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Wed, 23/08/2023
Neurology Webinar on human brain T cells in health and multiple sclerosis
Muenster. The SFB 128 is happy welcome Joost J.F.M. Smolders, MD, PhD , head of MS Center ErasMS and Neuroimmunology Brain (NIB) Research Group at the Department of Immunology of the Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC), as lecturer at the Muenster Neurology Webinar. His talk is entitled “Unique features of human brain T cells […]...more
Thu, 03/08/2023
Neurology Webinar – How much gut needs the brain
Muenster. In December 2023, Prof. Anne-Katrin Pröbstel, Head of the Interdisciplinary Autoimmune Clinic at the University Hospital of Basel, will visit Muenster to give insights into the microbiota-immune crosstalk in neuroonflammation. Her presentation – which ois part of the Muenster Neurology Webinar – will be live-streamed. Time: Wednesday, December 13, 5:15 p.m. Place: Online at […]...more
Thu, 02/02/2023
3rd Inflammation & Imaging Symposium in Münster, 11-13 September 2023
Application has opened! We cordially invite you to join this international conference and discuss the latest developments in research on inflammation and the imaging of the immune system with us. The symposium is organised by eight research networks from the University of Münster – CRU 342, CRC 1009, CRC 1450, CRC/TR 128, CRC/TR 332, InFlame, […]...more


Mon, 02/02/2015 | CRC scientists Nicholas Schwab and Johanna Breuer win Helmut-Bauer Young-Scientist Prize for MS research

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.