20.05.2022
The first light-controlled drug that could improve the hearing of people with cochlear implants
Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in Spain achieve, for the first time, in vivo light-activated auditory stimulation without the need for genetic manipulation. This new light-controlled drug, capable of triggering the neural pathways involved in hearing, can contribute to improving
11.05.2022
How Junctophilins organize electrically excitable cells
Experts from the University Medical Center Göttingen and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, summarize 20 years of Junctophilin research, new molecular analyses, and the role of Junctophilins in the development of human diseases in a comprehensive in-depth review article. Published with Spotlight Cover in the renowned journal
26.04.2022
European funding for excellent research on hearing
Auditory neuroscientist of the University Medical Center Göttingen receives Advanced Grant of the European Research Council for the second time. Tobias Moser, MD, Director of the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) was awarded an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC
14.04.2022
A new tool for optogenetics: human receptor for studying cell function with light
Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen identify the human OPN5 receptor as a new target to activate cells and to study the principles of how cells communicate with each other. Published on 1 April 2022 in the renowned journal Nature Communications. Gq proteins and the signaling cascade they trigger
08.12.2021
How matrix recycling keeps the brain flexible
Scientists of the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging describe a new mechanism that supports synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. Published in Nature Communications. The extracellular matrix (ECM) gives cell assemblies their structure and plays an important role in cell communication and control. In the adult brain, it forms lattices
23.11.2021
Targeting gene expression in mitochondria
Scientists of the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) and the Collaborative Research Center 1190 develop novel strategy to investigate gene expression in mitochondria. Published in “Cell”. Mitochondria are considered the power plants of cells because they generate energy from our food with the help of oxygen. The machinery
08.10.2021
Jan Huisken takes up Humboldt-Professorship
Physicist strengthens MBExC research program in the field of multiscale biology. (mbexc/pug/umg) Physicist Prof. Dr. Jan Huisken has taken up his Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at the University of Göttingen. He was awarded the prestigious chair after successful nomination by the University in November last year. As a member of
01.10.2021
The MBExC welcomes Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nadja Simeth
Chemist Nadja Simeth just started building-up her own junior research group for Molecular Labeling Chemistry at the University of Göttingen. The expert in the field of organic chemistry and photochemistry supports the research of the MBExC Cluster of Excellence. (mbexc) The chemist Dr. Nadja Simeth has been awarded a junior
20.05.2021
Revolutionary high-performance microscopy for the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence MBExC
The German Research Foundation and the State of Lower Saxony are funding the acquisition of an instrumentation set for cryo-electron microscopy/tomography for UMG professor Rubén Fernández-Busnadiego at the Cluster of Excellence MBExC. The instruments were delivered in April and set up in premises of the Faculty of Physics at the
27.04.2021
Better hearing with optical cochlear implants
Understanding spoken words, developing normal speech – cochlear implants enable people with profound hearing impairment to gain a great deal in terms of quality of life. However, background noises are problematic, they significantly compromise the comprehension of speech of people with cochlear implants. The team led by Tobias Moser from
18.03.2021
How synapses maintain their activity despite ageing
Scientists of the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) and the Collaborative Research Center 1286, University Medical Center Göttingen and Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization uncover a link between protein turnover and synaptic activity. Published in Cell Reports. (mbexc/umg) Synapses, the communication sites between nerve cells, are
05.02.2021
Synaptic diversity broadens the range of sound we can hear
Hearing occurs when sensory hair cells in the inner ear convert sound into neural signals transmitted to the brain. The sensory hair cells have about a dozen communication points with the auditory nerve fibers, called synapses. Scientists from the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Göttingen discovered
12.01.2021
Jörg Enderlein receives ERC Advanced Grant
Physicist Professor and MBExC member Jörg Enderlein receives European Research Council Advanced Grant for his project “Single-molecule, metal-induced energy transfer”. (mbexc/pug) Physicist Professor Jörg Enderlein, PI of the Excellence Cluster “Multiscale Bioimaging” (MBExC), from the University of Göttingen has been awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC).
18.11.2020
Highly awarded “Scientific Grand prize” of the Fondation Pour l’Audition for Göttingen hearing researcher
Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser receives high distinction from French Fondation Pour l’Audition: “Scientific Grand Prize” 2020 honours his pioneering work on the optical cochlear implant for the treatment of hearing loss. The prize is endowed with 100,000 euros. (mbexc/umg) ) Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser, Director of the Institute for Auditory
17.11.2020
Physicist Dr. Jan Huisken nominated for top level research at the Cluster of Excellence MBExC
Göttingen University receives another Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (mbexc/umg) The University of Göttingen was once again successful in the competition for the most highly endowed German research award: Physicist Dr. Jan Huisken, nominated by the University of Göttingen, has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. The professorship, financed by
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
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
28.08.2020
Generation of human brain organoids with the ability to learn
Stem cell technologies are revolutionizing the biomedical field. Scientists at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) in collaboration with research partners of the Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging” (MBExC) and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) combined induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and their deep knowledge in the bioengineering