Research News

Tracking Neurodegeneration

Many neurological diseases arise initially from a focal lesion. Only with time neurodegeneration spreads to other brain areas and the spinal cord – a phenomena called diaschisis. Currently, neuroimaging studies are performed separately in the […]

Publications

Recent Publications by ZNZ Members

Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Brain aging is faithfully modelled in organotypic brain slices and accelerated by prionsCommun Biol. 2022 Jun 8;5(1):557. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03496-5.Authors: Yingjun Liu, Assunta […]

Publications

Recent Publications by ZNZ Members

Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Polycystic ovary syndrome and postpartum depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studiesJ Affect Disord. 2022 Feb 15;299:463-469.  doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.044. Epub […]

People

Welcome to the ZNZ Community

We are proud to welcome our new members. Read on to learn about the research expertise they contribute to our community. PD Dr. Lukas ImbachSwiss Epilepsy Clinic, Klinik Lengg AG My research concentrates on the […]

Awards

ERC Starting Grant for Katharina Gapp

In her ERC funded project “Heritability of stress receptor signatures in the germline Father-Son-Talks“, Katharina Gapp aims to investigate mechanisms how stress or trauma can affect not only directly exposed individuals but also their descendants. […]

Videos

Inaugural Lectures

We congratulate Michael Meier and Luka Kulic on their inaugural lectures. On October 25th, Luka Kulic from the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, talked about “New disease-modifying approaches in the treatment of Alzheimer’s […]

Awards

New ZNZ PhD Grants 2021

The Board of the Bertha-Meierhofer Fund decided to support three young research groups with PhD Grants covering doctoral student salaries. The following students are supported: Zacharoula Kagiampaki in the group of Tommaso Patriarchi is working […]

Research News

Alzheimer’s Disease Optical Biomarkers

The deposition of beta-amyloid and tau are hallmarks of Alzheimer`s disease.It has been implicated in neuronal dysfunction, ultimately leading to cognitive impairment and dementia. Techniques to visualize these processes in animal models of the disease […]

Publications

Recent Publications by ZNZ Members

Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. First-in-human brain PET imaging of the GluN2B-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor with ( R)- 11 C-Me-NB1J Nucl Med. 2021 Oct 7;jnumed.121.262427. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262427. Online ahead of print.Authors: Lucas Rischka, Chrysoula Vraka, Verena […]