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Chair Brain Research

​portrait Prof. Dr. Thomas Arendt

Prof. Dr. Thomas Arendt

Phone: +49 341 - 97 - 25720
E-Mail: Thomas.Arendt@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Secretary

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​portrait ​Ellen Morawski-Gangloff​

​Ellen Morawski-Gangloff

Phone: +49 341 - 97 25720
Fax: +49 341 - 97 25729
E-Mail: pfi@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

CV

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Study​

  • 1976–1982 Medicine, Leipzig University

Education

  • 1978 Medical Diploma, Leipzig University, Germany
  • 1982 Graduation from Medical School, Leipzig University
  • 1982 Medical Thesis, Leipzig University, Germany
  • 1987 Medical Specialist (Biochemistry)
  • 1990 Habilitation and venia legendi in Neuroscience, Leipzig University, Germany

Research Experience

  • 1982 Scientific Assistant, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Leipzig University
  • 1982–1986 PostDoc Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Dept. Neurochemistry
  • 1984 Visiting scientist, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
  • 1986–1987 Wellcome Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
  • 1987–1996 Research Group Leader, Paul Flechsig Inst. of Brain Research, Univ. Leipzig
  • Since 1996 Full Professor for Neuroanatomy, Leipzig University​

Responsibilities

  • 1987-1996 Research Group Leader, Paul Flechsig Inst. of Brain Research, Univ. Leipzig
  • since 1996 Full Professor for Neuroanatomy and Head of Department, University of Leipzig
  • 2003–2005 Member of the Dean's office of the Faculty of Medicine
  • 2006–2012 Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research Leipzig (IZKF)
  • since 2012 Director of the Alzheimer Centre Leipzig
  • since 2005 Managing Director of the Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research

Academic awards

  • 1976 Lessing Award
  • 1984 Award of the German Society for Experimental Medicine   
  • 1985 Rudolf-Virchow-Award                                          
  • 1986 Welcome Trust Fellowship                                    
  • 1995 Award of the German Brain League                       
  • 2004 Alois Alzheimer Award of the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University Frankfurt​

Research fields

  • Neurobiology of Alzheimer´s disease
  • Animal models of neurodegeneration and regeneration
  • Structural and functional organization of the central cholinergic system
  • Neuronal repair and plasticity
  • Regulation of the cell cycle, control of differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis
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