The Collaborative Research Center 128 “Multiple Sclerosis” is entering its third round. As the German Research Association announced, the major project with locations in Münster, Mainz and Munich will be supported for a further four years (until mid-2024). Speaker Prof. Heinz Wiendl, Co-Spokesperson Prof. Frauke Zipp (Mainz) and other scientists are researching multiple sclerosis – a chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Their focus is on the interaction between the immune and nervous systems on a molecular, cellular and systems biological level. The 35 principal investigators and their teams analyse the changes in the immune system underlying the disease, effects the attack of the immune system has on the central nervous system and how these consequences can be modulated with the latest therapies. The 22 individual projects are tackling a wide range of topics, including the role of the intestinal microbiome in inflammation and nerve destruction in MS, the patterns of nerve damage that MS patients e.g. in MRI images show and the effect of various MS drugs on the immune system. In the next four years, the focus of her work will be on coping with illnesses. This means both better control and monitoring of the now widespread drugs for treating MS and translation – i.e. the transfer of research results into patient care and – the other way around – the use of knowledge from clinical practice for work in the laboratory.

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Thu, 28/03/2024
Looking back and ahead: SFB/CRC 128 symposium provides new perspectives on MS research
The SFB/CRC 128 Symposium, themed “Multiple sclerosis and related disorders – past, present, and future,” unfolded on April 29th and 30th, 2024, within the historic Castle of Münster University and thus at the center of the city. This symposium garnered significant attendance and served as an exemplary forum to discuss advances in the field, present […]...more
Thu, 15/09/2022
Photo gallery: Inflammation & Imaging Symposium in the MIC building
Muenster. From September 12th to 14th scientists from Muenster University and their international guests discussed the latest developments in research on inflammation and the imaging of the immune system at the 2nd Inflammation & Imaging Symposium. The annual event is jointly organised by several research networks from Münster, among them the CRC/TRR 128 “Multiple Sclerosis”. […]...more
Tue, 28/06/2022
CRC Retreat in Münster
Muenster. After a long pause, more than 90 participants of the CRC joined in Muenster Factory Hotel to update on the latest developments. We heard the most recent on a selection of the CRC projects and there was also plenty of time for fruitful discussion and socializing in the evening....more