Given the special circumstances evoked by the Covid-19 crisis, the prize selection process has been postponed to July 2020. The Foundation will still consider applications that are submitted until 30th May 2020.

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The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation

The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation is dedicated to furthering the careers of talented scientists working in biomedicine at Heidelberg University and in related research institutions in the vicinity. Emphasis is placed on supporting junior scientists at key career stages and in promoting women in science.

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17. July 2020: Chica Schaller Memorial Symposium

7. - 9. October 2020: Chica und Heinz Schaller Conference organised by Schaller Group Leaders

Selected recent publications

Graw / Fackler groups

Experimental and computational analyses reveal that environmental restrictions shape HIV-1 spread in 3D cultures.

Imle A, Kumberger P, Schnellbächer ND, (...), Graw F, Fackler OT

Nature Communications 2019, 10:2144

Boulant Group

Asymmetric distribution of TLR3 leads to a polarized immune response in human intestinal epithelial cells.

Stanifer ML, Mukenhirn M, Muenchau S, Pervolaraki K, Kanaya T, (...) Boulant S.

Nat Microbiol. 2019 Nov 4.

Lechner Group

Structure-guided examination of the mechanogating mechanism of PIEZO2.

Taberner FJ, Prato V, Schaefer I, Schrenk-Siemens K, Heppenstall PA, Lechner SG.

 

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 9;116(28):14260-14269.

Agarwal group

Electrical and synaptic integration of glioma into neural circuits.

Venkatesh HS, Morishita W, Geraghty AC, (...) Agarwal A , (...), Monje M.

 

2019. Nature. Sep;573(7775):539-545.

Agarwal Group

Glutamatergic synaptic input to glioma cells drives brain tumour progression.

Venkataramani V, Tanev DI, (...) Agarwal A , (...), Kuner T.

 

Nature, Sep;573(7775):532-538.

Agarwal Group

Oligodendrocytes control potassium accumulation in white matter and seizure susceptibility.

Larson VA, Mironova Y, Vanderpool KG, Waisman A, Rash JE, Agarwal A* , Bergles DE*

 

Elife Mar 29;7. pii: e34829.

Acuna Group

Neuromodulator Signaling Bidirectionally Controls Vesicle Numbers in Human Synapses.

Patzke C, Brockmann MM, Dai J, Gan KJ, Grauel MK, Fenske P, Liu Y, Acuna C , Rosenmund C, Südhof TC.

 

Cell. 2019 Oct 3;179(2):498-513.e22.

Dao Thi Group

Pan-Genotype Hepatitis E Virus Replication in Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocellular Systems.

Wu X, Dao Thi VL, Liu P, Takacs CN, Xiang K, Andrus L, Gouttenoire J, Moradpour D, Rice CM.

Gastroenterology. 2018 Feb;154(3):663-674.e7.

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