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Paper of the month: Preisträger Dr. Sven Kuspiel, Prof. Dr. Stefan Gründer & Dr. Dominik Wiemuth

In der Forschungsarbeit von Dr. Sven Kuspiel, Prof. Dr. Stefan Gründer, Dr. Dominik Wiemuth und ihrem Team wird untersucht, ob ein im Nervensystem vorkommender Ionenkanal Komplexe mit anderen…

Anton Richter successfully finished his MD thesis

Today our MD student Anton Richter successfully passed the oral examination at the end of his doctoral thesis, which is entitled „Investigations on the ASIC-dependent acid-induced cell death”. Anton…

Post-Doc (w/m/d) im Bereich Neuronaler Ionenkanäle gesucht

Das Institut für Physiologie an der Uniklinik RWTH Aachen besetzt eine Stelle als

Post-Doc (w/m/d) im Bereich Neuronaler Ionenkanäle

mit 100 Prozent der vollen tariflich vereinbarten Arbeitszeit…

International ASIC 2025 conference successfully held

From 29 September to 1 October 2025, the first international scientific meeting on acid-sensing ion channels took place in Tutzing on Lake Starnberg. The event was organised by Prof. Stefan Gründer,…

DPG names publication by the Institute of Physiology as ‘Paper of the Month’

The German Physiological Society has named a recent publication by the Institute of Physiology at RWTH Aachen University Hospital as ‘Paper of the Month’ for September 2025. The paper was recently…

13.09.2025 – Stefan Gründer receives the badge of honor of the German Physiological Society

At the general assembly of the German Physiological Society (DPG) during the 40th congress of the International Union of Physiological Societies (IUPS) in Frankfurt/Main, Stefan Gründer received the…

From our research

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is an important model organism. It contains an ion channel family, termed PPKs, with homology to ASICs and ENaC in humans. In our last study, which was performed…

KI-generierte Darstellung eines Menschen mit leuchtendem Gehirn und Nervenverbindungen im Hintergrund
Forschende der Uniklinik RWTH Aachen identifizieren Helferprotein: PCYOX1L ist beteiligt an synaptischer Übertragung

Ein Team um Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Gründer, Direktor des Instituts für Physiologie an der Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, und PD Dr. Dominik Wiemuth hat in einer neuen Publikation das Protein PCYOX1L als…

Dr. Razan El Faraj comes from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to work at the Institute of Physiology

On July 1st, Dr. Razan El Faraj started at the Institute of Physiology as a post-doctoral researcher. She has two M.Sc. degrees: one in Bioengineering from the Cyprus International University and one…

02.04.2025 – Dr. Samuel Kühs comes from Lübeck University to work at the Institute of Physiology

On April 1st, Dr. Samuel Kühs started at the Institute of Physiology as a post-doctoral researcher. After finishing his M.Sc. in Neurosciences at Oldenburg University, he did his Ph.D. in the group of…

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Ammar Hawashin successfully finished his MD thesis with highest honors

On March 31st 2025 our MD student Ammar Hawashin successfully passed the oral examination at the end of his thesis. His doctoral thesis is entitled „Modulation of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels by Tannic…

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Stefan Gründer co-organizes first scientific meeting dedicated to acid-sensing ion channels

Together with Stephan Kellenberger from the University of Lausanne, Stefan Gründer organizes the first international scientific meeting dedicated to Acid-Sensing Ion Channels – ASIC 2025. ASIC 2025…