Lecture catalogue

Hiebl, Stubbendorf

Wed 03.06.26, 14:00 - 15:30

The lecture provides an overview of the German regulations on the scientific use of animals.

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Second year students (organisation), invited speakers

To be announced

Joint seminar of the ZSN, invited speakers present research projects in neuroscience.

obligatory for 1st year students

Beineke, Claus/Rhein, Ponimaskin, Viejo-Borbolla

Mon 08.06.26 - Fri 19.06.26, 09:00 - 17:00

Introduction to basic techniques in molecular biology (PCR, epigenetics methods, in situ hybridization etc.). It is the aim of this course to give a practically orientated insight to molecular techniques and their applications in neuroscience. Detailed descriptions and protocols will be handed out.
You have to choose one of the labs for the practical part.

Kästner, Schütter, Neudeck, Wittenberg-Voges

Tue 21.04.26, 08:00 - 12:00

Special anaesthesia cases in cats, dogs and horses

Nessler, Meyerhoff, Lemke, Reeh, Jeroncic, Putzer, Ten Hagen, Tipold, Volk

Mon 13.04.26, 10:00 - 12:00

Special examinations of neurological cases.

Gernert, Meißner, Oltmanns, Richter Assêncio, Käufer, Joseph, Feja, Kotzur, Ebert, Kunzmann, Rundfeldt and colleagues

Wed 22.04.26, 14:00 - 16:00

Students are trained in experimental animal pharmacology, in vitro models and computer simulations, covering a wide spectrum of topics. About 50% of the course is dedicated to neuropharmacology, including topics such as anaesthesiology and behavioural pharmacology. At the beginning of the course there is introduction into the basics of research planning and data analysis, animal welfare and biometrics.

Ding and colleagues

Mon 20.04.26 - Mon 22.06.26, 09:30 - 11:00

This seminar will give an overview about the modern neuroimaging tools used to observe physiological/pathological changes in human central nervous system in vivo, such as the basics of MRI, the diffusion tensor imaging, the functional MRI, as well as the MR spectroscopy. Special CNS diseases caused by genetic defects or other noxa will also be shortly introduced.

1. MR basics, relaxation time measurement, DTI, Spectroscopy (Prof. Dr. X. Ding) 20.04.2026
2. Maturation of the brain (Prof. Dr. X. Ding) 27.04.2026
3. Clinical neuroanatomy (Priv.-Doz. Dr. A. Giesemann) 04.05.2026
4. Ischemic lesions in brain (Dr. F. Donnerstag) 11.05.2026
5. CNS -Tumor diagnostics (Priv.-Doz. Dr. P. Raab) 18.05.2026
6. Diagnosis of neuroinflammation and infection (Dr. K. Döring) 25.05.2026
7. Further neuroradiological methods (Priv.-Doz. Dr. E. Bültmann) 01.06.2026
8. Imaging of the Cranial Nerves (Priv.-Doz. Dr. A. Giesemann) 08.06.2026
9. Anatomy and pathology of cerebral vessels (Dr. O. Abu-Fares) 15.06.2026
10. Endovascular treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (Dr. O. Abu-Fares) 22.06.2026

Krauss, Haghikia, Richter Assêncio, Schwabe

Wed 17.06.26 - Thu 18.06.26, 09:00 - 17:00

Day 1:
On the first day we will give an overview about the pathophysiology and symptoms of Parkinson?s Disease (PD), animal models for this condition and therapeutic approaches. In particular, the following topics will be addressed:
? clinical pathophysiology and symptoms of PD and pharmacological treatment of this condition (Prof. Petri, PD Höllerhage)
? basal ganglia function and animal models of PD (Prof. Schwabe, PD Alam)
? current pipeline of disease-modifying therapeutics (Prof. Richter Assêncio)
? neurosurgical approaches (ablative methods, deep brain stimulation) for the treatment of PD (Prof. Krauss)
Day 2:
The next day students will be divided in groups of 3?4 participants and trained in one specific method of the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) PD model of the rat. In the afternoon each group will present their experience and data to the other groups. In particular, the following aspects will be addressed:
? stereotactic injection of 6-OHDA into the nigrostriatal system of the anaesthesized rat (Prof. Schwabe, PD Alam)
? immunohistological evaluation of the 6-OHDA lesion (Prof. Schwabe, PD Alam)
? immunohistological evaluation of the 6-OHDA lesion (Prof. Schwabe, PD Alam)
? behavioral and pharmacological evaluation of the 6-OHDA induced lesion (Prof. Schwabe, PD Alam)
? assessment of neuroprotective drug effects in vitro and in vivo (Prof. Richter Assêncio)
Day 3:
? Live surgery: a limited number of six students will be given the opportunity to attend surgery for deep brain stimulation in the subthalamic nucleus with patients of the Clinic for Neurosurgery (Prof. Krauss)
? Clinical examination and treatment of PD patients in the PD outpatient clinic of the Clinic for Neurology (Prof. Petri, PD Höllerhage).

Esser, Schmidt

Mon 15.06.26 - Fri 26.06.26, 09:00 - 17:00

In our seminar students present and discuss (together with us) recent literature from the field of neuro- and sensory biology with special reference to hearing, vision and multimodal orientation.

Esser

Fri 17.04.26 - Fri 17.07.26, 13:30 - 15:00

Presentation and discussion of recent publications by Master- and the PhD students.