Institute of Neurogenetics
The Institute of Neurogenetics (Head: Prof. Christine Klein) focuses its clinical and research activities on hereditary forms of movement disorders, mainly Parkinson disease and dystonia. Discovering the genetic factors causing or contributing to movement disorders is the Institute’s main aim of research.
With an interdisciplinary team of movement disorder specialists, clinician and basic scientists, study nurses and research technologists, PhD and medical students closely collaborating, the research is translational and interdisciplinary in nature and directed from the patient to the bench and back. The Institute is composed of the following sections lead by academically independent faculty members:
Career development and teaching are an important and integral part of the Institute’s work. Neurology residents participate in structured movement disorders and neurogenetics fellowships; Bachelor, Master, and PhD students in the field of Molecular Life Sciences are trained at the Institute.
We are engaged in a large network of national and international collaborations and actively participates in data and sample exchange. With visiting scientists and students from many different countries and members of the Institute gaining experience abroad, the Institute of Neurogenetics is well connected on the world map.
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