory research activities at the Institute of Neurogenetics …

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International recognition for Prof. Dr. Christine Klein

Prof. Dr. Christine Klein, Director of the Institute of Neurogenetics at the University of Lübeck and the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), has received three international …

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Dr. Prasuhn awarded with a Junior award from the German Parkinson Foundation

On September 26th, Dr Jannik Prasuhn from the Institute of Neurogenetics and the Department of Neurology received a Junior award from the German Parkinson Foundation (25.000 Euro). He will …

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Upcoming Talk by Prof. Bastiaan R. Bloem, “Functional neurological disorders: debunking the myths” at the CBBM, Seminar room (ground floor) on November 25th from 1 – 2 pm.

Prof. Bastiaan R. Bloem, MD, PhD, FRCPE is the Director of the Radboudumc Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders and one of the …

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Nachweis der genetischen Ursache für die neurologische Bewegungsstörung der Flüsterdystonie (Spasmodische Dysphonie)

Priv.-Doz. Dr. rer. nat. Katja Lohmann ist mit dem David Marsden Award 2013 ausgezeichnet worden. Der renommierte Preis wird alle zwei Jahre vom Zusammenschluss der …

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On August 1st, 2019, the Deputy CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Sohini Chowdhury, visited the Institute of Neurogenetics

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Anne Weißbach awarded with the David Marsden Award 2019

Dr. med. Anne Weißbach from the Institute of Neurogenetics at the University of Lübeck was awarded the David Marsden Award 2019 for her research. The …

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Dr. Joanne Trinh was invited to the Humboldt Annual Meeting where Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a speech to fellow Humboldtians and a celebration of Alexander Von Humboldt's 250th birthday at the schloss Bellevue where President Steinmeier lives

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Marija Dulovic Mahlow received the Fellowship of Excellence for Young Investigators to attend the European Human Genetics Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden

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Modifier of disease severity and cognitive dysfunction in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism identified

Members of the Institute of Neurogenetics in collaboration with other members of the “ProtectMove” Consortium (funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG FOR2488) have recently …

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Victor Krajka received a short-term fellowship for his research stay with Dr. Carsten Janke at the Institut Curie in Orsay, France.

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Joanne Trinh and Karen Grütz received International Congress Travel Grants to attend the 2019 MDS Congress in Nice, France.

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Christine Klein is the 2019 David Marsden Lecture Award recipient of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

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Institute welcomes new intern Joachim Weber

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Multimodal field study in the Philippines

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Multimodal field study in the Philippines

Members of the Institute of Neurogenetics take part of a m‪ultimodal‬ field study in the Philippines. The aim is to investigate affected and unaffected carriers …

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Talk by Prof. Hyder (Buz) Jinnah, Emory University: “Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Neurological Disease”.

The talk will take place in the Audimax, Seminar Room AM S2, on May 8th from 12 – 1 pm. H. A. (Buz) Jinnah is …

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Institute welcomes new intern Sokhna Haissatou Diaw

Sokhna Haissatou Diaw from the University of Trieste (Italy) has joined the Institute of Neurogenetics for a seven-month internship, starting from April 2019. She was awarded with the Erasmus fellowship and joined the …

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On-site Review of the Institute of Neurogenetics by the Schilling-Stiftung and Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

Date: Thursday, 25.04.2019 April 25th: On-site Review of the Institute of Neurogenetics by the Schilling-Stiftung and Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

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Institute welcomes new intern Jana Quismundo

Jana Quismundo is a recent graduate of BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of the Philippines. Back home, she has spent nearly three …

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Retreat of FOR2488 at the Bolzano site

Date: 08.04.2019 – 09.04.2019

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Institute welcomes new intern Giuliana Cesare

In March, we welcomed Giuliana Cesare in the Drosophila laboratory. Giuliana is a master student from the University of Palma (Italy) and she was awarded with the …

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HiWi zur Unterstützung der Administration des internationalen Projektes MDSGene gesucht

Add Your Heading Text Here für 40-45 Std./Monat. Studierende, die Freude an einem vielseitigen Arbeitsplatz haben und ihr sorfältiges Organisationstalent im klinisch-genetischen Kontext anwenden wollen, …

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Christine Klein has been appointed the new president of the of the German Neurological Society

As of January 2019, Prof. Klein succeeds Prof. Gereon R. Fink as the first female President of the German Neurological Society. Source: https://www.uni-luebeck.de/aktuelles/pressemitteilung/artikel/prof-christine-klein-neue-praesidentin-der-deutschen-gesellschaft-fuer-neurologie.html

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Reduced Penetrance Conference in Lübeck

During the two-day conference (10-11 December) nearly 120 participants came together to share and discuss data and research ideas and to set up new collaborative …

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Leonora Kulikovskaja has been awarded by the German Neurological Society (DGN) for her work on human midbrain-like organoids as a cellular model for monogenic Parkinson’s disease.

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Jannik Prasuhn has been awarded by the German Neurological Society (DGN) at their annual meeting in Berlin.

Jannik Prasuhn has been awarded the ‚DGN Video Prize‘ for movement disorders of the German Neurological Society (DGN) for his case report ‚Whole Exome Sequencing – Gold …

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Charles Jourdan Reyes has been awarded by the German Neurological Society (DGN)

Charles Jourdan Reyes has been awarded the ‚Movement Disorder Poster Prize‘ by the German Neurological Society (DGN) for his work entitled “The role of hexanucleotide repeat …

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X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism workshop at the Institute of Neurogenetics.

The Institute of Neurogenetics and the Movement Disorder Society of the Philippines (MDSP) recently (September 19-21, 2018) organized an X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism workshop in Luebeck. Topics …

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation awarded an Edward J. Safra Fellowship to the Institute of Neurogenetics. Anne Weissbach, MD is the recipient of this prestigious career development award.

Image Source: Lübecker Nachrichten To download the article, click here.

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Charles Jourdan Reyes has been awarded a Ph.D. scholarship (Program 2) by the Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD).

The scholarship is given to advanced international students from developing countries to help them reintegrate to their home countries after their graduate studies in Germany. …

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PhD student Victor Krajka spends research stay with Prof. Koester in Braunschweig to study the impact of mutations in beta tubulin 4A (TUBB4A) on oligodendrocyte development and their function in Zebrafish.

Our PhD student Victor Krajka spends two research weeks at Prof. Reinhard Köster’s lab (https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/zoology/forschung/cellularmolecularneurobiology/index.html) to investigate the impact of mutations in beta tubulin 4A (TUBB4A) on oligodendrocyte development and …

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The Institute of Neurogenetics is happy to announce the new website launch for the ‘Reduced Penetrance Conference’ 2018.

For more information please visit reducedpenetranceconference.com.

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2018 Interim Meeting of the Protect Move Research Unit.

Time:Thursday, July 5th, 2018 . Location: Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)2nd Floor, Room 5Universität zu Lübeck, Geb. 66Ratzeburger Allee 160 23562 Lübeck To …

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Melissa Vos meeting Nobel Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi at the Lindau Laureate Meeting.

Once every year, about 30 Nobel Laureates convene in Lindau, Germany, to meet the next generation of leading scientists. Around 600 students and post-docs from …

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Jannik Prasuhn has been awarded 200.000US$ of the Parkinson’s Foundation Clinical Research Award.

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The Institute of Neurogenetics is happy to welcome Dr. E. Sammler from the University of Dundee, UK for a invited talk on LRRK2 biomarkers.

Guest talk 28-30 Mai 2018 Dr. Sammler’s research interests include accelerating the application of scientific discoveries via target validation to facilitate the development of biomarkers …

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Sonja Petkovic, PhD has been awarded an MDS Travel Grant to present MDSGene at the Movement Disorder Society‘s Annual Meeting in Hong Kong in October 2018.

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The Institute of Neurogenetics has been chosen for 2019-2021 Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders

The Institute of Neurogenetics has been chosen by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) as one of five academic centers to host …

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Katharina Kolk defended her medical thesis (supervisor: A. Rakovic) with ‘summa cum laude’.

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Kobi Wasner has joined the Institute of Neurogenetics as a visiting scientist.

Kobi Wasner from the University of Luxembourg has joined the Institute of Neurogenetics for a three-month internship, starting from April 2018. Kobi completed his Bachelor's …

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Marta Ruiz López has been selected to receive a Parkinson’s Foundation Visiting Scholar Award.

After reviewing all of the Visiting Scholar Award applications, the Parkinson’s Foundation Grants Review Committee selected her project titled, “Whole Exome Sequencing as a diagnostic …

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EU research project SysMedPD released new series of interviews with collaborating partners

The clips are available on the SysMedPD website: www.sysmedpd.eu/media

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Doctoral researcher (m/f) for a project on studying mitochondrial dysfunction in a fly model for Parkinson’s disease

The University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe with more than 80 clinics and institutes. It offers outstanding medical …

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Happy New Year 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=EOdNM3e0Luk&feature=emb_logo Image animation: Time lapse imaging of EB3-GFP comets in SH-SY5Y cells. EB3 proteins decorate the plus ends of growing microtubules and are therefore used …

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SAVE THE DATE – DASNE2018 – 21.-23. November 2018 in Eisenach

The German Academy for Rare Neurological Diseases (Deutsche Akademie für Seltene Neurologische Erkrankungen; DASNE) celebrates its foundation. The event takes place at the Wartburg castle …

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Special Lecture: “Functional Movement Disorders: An Overview”

Special Lecture: “Functional Movement Disorders: An OverviewProf. A. E. Lang, University of Toronto, CanadaMon, Nov 27th, 2017, 4:15 pmSeminar room 2 of the Department of …

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Goethe’s Faust had ADHS

To read the full FAZ article by Alexander Münchau please download the pdf document.

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Open position: Laboratory technician (m/f)

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Dr. Joanne Trinh has successfully received the Alexander Von Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Triagency funding.

Dr. Joanne Trinh has successfully received the Alexander Von Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Tri-agency funding. The Humboldt Research Fellowship for …

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Christine Klein awarded the Movement Disorder Society’s Distinguished Service Award in Vancouver, Canada on June 4th, 2017

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Christine Klein and Connie Marras (Toronto) received the ‚Review of the Year 2017 Award’ of Movement Disorders on June 5th in Vancouver, Canada.

To read the full interview with Christine Klein please download the pdf document.

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Special recognition for Katja Lohmann by the Movement Disorder Journal for her excellent service in 2016

Katja Lohmann served as a frequent reviewer for the Movement Disorders Journal in 2016. Her excellent service was recognized by the International Parkinson and Movement …

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Aloysius Domingo, MD and Karen Grütz, MSc successfully defended their PhD theses on April 19th, 2017.

Two PhD students at the Institute of Neurogenetics, Aloysius Domingo, MD and Karen Grütz, MSc, successfully defended their theses on April 19th, 2017.  Congratulations!

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Philip Seibler appointed W2 Professor for Applied Stem Cell Research.

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Dr. Joanne Trinh has joined the Institute of Neurogenetics as a postdoctoral research fellow.

Dr. Joanne Trinh has joined the Institute of Neurogenetics as a postdoctoral research fellow. She completed her PhD studies in genetic modifiers of disease onset …

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Dr. Aloysius Domingo awarded the Mahlon DeLong Young Investigator Award

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2nd Interim Onsite Review of the Institute of Neurogenetics by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

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X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism Workshop

October 28-30, 2016Maria-Goeppert-Str. 1, Luebeck, Germany

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20. Oktober 2016 – Prof. Dr. Christine Klein was unanimously elected as vice president of the German Neurological Society (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN)) in 2017.

20. Oktober 2016 – Prof. Dr. Christine Klein was unanimously elected as vice president of the German Neurological Society (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie  (DGN)) in 2017. She …

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The Movement Disorders Society's Oral History Video Interview: Claudia Trenkwalder interviews Christine Klein (2016)

To watch the interview please visit movementdisorders.org.

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University of Luebeck as number 4 out of the 20 Firetail Class of 2013

University of Luebeck as number 4 out of the 20 Firetail Class of 2013 Top ranked universities world wide. For further information please download the …

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Ana Westenberger received habilitation in the field of Neurogenetics

On July 5th, 2016, Dr. Ana Westeberger gave an inaugural lecture entitled “Primary familial brain calcification: A tale of two phenotypes” and received her habilitation …

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Oppenheim Price awarded to Dr. Aloysius Domingo

For his outstanding work on elucidating the genetic cause and pathogenic mechanisms of X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP, DYT3) Dr. Aloysius Domingo received the 2016 Oppenheim Price. This …

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Research Unit on Reduced penetrance of hereditary movement disorders’ approved by DFG

For further information please download the press release of DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).

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June 2016 visiting Professor Carolyn Sue

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X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism Data Blitz

June 17th, 2016Fraunhofer EMB, Luebeck, Germany  

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Christine Klein (Luebeck) and Daniela Berg (Kiel) at the 2016 Korean Movement Disorder Society Congress

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MP Alexandra Dinges-Dierig visits the Institute of Neurogenetics to discuss career development of young (clinician-)scientists

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Genetics Mini-Series in Movement Disorders (guest editor: Christine Klein) featuring the new classification and nomenclature of inherited movement disorders

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Upcoming contest for the 5th annual “Founder Award” for best concepts for company start-ups.

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Upcoming seminar with Sebastien Hebert, PhD, on March 8th, 2016 at 1pm (ground-level conference room at MFC1) on “MicroRNAs in Alzheimer’s disease, from molecular mechanism to therapy: everything to please a modern researcher“.

Upcoming seminar with Sebastien Hebert, PhD, on March 8th, 2016 at 1pm (ground-level conference room at MFC1) on “MicroRNAs in Alzheimer’s disease, from molecular mechanism …

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FOCUS Top Physicians 2015 Award to Christine Klein, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Neurology, Luebeck (Parkinson)

FOCUS Top Physicians 2015 Award to Christine Klein, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Neurology, Luebeck (Parkinson). Bildquelle: Universität zu Lübeck

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Aloysius Domingo attended State Employees Dinner

On the 3rd of November, the Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein, Thorsten Albig, invited employees from different offices, departments and companies in and around SH, to a …

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Ultrasound-controlled botulinum toxin injections for dystonia and spasticity

Date: 14.05.2014 (16:00 – 19:30) Location: Poliklinik der Klinik für Neurologie, Haus 25a Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck Sonographisch kontrollierte Botulinumtoxin-Injektionen …

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Christine Klein is an invited plenary speaker at the 2015 AAN Meeting (CONTROVERSIES IN NEUROLOGY: THURSDAY, APRIL 23)

Christine Klein is an invited plenary speaker at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology and will defend the ‘PRO' position in the Controversy: …

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Lübecker Kurs Bewegungsstörungen. Sonoanatomie in der Botulinumtoxintherapie. Schwerpunkt obere Extremität

Date: 06.03.2015 Termin: Freitag, 6. März 2015, 9.00-17.15Uhr Stadt: Lübeck Veranstaltungsort: Institute für AnatomieHaus 63Universität zu LübeckCampus Lübeckg   Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wir möchten Sie …

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Christine Klein has been elected new chair of the Congress Scientific Planning Committee of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society for the Annual World Congresses in Berlin 2016 and Vancouver 2017².

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Anatomie der Muskel- und Nervensonographie. Schwerpunkt: Arm und Bein

Date: 20.02.2015 – 21.02.2015 Termin: Freitag, 20.-21.Februar 2015, 14.00-16.00Uhr Stadt: Hamburg Veranstaltungsort: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-EppendorfCampus Lehre (N55, Raum 210/211)Institut für Anatomie (N61)Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg   Liebe …

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Stellen als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Assistenzarzt zu besetzen

Das Institut für Neurogenetik (Arbeitsgruppe Bewegungsstörungen und Neuropsychiatrie bei Kindern und Erwachsenen) und die Klinik für Neurologie des Universitätsklinikums Schleswig Holstein, Campus Lübeck haben zum …

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“Vererbt, aber wie? Missing heritability” – Antrittsvorlesung von Priv.-Doz.Dr. rer. nat. Katja

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, hiermit möchte ich Sie/Euch ganz herzlich zu meiner Antrittsvorlesung am 3. Februar um 18 Uhr im Transitorium (Hörsaal T1) einladen. Das Thema …

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Henry L. Paulson, visiting Professor at the Institute of Neurogenetics

Henry L. Paulson, M.D., Ph.D., is the Lucile Groff Professor of Neurology for Alzheimer¹s Disease and Related Disorders in the Department of Neurology at the …

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8. Update Bewegungsstörungen

Date: 21.01.2015 Termin: Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2015, 18-20.30Uhr Stadt: Lübeck Veranstaltungsort: Atlantic Hotel LübeckSchmiedestr. 9 – 1523552 Lübeck   Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, wir laden Sie herzlich …

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Tourette syndrome in society

Date: 15.11.2014 Liebe Mitglieder und Freunde der Tourette-Gesellschaft Deutschland, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, zu unserer 22. Jahrestagung möchten wir Sie ganz herzlich an die Universität …

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Auszeichnungen für herausragende Forscher

On Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014, Aleksandar Rakovic, PhD from the Institute of Neurogenetics was awarded the ‘Science Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis’ in the …

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“The cell makers”

A team of five Lübeck scientists has refined a method under which cells can be analyzed in connection with hereditary diseases, eliminating the need for biopsies of tissue from …

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Ministerpräsident Torsten Albig besucht die Universität zu Lübeck

Der Ministerpräsident des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, Torsten Albig, besucht die Universität zu Lübeck. Am Montag, dem 25. August, informiert er sich über eines der profilgebenden Forschungsfelder …

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New Neurogenetics Handbook

To some, the field of neurogenetics appears perplexing and indecipherable. Neurogenetics addresses this issue by providing clinicians with a framework for dealing with these disorders. …

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Ihr Motto: Mit Neugier Menschen helfen

Professorin Meike Kasten forscht für die Neuropsychiatrische Epidemiologie der Universität Lübeck. Aus/from: Lübecker Nachrichten, 2014-08-05 Download a pdf file

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Lecture performance – stigmatisation and exclusion of patients with movement disorders violating pre-set social rules

Date: 04.07.2014 (17:00) Location: Bisbee, Hüxstraße, Lübeck Liebe Mentees, ich würde Sie gerne alle zu der folgenden Veranstaltung am 4. Juli um 17:00 in der Hüxstrasse (im …

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Das geht unter die Haut: Gründerpreis für Uni-Team

Sparkasse zu Lübeck stiftet 10 000 Euro für innovative Ideen aus dem Labor. Für jeden Patienten sollen spezielle Zellen für den Einsatz bei Arznei-Tests entwickelt werden. …

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Multidisciplinary X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP) Workshop

Date: 13.06.2014 – 15.06.2014 The idea for holding an interdisciplinary meeting on X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) sprang from the long-term scientific interest of the XDP Study Group of …

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Collaborative Research Center: Hedonic Eating Behavior

Eine Forschergruppe der Universität verschickt 10 000 Fragebögen an zufällig ausgewählte Einwohner – und hofft auf viele Antworten. Aus/from: Lübecker Nachrichten, 2014-04-13 Download a pdf file

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Therapy of the spastic hand

Date: 09.04.2014 (16:00) Location: Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Seminarraum 1/2 Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wir laden Sie hiermit herzlich zu …

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Anatomie der Muskel- und Nervensonographie Schwerpunkt: Arm und Bein

Date: 07.03.2014 – 08.03.2014 Location: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Campus Lehre (N 55, Raum 210/211), Institut für Anatomie (N61) ,Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! …

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Bewährtes und neue Perspektiven: Tiefe Hirnstimulation bei neuropsychiatrischen Erkrankungen

Date: 22.02.2014 (09:30 – 14:00) Location: Atlantic Hotel Lübeck, Schmiedestraße 9-15, 23552 Lübeck Sehr geehrte Frau Kollegin, sehr geehrter Herr Kollege, wir dürfen Sie ganz …

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iPS models of PINK1 and Parkin

Date: 02.12.2014 Webcast of the presentation entitled ‘iPS models of PINK1 and Parkin’ given by Christine Klein (Universität zu Lübeck, Germany) presented at the Biochemical …

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Forscher schenken Patienten aus den Philippinen ein neues Leben

Durch ein spendenfinanziertes Kooperationsprojekt konnten zwölf Menschen von der Insel Panay in Lübeck operiert werden. Zu Hause wären sie sonst wohl verloren gewesen. Aus/from: Lübecker Nachrichten, …

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Mittwochsfortbildung: Bewegungsstörungen bei Kindern

Date: 18.12.2013 – 19.12.2013 2013-12-18 Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Wir möchten Sie hiermit herzlich zur Mittwochsfortbildung aus dem Bereich Neurogenetik am 18.12.2013 einladen. Nach Gründung des …

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Inaugural Meeting of the Lübeck Center for Rare Diseases

The inaugural meeting of the new Lübeck Center for Rare Diseases founded in April 2013 took place at the University of Lübeck on the 7th …

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Inaugural Meeting of the Lübeck Center for Rare Diseases

Date: 07.12.2013 – 08.12.2013 2013-12-07 The inaugural meeting of the new Lübeck Center for Rare Diseases founded in April 2013 will take place at the …

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Forscher aus aller Welt auf dem Campus

Chicago, Seoul, Vancouver, Tokio und Lübeck – „mit diesen Metropolen in einer Reihe zu stehen, ist doch für unsere Stadt durchaus positiv“, sagt die Lübecker Uni-Professorin Christine Klein. …

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Neues aus der Parkinsonforschung im Rahmen der 8. Jahrestagung der GEO-PD

Date: 19.10.2013 – 20.10.2013 2013-10-19 Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen, wir laden Sie herzlich zu unserer Veranstaltung „Neues aus der Parkinsonforschung“ ein. Im Rahmen der Jahrestagung des „GEO-PD“ …

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2013 Annual Meeting of GEO-PD – Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease – Lübeck, Germany

Date: 17.10.2013 – 20.10.2013 2013 annual meeting of GEO-PD will be hosted by Dr. Christine Klein, Dr. Meike Kasten, and the Institute of Neurogenetics at …

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Spezielle Heil-Zellen für Parkinson-Kranke

Hinter den unscheinbaren Labor- und Bürotüren im dritten Stock des Multifunktionscenters auf dem Uni-Campus arbeiten Lübecker Neurogenetiker an einem weltweit beachteten Projekt: dem Kampf gegen die Parkinson-Krankheit, einer neurologischen Bewegungsstörung, die meist im höheren Alter auftritt. …

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Die Lübecker Uni-Neurogenetiker auf dem langen Weg zur individuellen Behandlung von Parkinson

Seit vielen Jahren reden die Medizin- und Pharmabranchen weltweit von der Medizin der Zukunft als tatsächlich individualisierter Behandlung und Medikation. Noch ist der Fortschritt in …

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Weibliche Wissenschaft: Wara Wende an der Uni

Wenn Wissenschaft weiblich wird, bekommt sie ein sehr lebensnahes Gesicht. Schön zu erleben beim Antrittsbesuch von Wissenschaftsministerin Professorin Wara Wende (parteilos) an der Uni Lübeck, …

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Neurologin des UKSH mit Hirnforschungspreis ausgezeichnet

Privatdozentin Dr. Katja Lohmann, Klinik für Neurologie, Campus Lübeck, ist diesjährige Preisträgerin des Renate-Maaß-Forschungspreises für Hirnforschung. Damit werden ihre Arbeiten zur Aufklärung der genetischen Ursachen …

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800 000 Euro für Lübecks Uni-Forscher

Lübecker Forschungen zur Neurogenetik werden im Rahmen eines europaweiten Forschungsprogramms mit 113 Wissenschaftlergruppen mit rund 800 000 Euro gefördert. Die Uni Lübeck ist mit der …

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Pränatale Diagnostik und Therapie bei Neurotransmitter-Erkrankung

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Norbert Brüggemann aus der Sektion für Klinische und Molekulare Neurogenetik, Universitätsklinik für Neurologie Lübeck, wurde in diesem Jahr mit dem Junior Award der …

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Unkontrollierbare Muskelkontraktionen bei Musikern möglicherweise erblich

Dr. med. Dipl. mus. Alexander Schmidt, Sektion für Klinische und Molekulare Neurogenetik und Universitätsklinik für Neurologie Lübeck, wird mit dem Junior Award Klinische Forschung 2011 …

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Heinrich-Dräger-Wissenschaftspreis 2010 für Dr. Alexander Schmidt

Dr. med. Dipl. mus. Alexander Schmidt erhielt den Heinrich-Dräger-Wissenschaftspreis 2010 für die beste wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung eines Nachwuchswissenschaftlers an der Universität zu Lübeck.

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David-Marsden-Preis 2009

Dr. rer. nat. Ana Djarmati und Dr. med. Susanne A. Schneider, Schilling-Sektion für Klinische und Molekulare Neurogenetik der Universität zu Lübeck, wurden für ihre in …

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Genetik bei Restless Legs noch am Anfang

Dr. Katja Lohmann von der Lübecker Universität hofft, mit ihrem Team das erste RLS-Gen zu identifizieren. Die Molekularbiologin leitet das RLS-Projekt an der Universität Lübeck, …

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In Südtirols Alpentälern dem Krankheitsgen auf der Spur

Prof. Christine Klein (links) bespricht im Labor ihrer Arbeitsgruppe mit Dipl.-Ing. Anne Grünewald die Ergebnisse einer genetischen Analyse (im Hintergrund: v.l. Alexsandar Rakovic, Philip Seibler …

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Kooperationsvertrag zwischen Lübeck und Bozen

Die Europäische Akademie Bozen (EURAC) und die Universität zu Lübeck haben einen Kooperationsvertrag geschlossen. Darin vereinbaren sie die Förderung und Vertiefung der bestehenden wissenschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit. …

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Heinrich-Dräger-Wissenschaftspreis für Dr. Katja Hedrich

Dr. rer. nat. Katja Hedrich erhält den erstmals vergebenen Heinrich-Dräger-Wissenschaftspreis. Sie wird damit für ihre herausragende wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung zu den molekularen Ursachen der Parkinson-Krankheit ausgezeichnet. …

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VW hilft Lübecks Uni: 1,4 Millionen für Lehrstuhl

Premiere in Lübeck: Dr. Christine Klein (35) in ihrem Labor. Fünf Wissenschaftler haben eine Lichtenberg- Professur bekommen, die Neurogenetikerin gehört dazu. Premiere in Lübeck: Eine …

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1,4 Millionen Euro für die Neurogenetik

Mit 1,4 Millionen Euro wird am Lübecker Universitätsklinikum eine Stiftungsprofessur für Klinische und Molekulare Neurogenetik eingerichtet. Die Finanzierung übernimmt die VolkswagenStiftung. Weitere Informationen.

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