Fellowships
CBBS Fellowships
To give postdoctoral researchers the freedom to conduct independent research, the CBBS funds positions with their own research budgets.
On the one hand, this funding serves to retain talent, helping to attract and retain outstanding researchers in Magdeburg. Secondly, the funding is also intended to support innovative projects without strict guidelines, which, either alone or with collaborative partners, explore new methods or new fields of research and pave the way for disciplinary breakthroughs. This allows for the investigation of innovative questions that do not necessarily fit neatly into existing research. This creates scope for the development of scientific creativity.
Would you like to receive funding from the CBBS? We’d be delighted. The CBBS regularly announces funding opportunities; please apply via our funding calls.
The projects funded by the CBBS to date are:
Statin-induced implications on Piezo1-mediated mechanosignaling in the murine central nervous system
Projectleader: Anke Müller
I am investigating the effects of a drug in order to make the most of its potential in the future.
Driving factors of food choices in obese individuals
Projectleader: Emanuele Porcu
In my project, I am identifying the individual factors that influence dietary choices, with a view to developing treatments for people affected by obesity.
Spinal cord stimulation for treating Parkinson's disease-related movement deficits
Projectleader: Evelyn Dylda
I investigated the effects of spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for movement disorders associated with Parkinson’s disease.
A home-based tACS-supported intervention in Developmental Dyslexia
Projectleader: Katharina Rufener
I worked with children and young people with developmental dyslexia and developed methods to help them learn more effectively.
Does performance in a safety learning paradigm predict individual stress resilience or vulnerability?
Projectleader: Iris Müller
I investigated stress resilience in order to better predict susceptibility to stress, the type of illness and the course of the illness following stress.
Development of motor-free language assessments to improve the diagnosis of language impairment in motor-disabled patients
Projectleader: Judith Wesenberg
I investigated speech assessment in patients with motor impairments and sought to improve it by developing non-motor speech tests.
Development of neuroplastin-derived TRAF6-binding peptides with a wide-range of anti-inflammatory properties: Applications to neurodegenerative processes
Projectleader: Rodrigo Herrera-Molina
The long-term aim of the project was to identify therapeutic peptides with potential for clinical application.
Minimizing fall risks by using augmented reality glasses with active obstacle detection
Projectleader: Felix Ball
I have expanded on existing methods of fall prevention with a view to developing new products to improve safety, particularly for older people.
Role of Bassoon in interneuron (dys-)function related to neuropsychiatric disorders
Projectleader: Anil Annamneedi
I investigated the presynaptic mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric cognitive dysfunction, which paves the way for the development of potential treatment strategies.
Role of local-circuit neurons in the formation and over-generalization of remote fear memory
Projectleader: Syed Ahsan Raza
I have been researching post-traumatic stress disorder in order to contribute to the development of urgently needed new therapeutic methods.
Bassoon-associated Tauopathies: disease mechanisms and potential interventions
Projectleader: Carolina Montenegro
This project aimed to generate new insights into the pathophysiological processes underlying neural plasticity and their potential treatment.
Temporal interference brain stimulation - advanced control and advanced application
Projectleader: Philipp Ruhnau
I have tested the feasibility of a novel non-invasive brain stimulation technique that enables customised stimulation protocols with the potential for widespread clinical applications.
Layer-dependent Plasticity of Human Topographic Maps
Projectleader: Esther Kühn
I am investigating age-related cognitive changes in human tissue in order to define these architectural changes. It is worth noting that, as part of my CBBS funding, I have secured a grant worth several million euros in the form of an ERC Starting Grant.
Developing cutting-edge MRI artefact removal for simultaneous EEG-fMRI data recording by using spatially-selective carbon-wire loops
Projectleader: Felix Ball
I am refining existing combinations of methods from brain research so that they can be routinely applied in clinical research and diagnostics in the future.
Perceptual learning in retina implant users
Projectleader: Lihui Wang
I am developing a training programme for patients with retinal implants to help them make the most of their restored vision in everyday life.
Mechanisms of presynaptic plasticity: alternative processing of Bassoon and interaction with c-terminal binding proteins (CtBPs)
Projectleader: Marija Rankovic
Functional selectivity of opioids at the µ-opioidreceptor: examining the role of phospholipase D2
Projectleader: Thomas Koch
Analysis of modulation in induction and sustainment of long-term potentiation and –depression through learning experiences and memory forming
Projectleader: Volker Korz