by Linda Faye Tidwell
Peter Hegemann received one of the 2021 Lasker Awards
America’s top biomedical research prize honors the discovery of light-sensitive microbial proteins that can activate or dampen individual brain cells - and their use in the development of optogenetics
Read more … Peter Hegemann received one of the 2021 Lasker Awards
by Linda Faye Tidwell
Slow version of the glutamate receptor AMPA discovered
The glutamate receptor AMPA was previously known for its lightning-fast transmission of excitation. All the more surprising, therefore, are the results that researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) in Berlin have now made: AMPA-receptors can also be extraordinarily slow.
Read more … Slow version of the glutamate receptor AMPA discovered
by Linda Faye Tidwell
Looking for nursing support for ECN student
It took over three years to manage that our ECN student with spinal muscular atrophy could move to Berlin!
We are happy to welcome her in Berlin and in our team - finally in person!