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Catharina Maiers receives the thesis award of the Medical Faculty!
Today, our former MD student, Catharina Maiers (née Reimers), received the thesis award of the Medical Faculty donated by Grünenthal. She received the award for her thesis entitled „Identification of…
Für die Ohren: Faszination Physiologie
Worin seine Faszination für die Physiologie begründet liegt und welche Chancen das Fach für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs bereithält, erklärt Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Gründer, Direktor des Instituts…
Identification of a physiological role of the bile acid-sensitive ion channel BASIC in bile duct epithelial cells
The bile acid-sensitive ion channel BASIC is a close relative of the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) and the acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs). It is found in various tissues including liver and brain.…
Stefan Gründer became member of the Editorial Board of Pflügers Archiv
Stefan Gründer became a new member of the Editorial Board of Pflügers Archiv – European Journal of Physiology. Pflügers Archiv is the official journal of the German Physiological Society and publishes…
Annual Retreat of the Institute of Physiology
While in 2020 our annual retreat had to be cancelled due to the Corona pandemic, today more than 30 members of the Institute of Physiology – all vaccinated - met again at Youth Hostel Aachen. Big…
Interaction of opioid neuropeptides with ASIC1a resolved
The opioid neuropeptide big dynorphin increases the activity of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a (ASIC1a) during sustained acidosis, as it occurs, for example, during stroke. Because sustained activation…
W3 Professorship available at the Institute of Physiology
At the Institute of Physiology of the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen University there is an attractive open position for a Full Professor (W3) of Physiology. You can find the advertisement here.
Two prizes at the Young Physiologists Virtual Symposium!
At the Young Physiologists Virtual Symposium, which took place on 1st and 2nd of June 2021, Jan Clusmann received the prize for the second best talk! The title of his talk was „ Acid sensing ion…
Characterization of proton-sensitive ion channels in human dopaminergic neurons
Proton-sensitive ion channels, so called ASICs, have already been characterized in many neurons of rodents – mice and rats. Their characterization in human neurons, however, is more difficult and…
Our former scientist Melissa Reiners successfully finished her MD thesis
Today our MD student Melissa Reiners successfully passed the oral examination at the end of her thesis. Already in 2018, the results of her doctoral thesis entitled "Investigation of the RPRFamide…
Catharina Reimers successfully finished her MD thesis with highest honors
Today our MD student Catharina Reimers successfully passed the oral examination at the end of her thesis with summa cum laude. Already in 2017, the results of her doctoral thesis entitled…
Sven Kuspiel receives Springorum commemorative medal
Sven Kuspiel receives the Springorum commemorative medal for his master thesis. The Springorum commemorative medal is awarded to the top 10 per cent graduates of each faculty.
Congratulations!
