Congratulations to the CRC Scientists Nicholas Schwab and Johanna Breuer from the Neurological Clinic of the University Hospital Münster who were awarded the Helmut-Bauer Young-Scientist Prize for MS Research. They each received €2500 for their work on the effects of UVB radiation on the onset and development of multiple sclerosis, which was published in Annals of Neurology.

Breuer J*, Schwab N*, Schneider-Hohendorf T, Marziniak M, Mohan H, Bhatia U, Gross CC, Clausen BE, Weishaupt C, Luger TA, Meuth SG, Loser K and Wiendl H (2014). Ultraviolet B light attenuates the systemic immune response in central nervous system autoimmunity. Ann Neuro/. 2014 May; 75(5):739-58.

A detailed press release in German can be found on the University of Göttingen webpage as well as a previous post here in English describing the research.