Prof. Dr. Helmut Kettenmann (Faculty)
Affiliation(s) Berlin School of Mind and Brain, GRK 1258 “Neuroinflammation”, Helmholtz International Research School Molecular Neurobiology, International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences, Zelluläre Neurowissenschaften, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch
Keywords A.3 Stem cells, B.11 Glia-neuron interactions, B.2 Ligand gated ion channels, B.4 Ion channels, C.8 Neuro-oncology
Research Focus:
Our group is active in the field of cellular neurosciences, with the following major areas:
– the role of astrocytes in information processing
– the response of microglial cells to brain injury and
– the cellular properties of gliomas