Currently funded projects
Defining amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with mutations in the NEK1 gene
Institution: Department of Neurology, University of Ulm
Applicant: PD Dr David Brenner
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Excellence Fellowships
Formation and detection of impulsivity: insights from multisite, cross-disorder deep brain stimulation and multimodal neuroimaging
Institution: Centre for Neurology and Psychiatry, University Hospital of Cologne
Applicant: Dr Juan Carlos Baldermann
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Excellence Fellowships
Development and clinical translation of novel imaging biomarkers in diagnostic neuro-oncology
Institution: Clinic for Neuroradiology, University Hospital Bonn
Applicant: Priv.- Doz. Dr Dipl.-Phys. Daniel Paech
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Excellence Fellowships
Influence of single-sided deafness and cochlear implant on the central auditory pathway
Institution: Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, in cooperation with the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
Applicant: Iva Speck
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications
Gene, Mechanism, Therapy: A Network for Precision Medicine of Genetic Neurological Diseases (PRECISE.net)
Institution: Zentrum für Neurologie, Universität Tübingen
Applicants: Prof Dr Matthis Synofzik (Speaker), PD Dr. Rebecca Schüle (deputy speaker), Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche (deputy speaker)
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Research Schools for Physicians
The role of central insulin resistance in the development of depressive symptoms
Institution: Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University
Applicant: Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Memorial Fellowship
Clinical translation of next-generation imaging biomarkers using artificial intelligence
Institution: Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital
Applicant: Apl. Prof. Dr. Philipp Vollmuth, MBA
EKFS funding line: Clinician Scientist Professorship
Function and interaction between the blood-brain barrier and neuronal excitability as therapeutic strategies in the case of cerebral ischemia and central autoimmunity
Institution: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Applicant: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Timo Uphaus
EKFS funding line: Clinician Scientist Professorship
Multicenter study of deep learning-based prediction of MGMT gene promoter methylation status from digitized H&E stained whole-slide-image data in IDH wild-type glioblastoma
Institution: Department of Neurology, Division of Clinical Neurooncology, University Hospital Essen
Applicant: Sied Kebir
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Memorial Fellowship
DNA methylation-based disease classification in focal epilepsy
Institution: Department of Neuropathology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Applicant: Katja Kobow
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications