09 Dec 2024 / News, People

Prestigious award for multiple sclerosis research: Sobek Foundation Award 2024 for Jens Kuhle (Clinical Neuroimmunology Lab)

The Sobek Foundation has honored outstanding achievements in multiple sclerosis (MS) research with its prestigious 2024 Award. The 100,000 Euro Sobek Research Prize, Europe’s most valued award for MS research, has been awarded to Prof. Dr.…

03 Dec 2024 / News, People

Valérie Hilgers receives prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking neurogenetic research using fruit flies and mini-brains

The DBM is thrilled to announce that Valérie Hilgers, newly appointed Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This highly competitive grant will…

17 Nov 2024 / News, Research

Multiple sclerosis drug may help with poor working memory (Papassotiropoulos Lab and de Quervain Lab)

Fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help individuals with reduced working memory, as seen in mental health conditions like schizophrenia or depression.

15 Nov 2024 / News, People

SNSF Starting Grant awarded to Dr. Mariana Borsa at the Department of Biomedicine

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12 Nov 2024 / News, Research

Glioblastoma: new treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles (Hutter Lab)

Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor permanently disappear. The tumor cells are too varied, and the microenvironment is too tumor-friendly.…