Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology

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30MAR 2026
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Study by FAU and Uniklinikum Erlangen paves the way for cryopreservation of neural tissue
PNAS-Paper on cryopreservation of brain tissue highlighted in Nature Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen have succeeded in preserving brain tissue through extreme deep freezing. After thawing, the neurons began exchanging electrical signals again. The procedure could be used, for example, to preserve brain tissue removed during surgery so that it can be […]PNAS-Paper on cryopreservation of brain tissue highlighted in Nature Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen have succeeded in preserving brain tissue through extreme deep freezing. After thawing, the neurons began exchanging electrical signals again. The procedure could be used, for example, to preserve brain tissue removed during surgery so that it can be […]
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20OCT 2025
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Two Awards for Nadja Treiber
20.10.2025 Congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Nadja Treiber! At this year’s IZKF workshop for Ph.D. students, she received one of three awards for the best poster presentation. Nadja was also honored with the Fritz und Maria Hofmann-Prize for the best Master’s thesis in Molecular Medicine at the Medical Faculty’s annual farewell ceremony for graduates receiving […]
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03SEP 2025
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New publication in Molecular Psychiatry
03.09.2025 Our latest research was published in Molecular Psychiatry!
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17JUL 2025
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Teaching Award to Dr. Andrea Link
16.07.2025 In recognition of her outstanding success in captivating first and second year medical students with innovative and original learning concepts, Dr. Andrea Link receives this year´s teaching award for early career scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU). Congratulations! Specifically, Andrea devised clever and irresistible strategies to fire students up about the intricacies of the nervous system. […]16.07.2025 In recognition of her outstanding success in captivating first and second year medical students with innovative and original learning concepts, Dr. Andrea Link receives this year´s teaching award for early career scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU). Congratulations! Specifically, Andrea devised clever and irresistible strategies to fire students up about the intricacies of the nervous system. […]
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17JUL 2025
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Lecture Invitation
Functional Diversity of Inhibitory Amygdala Microcircuits Dr. Sabine Krabbe (DZNE Bonn) Thursday July 17, 2025, 11:15 am Lecture Hall, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology Universitätsstr. 17, 91054 Erlangen
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02JUN 2025
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New Publication
02.06.2025 Neurons with large arbors are often more vulnerable to neurodegenerative processes. Using Drosophila as a model for neurodegenerative disorders, we show that inflammatory cytokine signaling induced by the integrated stress response is a key determinant of axon length–dependent vulnerability to synapse loss. Neuron-derived inflammatory signals activate glia which preferentially target the synaptic domains of […]02.06.2025 Neurons with large arbors are often more vulnerable to neurodegenerative processes. Using Drosophila as a model for neurodegenerative disorders, we show that inflammatory cytokine signaling induced by the integrated stress response is a key determinant of axon length–dependent vulnerability to synapse loss. Neuron-derived inflammatory signals activate glia which preferentially target the synaptic domains of […]
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Director

Prof. Dr. Christian Alzheimer

Director of the Department of Physiology

christian.alzheimer@fau.de

Secretariat: Christiane Reinwald

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