Group leader
ORCID
Postdoctoral Researcher
ORCID
project:
Astrocyte dysfunction and Primary Familial Brain Calcification
Role of PDGFB/RB signaling in astrocyte and pericyte development
Postdoctoral Researcher
ORCID
project:
Cell interactome at the neurovascular unit
Role of pericytes in modulating leukocyte trafficking across the BBB
PhD Student
ORCID
project:
Microglia and their novel role in protecting the brain from vascular calcification
PhD Student
ORCID
project:
Changes in the vascular extracellular matrix in the brain using mouse models for human disease.
Alumni
Johanna Schaffenrath, PhD student 2016-2021
Position after finishing PhD: Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Erwin Wagner group, Medical University of Vienna
Published work from Johanna’s PhD thesis:
- Schaffenrath, J., Huang, SF., Wyss, T. et al. Characterization of the blood–brain barrier in genetically diverse laboratory mouse strains. Fluids Barriers CNS 18, 34 (2021).
- Schaffenrath, J. and Keller A. New Insights in the Complexity and Functionality of the Neurovascular Unit. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology.
- Schaffenrath J. , Wyss T., He L. et al. Blood-brain barrier alterations in human brain tumors revealed by genome-wide transcriptomic profiling. Neuro-Oncology, 2021;, noab022
Orsolya Török, MD-PhD Student 2015-2020
Position after finishing PhD: Neurology Resident Physician, University of Pécs Clinical Center, Department of Neurology, Hungary
Published work from Orsolya’s thesis:
- Török O., Schreiner B., Schaffenrath J. et al . Pericytes regulate vascular immune homeostasis in the CNS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Mar 2021, 118 (10) e2016587118
Yvette Zarb, PhD student 2015-2019
Position after finishing PhD: Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Magdalena Götz’s lab, Ludwig-Maximillians Universität München, Germany.
Published work from Yvette’s thesis:
- Zarb Y., Sridhar S., Nassiri S. et al. Microglia control small vessel calcification via TREM2. Sci Adv . 2021 Feb 26;7(9):eabc4898. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4898.
- Zarb Y., Franzoso F.D., Keller A. (2019) Pericytes in Primary Familial Brain Calcification. In: Birbrair A. (eds) Pericyte Biology in Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1147. Springer, Cham.
- Zarb Y, Weber-Stadlbauer U, Kirschenbaum D, et al. Ossified blood vessels in primary familial brain calcification elicit a neurotoxic astrocyte response. Brain : a Journal of Neurology. 2019 Apr;142(4):885-902.
Francesca Franzoso, postdoc 2018-2019
Position after finishing Postdoc study: scientist at Children’s Hospital Zürich
Josephin Wagner, MSc in Medical Biology 2015-2018
Position after finishing master study: Postdoctoral fellow at NIAAA/NIH
Alejandro Restrepo, MSc student 2016-2017
Position after finishing master study: PhD student in Klaus-Armin Nave’s lab, University of Göttingen, Germany.
Terry Louise Jones, MSc student 2015-2016
Position after finishing master study: Policy Advisor, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK