Kerschensteiner Lab
Neurobiology of Multiple Sclerosis
© J. Greune / LMU
Prof. Dr. Martin Kerschensteiner
Neurobiology of Multiple Sclerosis
Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology
+49 89 2180 71662
martin.kerschensteiner@med.uni-muenchen.de
Research Topics
- Immune-mediated CNS damage
- Phagocyte activation and effector function
- Cellular, subcellular and molecular in vivo imaging
- Strategies for neuroprotection and repair
The aim of our work is to better understand how immune cells cause nervous system damage in the common neurological condition multiple sclerosis. To do so we follow in real time the cellular and molecular interactions that underlie tissue damage in neuroinflammatory lesions. Based on these insights we develop genetic and pharmacological manipulations that can foster tissue protection and repair. Read more...
Publications
Scientific vita
- since 2013
- Full professor and Director, Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, LMU Munich
- 2005-2013
- Group leader and Associate professor, Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital and Biomedical Center, LMU Munich
- 2003-2005
- Postdoctoral researcher, Lichtman Lab, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, US
- 2001-2003
- Postdoctoral researcher, Schwab Lab, Brain Research Institute, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- 2000
- Medical degree, LMU Munich and Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology