12.11.2020
Mini-Symposium “Excitable cell networks in heart and brain”
on November 23rd and 30th, 2020, from 1 pm until 5 pm via ZOOM This mini symposium focuses on cross-scale analysis of information processing in cardiac and/or neural networks by means of imaging, optogenetics and/or electrophysiology as well as computational modelling. Such cross-scale analysis propagates insights from the structural and
09.11.2020
Distinct insulin granule subpopulations implicated in the secretory pathology of diabetes types 1 and 2
Authors Kreutzberger AJB, Kiessling V, Doyle CA, Schenk N, Upchurch CM, Elmer-Dixon M, Ward AE, Preobraschenski J, Hussein SS, Tomaka W, Seelheim P, Kattan I, Harris M, Liang B, Kenworthy AK, Desai BN, Leitinger N, Anantharam A, Castle JD, Tamm LK Journal Elife Citation Elife. 2020 Nov 9;9:e62506. Abstract Insulin
09.11.2020
X-ray diffraction and second harmonic imaging reveal new insights into structural alterations caused by pressure-overload in murine hearts
Authors Nicolas JD, Khan A, Markus A, Mohamed BA, Toischer K, Alves F, Salditt T Journal Scientific Reports Citation Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 9;10(1):19317. Abstract We demonstrate a label-free imaging approach to study cardiac remodeling of fibrotic and hypertrophic hearts, bridging scales from the whole organ down to the molecular
09.11.2020
Exhibition „Sinneswelten“ (World of Senses)
Since October 2020, fascinating enlargements of microscope images are presented in the exhibition „Sinneswelten“ (World of Senses) at the University Medical Center Göttingen. The gallery can be visited by patients, students and UMG employees, and is located between the main entrance and the Bettenhaus 1 . Due to the corona
09.11.2020
Exhibition „Sinneswelten“ (World of Senses)
The exhibition “Sinneswelten” provides special insights into the wonderful world of senses at the cellular level of sensory cells and neurons from an artistic perspective. The displayed images are results of the daily work of the scientists at the Collaborative Research Center 889 (CRC889). They have been acquired with different
06.11.2020
Two ERC Synergy Grants for Göttingen neuroscientists
Two Göttingen researchers receive highly regarded Synergy Grant funding from the European Research Council. More than six million euros of European funding will go to the Göttingen Campus. (mbexc/umg/mpiem) Professors Silvio Rizzoli, Director of the Institute of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), and Nils
06.11.2020
ERC Synergy Grants for Göttingen neuroscientists
Professors Silvio Rizzoli from Göttingen, Director of the Institute of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), and Nils Brose, Director of the Department of Molecular Neurobiology at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine (MPI-EM), both members of the MBExC, are among the recipients of
03.11.2020
Isolation of High Quality Murine Atrial and Ventricular Myocytes for Simultaneous Measurements of Ca2+ Transients and L-Type Calcium Current
Authors Tomsits P, Schüttler D, Kääb S, Clauss S, Voigt N Journal Journal of Visualized Experiments Citation J Vis Exp. 2020 Nov 3;(165). Abstract Mouse models play a crucial role in arrhythmia research and allow studying key mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis including altered ion channel function and calcium handling. For this
01.11.2020
Functional Divergence of Mammalian TFAP2a and TFAP2b Transcription Factors for Bidirectional Sleep Control
Authors Hu Y, Korovaichuk A, Astiz M, Schroeder H, Islam R, Barrenetxea J, Fischer A, Oster H, Bringmann H Journal Genetics Citation Genetics. 2020 Nov;216(3):735-752. Abstract Sleep is a conserved behavioral state. Invertebrates typically show quiet sleep, whereas in mammals, sleep consists of periods of nonrapid-eye-movement sleep (NREMS) and REM