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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.

Selected recent publications

Schlaitz Group

Reticulon-like REEP4 at the inner nuclear membrane promotes nuclear pore complex formation.

Golchoubian B, Brunner A, Bragulat-Teixidor H, Neuner A, Akarlar BA, Ozlu N,Schlaitz AL.

 

J Cell Biol (2022) 221 (2): e202101049.

Oliviera Group

Neuronal ensemble-specific DNA methylation strengthens engram stability

Kubra Gulmez Karaca, Janina Kupke, David V. C. Brito, Benjamin Zeuch, Christian Thome, Dieter Weichenhan, Pavlo Lutsik, Christoph Plass & Ana M. M. Oliveira

Nature Comm. vol. 11, Article number: 639 (2020)

Mauceri group

E Organic anion transporter 1 is an HDAC4-regulated mediator of nociceptive hypersensitivity in mice.

C. Litke, A. M. Hagenston, A.-K. Kenkel, E. Paldy, J. Lu, R. Kuner, D. Mauceri

https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/how-chronic-pain-arises

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.

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The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation are delighted to announce the recipients of the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience 2022:

Prof. Christian Lüscher (CH) and Dr José-Alain Sahel (FR).

More Information about the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience 2022

The Society of Virology (GfV) and the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation are delighted to announce the recipient of the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievements in Virology 2022:

Prof. Dr. Galit Alter (USA)

More information about the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievements in Virology

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Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation

c/o Pharmacology Institute

Heidelberg University

Im Neuenheimer Feld 366

69120 Heidelberg