{"id":1560,"date":"2026-08-10T12:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/?page_id=1560"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:00:49","slug":"institut-fuer-physiologie-und-pathophysiologie-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide hero-chair-cooperation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hero-chair-content-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hero-chair-content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero-mobile-optional is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"hero-text wp-block-paragraph\">Here you find important information about research and teaching at our institute and about upcoming events.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hero-chair-bg-left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hero-chair-bg-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-dark-theme\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1375 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/Physiologie_heute-1024x768.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/Physiologie_heute-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/Physiologie_heute-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/Physiologie_heute-768x576.jpg 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id=\"fau-teaser-grid-26090098\" aria-label=\"Content grid\" role=\"region\" data-grid-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-26090098\" data-custom-block-id=\"fau-teaser-grid-26090098\" data-variant=\"post\" data-category=\"0\" data-tags=\"\" data-author=\"0\" data-year=\"0\" data-month=\"0\" data-day=\"0\" data-posts-per-page=\"6\" data-display-style=\"teaser-grid\" data-teaser-layout=\"3m\" data-order-by=\"date\" data-order=\"DESC\" data-heading-level=\"h2\" data-show-pagination=\"false\" data-pagination-type=\"numbers\" data-nonce=\"b374a518a0\" data-current-page=\"1\"><ul class=\"fau-teaser-grid teaser-grid layout-3m\" aria-label=\"Content items\" data-variant=\"post\"><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2026\/03\/30\/study-by-fau-and-uniklinikum-erlangen-paves-the-way-for-cryopreservation-of-neural-tissue\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2026\/03\/30\/study-by-fau-and-uniklinikum-erlangen-paves-the-way-for-cryopreservation-of-neural-tissue\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-1562\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/03\/fang_alex-e1786267126792-768x436.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Study by FAU and Uniklinikum Erlangen paves the way for cryopreservation of neural tissue\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/03\/fang_alex-e1786267126792-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/03\/fang_alex-e1786267126792-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/03\/fang_alex-e1786267126792-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/03\/fang_alex-e1786267126792.png 1086w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-30 12:15:28\"><span class=\"date-day\">30<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">MAR 2026<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h2 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-1562\">Study by FAU and Uniklinikum Erlangen paves the way for cryopreservation of neural tissue<\/h2><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">PNAS-Paper on cryopreservation of brain tissue highlighted in Nature Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (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 [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">PNAS-Paper on cryopreservation of brain tissue highlighted in Nature Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg (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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Study by FAU and Uniklinikum Erlangen paves the way for cryopreservation of neural tissue<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/10\/20\/two-awards-for-nadja-treiber\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/10\/20\/two-awards-for-nadja-treiber\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-1564\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Two Awards for Nadja Treiber\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2-656x1024.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2-154x240.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2-205x320.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/10\/Bild2-301x470.jpg 301w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-20 12:17:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">20<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">OCT 2025<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h2 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-1564\">Two Awards for Nadja Treiber<\/h2><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">20.10.2025 Congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Nadja Treiber! &nbsp;At this year&#8217;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&#8217;s thesis in Molecular Medicine at the Medical Faculty&#8217;s annual farewell ceremony for graduates receiving [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20.10.2025 Congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Nadja Treiber! &nbsp;At this year&#8217;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&#8217;s thesis in Molecular Medicine at the Medical Faculty&#8217;s annual farewell ceremony for graduates receiving [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Two Awards for Nadja Treiber<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/09\/03\/new-publication-in-molecular-psychiatry\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/09\/03\/new-publication-in-molecular-psychiatry\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-1566\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-768x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"New publication in Molecular Psychiatry\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-362x240.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry-709x470.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/09\/Titel-Mol-Psychiatry.jpg 1199w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-03 12:18:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">03<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">SEP 2025<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h2 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-1566\">New publication in Molecular Psychiatry<\/h2><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">03.09.2025 Our latest research was published in Molecular Psychiatry!<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">03.09.2025 Our latest research was published in Molecular Psychiatry!<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about New publication in Molecular Psychiatry<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/07\/17\/teaching-award-to-dr-andrea-link\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/07\/17\/teaching-award-to-dr-andrea-link\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-1570\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis-768x409.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Teaching Award to Dr. Andrea Link\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis-451x240.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis-480x256.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis-882x470.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/11\/Link_Lehrpreis.jpg 1008w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-17 12:20:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">17<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUL 2025<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h2 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-1570\">Teaching Award to Dr. Andrea Link<\/h2><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">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\u00b4s teaching award for early career scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t (FAU). Congratulations! Specifically, Andrea devised clever and irresistible strategies to fire students up about the intricacies of the nervous system. [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">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\u00b4s teaching award for early career scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t (FAU). Congratulations! Specifically, Andrea devised clever and irresistible strategies to fire students up about the intricacies of the nervous system. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Teaching Award to Dr. Andrea Link<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/07\/17\/lecture-invitation\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/07\/17\/lecture-invitation\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-1568\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2025\/07\/Krabbe.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Lecture Invitation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-17 12:19:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">17<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUL 2025<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h2 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-1568\">Lecture Invitation<\/h2><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">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 Universit\u00e4tsstr. 17, 91054 Erlangen<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">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 Universit\u00e4tsstr. 17, 91054 Erlangen<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about Lecture Invitation<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"teaser-item-link teaser-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/06\/02\/new-publication\/\"><article class=\"post-teaser\" data-variant=\"post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/en\/2025\/06\/02\/new-publication\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-labelledby=\"teaser-title-1572\"><div class=\"teaser-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/wp-content\/themes\/FAU-Elemental\/assets\/images\/Default_FAU_Schloss_blau.webp\" alt=\"New Publication\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div class=\"teaser-meta\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-02 12:22:00\"><span class=\"date-day\">02<\/span><span class=\"date-month-year\">JUN 2025<\/span><\/time><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"teaser-content\"><div class=\"content-column\"><span class=\"category\">General<\/span><h2 class=\"clamp-3\" id=\"teaser-title-1572\">New Publication<\/h2><div class=\"excerpt clamp-3\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">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\u2013dependent vulnerability to synapse loss. Neuron-derived inflammatory signals activate glia which preferentially target the synaptic domains of [&hellip;]<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">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\u2013dependent vulnerability to synapse loss. Neuron-derived inflammatory signals activate glia which preferentially target the synaptic domains of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"button-teaser\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read more about New Publication<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2023\/02\/christian_alzheimer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1134 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2023\/02\/christian_alzheimer.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2023\/02\/christian_alzheimer-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2023\/02\/christian_alzheimer-207x240.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2023\/02\/christian_alzheimer-276x320.jpg 276w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prof. Dr. Christian Alzheimer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director of the Department of Physiology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:christian.alzheimer@fau.de\">christian.alzheimer@fau.de<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secretariat: Christiane&nbsp;Reinwald<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"tel:+49913185-29304\"><\/a><a href=\"tel:+49913185-22295\">49913185-22295<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:doris.metzner@fau.de\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:christiane.reinwald@fau.de\">christiane.reinwald@fau.de<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Affairs Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/friedrich-alexander-universitaet-fau-logo-b-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1330 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/friedrich-alexander-universitaet-fau-logo-b-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/friedrich-alexander-universitaet-fau-logo-b-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/friedrich-alexander-universitaet-fau-logo-b-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.physiologie1.med.fau.de\/files\/2026\/08\/friedrich-alexander-universitaet-fau-logo-b.jpg 1500w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:physiologie1-studentensekretariat@fau.de\">physiologie1-studentensekretariat@fau.de<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"tel:+49913185-22298\">+49913185-22298<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology Here you find important information about research and teaching at our institute and about upcoming events. 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