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01.06.2026 – Dr. Jennifer Noonan moves from the Humboldt-University Berlin to work at the Institute of Physiology

On June 1st, Dr. Jennifer Noonan started her work as a scientist at the Institute of Physiology. Dr. Noonan studied at the renowned McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she also did her PhD on…

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01.06.2026 – Thyroid hormones are positive allosteric modulators of Acid-sensing ion channels

In our last study, which has been published in Neuropharmacology, we discovered that the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) und thyroxine (T4) are positive allosteric modulators of Acid-sensing…

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The evolution of inhibitory signaling

Finally published in Advanced Science, the premium open access journal of Wiley: our phylogenetic and functional characterization of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) from the cnidarian…

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Nina Boersch successfully finished her MD thesis.

Today our MD student Nina Boersch successfully passed the oral examination at the end of her doctoral thesis, which is entitled „ASICs-dependent acid-induced cell death”. She now works as a physician…

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Felicitas Weiß successfully finished her MD thesis

Today our MD student Felicitas Weiß successfully passed the oral examination at the end of her doctoral thesis, which is entitled „Biochemical analysis of the interaction of ASIC1a and Prenylcysteine…

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04.03.2026 – Nikolai Ratajczak successfully finished his MD thesis

Today our MD student Nikolai Ratajczak successfully passed the oral examination at the end of his doctoral thesis, which is entitled „Modulatory influence of PCOL on ASIC1a: electrophysiological…

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Stefan Gründer joins Pflügers Archiv – European Journal of Physiology as Associate Editor

On January 1st, 2026, Stefan Gründer joined Pflügers Archiv – European Journal of Physiology as an Associate Editor. Pflügers Archiv is the official journal of the German Physiological Society and…

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Jingyu Yang successfully finished her PhD thesis

Today our PhD student Jingyu Yang successfully defended her dissertation entitled "BASIC Deficiency Disrupts Hepatic Metabolism and Pancreatic α-Cell Function during Fasting". We sincerelycongratulate…

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15.01.2026 – Lu Qin successfully finished his PhD thesis

Today our PhD student Lu Qin successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Electrophysiological Characterization of Subtype-Specific Modulation and Activation of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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