The RTG 2413 put special emphasis to include medical students into the program to foster the understanding of the importance of translational research and at the same time to improve the scientific training of MD students from an early stage onwards and allow them to develop into clinician scientists.
Our current MD students:

Lena Haag
MD thesis title: Assessing the MTL volume and SN/VTA/LC integrity related to biomarkers of tau/amyloid in high- and low performing older adults
Start: 04.2020
Linked to: Project 12

Rieke Fritz
MD thesis title: Regulation of spine dynamics in mouse hippocampal neuron by BDNF and neuromodulatory transmitter signaling
Start: 10.2020
Linked to: Project 11

Maria Schmutzler
MD thesis title: The Impact of chronic mid-life stress on memory performance in aged mice
Start: 10.2020
Linked to: Project 11

Mark Bachurski
MD thesis title: ProCognito – Plant based natural products for the preservation of cognitive capabilities in old age
Start: 10.2020
Linked to: Project 4

Lara Kramer
MD thesis title: Influence of paracingulate morphology on cognitive function
Start: 10.2020
Linked to: Project 13

Shananthan Kethiswaran
MD thesis title: Influence of neural ageing on cGAS-STING pathway
Start: 11.2020
Linked to: Project 1

Melina Zschiesche
MD thesis title: Autoubiquitination in Praja1 and interaction of Ndnl2 and Praja1
Start: 10.2015
Funding Period: 01.2021- 05.2021
Linked to: Project 10

Jonathan Hils
MD thesis title: Cholinergic modulation of learning from feedback
Start: 04.2021
Linked to: Project 13
Our past MD students:
We are pleased that our medical students want to keep in touch with us and remain associated even after their doctoral thesis in GRK 2413.

Alwin Hassler
MD thesis title: The influence of polyamines on the synaptic plasticity of aging cortex neurons
Start: 10.2019 – 12.2020
Linked to: Project 1

Helene Arndt
MD thesis title: ProCognito – Plant based natural products for the preservation of cognitive capabilities in old age
Start: 10.2019 – 12.2020
Linked to: Project 4

Rebecca Boer
MD thesis title:Age-dependent role of the neurovascular unit in cerebrovascular diseases
Start: 10.2019 – 12.2020
Linked to: Project 5

Luisa Strackeljan
MD thesis title: Modulation of perineuronal nets and perisynaptic extracellular matrix by microglia in young and aged mouse brain
Period: 10.2019 – 12.2020
Linked to: project 6

Philipp Ulbrich
MD thesis title:Study of TIMP-3 expression, glia activation and perineuronal/perisynaptic ECM alterations in cerebral small vessel disease
Period: 10.2019 – 12.2020
Linked to: Project 7

Wilhelm Hussler
MD thesis title: Brain extracellular matrix proteins in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy affected humans
Period: 11.2019 – 01.2021
Linked to: Project 8

Sabrina Keiper
MD thesis title: Modulation of proteostasis in neurons and astrocytes byapplication of metformin and methotrexate
Start: 10.2019 – 12.2020
Linked to: Project 9