Michaela Butryn as a guest on the DZNE podcast
In the fifth episode of the DZNE podcast “90 Millarden” hosted by Marco Schreyl, guest Michaela Butryn explains how dementia can be recognized and which different forms it can take. You can find the podcast here.
guest researcher in our CRC 1436
Andrés Jaramillo Flautero from Colombia joined our CRC as a guest researcher for 3 months. Andrés holds degrees in Chemistry and Biology from the Universidad de Los Andes Bogotá and from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, and he has a great interest in the selective vulnerability of catecholaminergic neurons and circuits in the […]
Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
In an exciting report by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), Dr. Wenzel Glanz explains the new therapy for treating early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and assesses the expectations of affected patients.
The Brain Maintains Control
Prof. Markus Ullsperger and Dr. Hans Kirschner from the University of Magdeburg, together with Prof. Matt Nassar from Brown University, have developed a new a new theory in their research project “Testing a Task-General Model of Cognitive Control” that explains how our brain maintains control over decisions and behavior in a world of constantly changing […]
CRC 1436 General Assembly and Presentation of the OWN Award 2025
The CRC General Assembly took place on December 17, 2025. As part of the meeting, the OWN Award 2025 was presented. This year’s award recipient is Vladislava Segen. We warmly congratulate her on this achievement. The award, endowed with €5,000, can be used to support career-development measures, with a particular focus on the promotion of […]
Writing Retreat CRC 1436 in Warnemünde – December 8–12, 2025
For the third time, our writing retreat in Warnemünde brought together researchers from the CRC for an inspiring and productive week. The retreat offered a peaceful and focused environment, allowing participants to fully dedicate themselves to writing dissertations, research papers, and grant proposals without distractions. Beyond writing, the event fosters networking, strengthens collaboration, and reinforces […]
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
As we reflect on the past year, we are delighted by a successful first year of our second funding period. It has been marked by inspiring collaborations, great progress, and many shared accomplishments. We are excited about what lies ahead and look forward to a dynamic and promising 2026. We are happy to continue working […]
Commemoration day on December 20th
On December 20th, 2025, there will be a church service, fairy lights, and a memorial event.
Extension of FOR 5228 – Syntophagy
With the extension of the “Syntophagy” research group for another four years, CRC co-speaker and PI of our subprojects A02, A04, and Z01 Michael Kreutz can also look back on a particularly successful year. Last week, the DFG announced to renewal and extension of funding for the FOR. The research group “Membrane Transport Processes for […]
Kristine Krug – Visiting Professor in Oxford
We congratulate our PI Kristine Krug from CRC 1436 sub-project C05 “Wavelike dynamics in neocortical networks for cognitive control” on her reappointment for another five years as Visiting Professor of Neuroscience at the renowned University of Oxford in the UK. The full article from OVGU Press can be found here.