29.07.2020
Authors Zafeiriou MP, Bao G, Hudson J, Halder R, Blenkle A, Schreiber MK, Fischer A, Schild D, Zimmermann WH Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun 11, 3791 (2020). Abstract Brain organoids are promising tools for disease modeling and drug development. For proper neuronal network formation excitatory and inhibitory neurons as
22.07.2020
Auf dem Weg zum optischen Cochlea-Implantat
Ein interdisziplinäres Team von Wissenschaftler*innen der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen und der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg konnte mittels Leuchtdioden-basierter optischer Cochlea-Implantate erstmals lichtgesteuertes Verhalten in tauben Nagetieren erzeugen. Nach 12 Jahren Forschung zu grundlegenden Fragen zum Hören mit Licht ist die Hörforschung am Göttingen Campus um Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser, Direktor des Instituts für
22.07.2020
On the way to the optical cochlear implant
Interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University Medical Center Göttingen and the University of Freiburg generate for the first time light-controlled behaviour in deaf rodents using optical cochlear implants based on light-emitting diodes. Published in Science Translational Medicine. (mbexc/umg) The cochlear implant (CI) enables worldwide over 700,000 people with profoundly
22.07.2020
Multichannel optogenetic stimulation of the auditory pathway using microfabricated LED cochlear implants in rodents
Authors Keppeler D, Schwaerzle M, Harczos T, Jablonski L, Dieter A, Wolf B, Ayub S, Vogl C, Wrobel C, Hoch G, Abdellatif K, Jeschke M, Rankovic V, Paul O, Ruther P, Moser T Journal Science Translational Medicine Citation Sci. Transl. Med. 12, eabb8086 (2020). Abstract Cochlear implants provide the brain
21.07.2020
Three-dimensional beating dynamics of Chlamy- domonas flagella
Authors Mojiri S, Isbaner S, Mühle S, Jang H, Bae AJ, Gregor I, Golami A, Enderlein J Journal bioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2020.07.20.212159. Abstract Axonemes are the basic structure of motile cilia and flagella, and the investigation of how they function and move requires rapid three-dimensional imaging. We built a multi-plane
20.07.2020
Novel Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Examination of Metabolic Effects at the Cellular and Subcellular Levels
Authors Bonnin EA, Rizzoli SO Journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience Citation Front Behav Neurosci. 2020 Jul 20;14:124. Abstract The behavior of an animal has substantial effects on its metabolism. Such effects, including changes in the lipid composition of different organs, or changes in the turnover of the proteins, have typically
17.07.2020
Neuer Biosensor spürt die Übertragung des Parkinson-assoziierten α-Synuklein Proteins von einer Zelle zur anderen auf
Wissenschaftler des Exzellenzclusters Multiscale Bioimaging entwickeln einen neuen Biosensor, der die Übertragung von menschlichem α-Synuclein, einem Schlüsselprotein der Parkinson-Krankheit, nachweisen kann. Veröffentlicht in Nature Communications. In der kürzlich veröffentlichten Studie beschreiben die Wissenschaftler*innen unter Leitung von Dr. Felipe Opazo (BIN) und Prof. Dr. Silvio O. Rizzoli, Direktor des Instituts für
17.07.2020
New biosensor detects cell-to-cell transmission of the Parkinson-associated protein α-Synuclein
Scientists of the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging develop a new biosensor capable of detecting the transmission of human α-synuclein, a key protein associated to Parkinson’s disease. Published in Nature Communications. (umg/mbexc) Human alpha-synuclein (hαSyn) is a physiological protein that is primarily found in nerve cells, and is involved in
06.07.2020
Lighting array in the ear: First use of multi-channel cochlear implants with microscale light-emitting diodes
A milestone in hearing research: Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen and the University of Freiburg combine for the first time gene therapy in the cochlea with optical cochlear implants to optogenetically activate the auditory pathway in gerbils. Published in EMBO Molecular Medicine. (umg/mbexc) Conventional hearing prostheses, so-called cochlear
06.07.2020
A comparative analysis of the mobility of 45 proteins in the synaptic bouton
Authors Reshetniak S, Ußling JE, Perego E, Rammner B, Schikorski T, Fornasiero EF, Truckenbrodt S, Köster S, Rizzoli S Journal EMBO Journal Citation EMBO J. 2020 Jul 6;e104596. Abstract Many proteins involved in synaptic transmission are well known, and their features, as their abundance or spatial distribution, have been analyzed