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2009-2011

Genewsky, Andreas

City and country of origin:
Regensburg, Germany

Educational background:

• B. Sc. in Biological Sciences,
  University of Konstanz
• International Master's Programme in Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences

Main scientific interests

• Neurophysiology
• Neuronal Cell Culture
• Neuropharmacology

Future Plans and objectives:
Neurobiology Summer School at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory

Iffland, Lara

City and country of origin:
Hamburg, Germany

Educational background:

• B.Sc. in Molecular Medicine, Georg-August-University Göttingen

Main scientific interests

Involvement of genetics on brain structures and human behaviour

Klampfl, Stefanie

City and country of origin:
Eging a. See, Germany

Educational background:

• B.Sc. Biology, University of Regensburg (2006-2009)
  Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences

Main scientific interests
Neuroendocrinology, behavior in general, psychiatry

Future Plans and objectives
PhD in Neuroscience

Lüttich, Alexander

City and country of origin:
Regensburg, Germany

Educational background:

• Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Regensburg
  

Main scientific interests

• Neurobiology of learning and memory
• Neurogenetics
• Cognitive Neuroscience

Menon, Akshay

City and country of origin:
Bangalore, India

Educational background:

• Bachelor of engineer in Biotechnology from CMR Institute of Technology (VTU) - 2005 - 2009 Bangalore, India.
• Bachelor's thesis: Neuromodulatory factors (neurotrophic factors) secreted by mesenchymal stem cells ( umbilical cord MSCs and bone marrow MSCs).

Main scientific interests

• neuroplasticity and development
• stem cell based therapy for neurodegenerative disorder
• neurobiology of mental illness

Future Plans and objectives
Doctorate in a related topic and further specialization, entrepreneurship.

Nedergaard, Signe Kjaer

City and country of origin:
Tønder, Denmark

Educational background:

• Bachelor of Science in Biology, Copenhagen University, Denmark
• International Master's Programme in Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences

Main scientific interests

• Behavior, in the broadest sense
• animal models per se
• Psychiatry

Future Plans and objectives:
A PhD in neuroscience.

Publications
Hald, Andreas; Nedergaard, Signe; Hansen, R. Rikke; Ding, Ming; Heegaard, Anne-Marie, “Differential activation of spinal cord glial cells in murine models of neuropathic and cancer pain”, European Journal of Pain, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 138-145.

Robins, Rebecca

City and country of origin:
Lansing, Michigan, USA

Educational background:

• Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Michigan State University
• ECN

Main scientific interests

• Movement disorders
• neurodegeneration

Future Plans and objectives:
PhD

Şenturk, Berna

City and country of origin:
Ankara, Turkey

Educational background:

• Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Genetics Bilkent University
• International Master's Program in Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences (until now)

Main scientific interests

• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Molecular Neuroscience

Future Plans and objectives:
PhD in neuroscience

Tong Tong

City and country of origin:
Shaanxi, China

Educational background:

• 7 years (Bachelor & Master) programme of Clinical Medicine, Soochow University, China
• International Master's Programme in Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences (until now), Regensburg University, Germany

Main scientific interests
Investigate the systemic neurosciences by using all kinds of MRI

Future Plans and objectives
PhD in Neurosciences, and then become a neuroscientist.

Truckenbrodt, Anna

City and country of origin:
Jena, Germany

Educational background:

• B.Sc. Biology, TU Munich

Main scientific interests

• antisocial/criminal behavior
• psychiatry diseases (e.g. schizophrenia)
• pain perception, self-awareness, sleep.
  

Future Plans and objectives:
PhD in Neuoscience

Vartak, Devavrat

City and country of origin:
Mumbai, India

Educational background:

• Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences & Biochemistry (Dual Major), University of Mumbai
• International Master's Programme in Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences

Main scientific interests

• Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology

Future Plans and objectives:
PhD in Neurosciences

Vélez Char, Natalia

City and country of origin:
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Educational background:

• Medical Degree (2001 – 2007)
  Universidad del Norte, Barraquilla, Colombia
• International Master's Programme in Experimental
  and Clinical Neurosciences

Main scientific interests

• Neuroendocrinology
• Neuropharmacology
• Neurodegenrative diseases

Future Plans and objectives:
Complete the Master in Neuroscience program (for now) successfully

Highlights from 2009-2011

The ECN teaching programme
2008-2010 starts on:
September 29th 2008
Study programme

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