Gut-brain communication

Research area B: Impact of gut-brain communication on CNS

 

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Project code Project leader Project title Graphical Abstract
B01

Prof. Dr. Claudia Günther

Department of Medicine 1

 

Prof. Dr. Veit Rothhammer

Department of Neurology

 

 Impact of microbiota-brain communication on MS-related autoimmunity
B02

PD Dr. rer. nat. Dr. habil.med. Iryna Prots

Department of Human Genetics
Department of Stem Cell Biology (SB)

 

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. biol.hum. Sebastian Zundler

Department of Medicine 1

 

 Immune cell trafficking

to the central nervous system as a critical factor

for gut-brain communication

 
B03

Prof. Dr. med. Kai Hildner

Department of Medicine 1

 

Prof. Dr. Veit Rothhammer

Department of Neurology

 

 Impact of intestinal myeloid cells on the immune-neuronal crosstalk in the pathogenesis of synucleinopathies and colitis
B04

Prof. Dr. med. Raja Atreya

Department of Medicine 1

 

Prof. Dr. med. Arnd Dörfler

Faculty of Medicine
Neuroradiological Institute
 Interplay between intestinal microbiome and multimodal MRI brain biosignatures for prediction of response to anti-TNF therapy in ulcerative colitis