Congratulations to our #HertieNetwork Fellow @brissiek.bsky.social on € 100,000 funding for his ARCH project! 🧬 He explores how nanobodies can be obtained without immunising animals, advancing the 3Rs while creating a valuable resource for biomedical research. #ExcellenceInClinicalNeuroscience

Protein translation is a tightly regulated process especially in neurons. Read more about this regulation in homeostasis, infection, inflammation and degeneration. #neuroscience #neuroinflammation #neurodegeneration www.cell.com/cell-chemica...

Congrats to our #HertieNetwork site representative @manuelfriese.bsky.social and his team at #UKEHamburg on their outstanding Nature publication! They show that intracellular complement factor H protects neurons during CNS inflammation. Read more 👉https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10981-y

Intracellular complement factor H protects neurons during CNS inflammation - Nature

CFH is a key mediator of neuronal resilience across the central nervous system in mice and humans.

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🎉 Excited to share our new review in Trends in Immunology! We explore how cytokines shape neuronal function and how immune–neuron communication influences neurophysiology, CNS infection and chronic neuroinflammation. 📖 Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Neurons as cytokine sensors in the central nervous system

Cytokines are key messenger molecules that bridge the nervous and immune systems through a bidirectional signalling network. Beyond their roles in dev…

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Great news: Our project „ARCH – Alpaca Repertoire Collection of HCAbs“ has been awarded funding through the UKE 3R program. Over the next two years, we will visit alpaca farms across Germany to collect blood and establish a naïve VHH library as a longterm 3R resource for nanobody discovery. #3R #VHH

📢 Great publication by our Fellow @felixfischbach.bsky.social! His study shows that autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) can provide sustained disease stability in MS, especially in RRMS, with potential benefits for progressive MS 🧠🔬 #HertieNetwork jnnp.bmj.com/content/earl...

Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis: outcomes and predictors from German real-world data

Background Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) represents a treatment option for highly aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we report outcome analyses from the two larges...

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Excited for #Neurowoche2026 in Berlin! 🧠Looking forward to the session on “New Concepts for Clinical Trials” featuring stroke studies “Made in Germany”. Proud to see alumni from the #HertieNetwork presenting their innovative research and shaping the future of neurology. 🚀✨ www.dgn.org/dgn-kongress

Fascinating paper from #HertieNetwork Alumna @sinarosenkranz.bsky.social: Exercise may protect neurons in MS through irisin – a muscle-derived signal that could be a missing link between movement and neuroprotection. #MSResearch #Neuroimmunology🧠💪 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

The exercise hormone irisin has neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis - Nature Metabolism

Exercise-mediated neuroprotection in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis is reduced in mice lacking the irisin-encoding gene, Fndc5, and can be recapitulated by peripheral administration of irisin.

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Exciting trial from our Hamburg fellow Dr. Märit Jensen!

EAST-STROKE@eaststroke.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🧠🫀 Our EAST-STROKE design paper is published in the European Stroke Journal! We test whether early rhythm control can make a difference for acute ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation. 👉Read the full design paper: academic.oup.com/esj/article/... #EASTSTROKE #Stroke #AtrialFibrillation

🎙️During #ESOC2026, our Trial Coordinator Dr. Märit Jensen will present EAST-STROKE in her talk: “AF Burden – a new target for stroke prevention?” 📍 Room: Auditorium 1 🗓 Thursday, 7 May 🕒 08:30 – 10:00 CEST Don’t miss this exciting presentation! #EASTSTROKE #StrokeResearch #stroke #afib

🚀 A fantastic start to our 3rd funding period! Inspiring #HertieNetwork Symposium in Berlin during the last two days. So many opportunities for exchange, collaboration, and fresh ideas 🤝🧠 Scientific excellence across diverse disciplines in brain research - excited for what’s ahead! ✨

What a pleasure to be here at the kickoff #HertieNetwork Symposium of the 3rd funding period in Berlin 🎉Thanks for the warm welcome by #HertieFoundation and site speakers. Looking forward to getting to know the new fellows and hear about their research projects💬✨ #ExcellenceInClinicalNeuroscience

We’re excited to look ahead to the kickoff #HertieNetwork Symposium of the 3rd funding period in Berlin on 20-21 April 2026 🎉📍 Looking forward to meeting the new fellows from all 6 sites🤝 and reconnecting with our alumni 💬✨

Our new Fellows are now featured on the #HertieNetwork website of📍Hamburg! 🎉Discover more about their exciting research and innovative projects here: www.hertie-neuroscience-hamburg.de 🔬✨🧠

Have a look at the exciting publication of our #HertieNetwork Fellow @janasonner.bsky.social: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41540266/. It shows how the brain senses circulating stress signals and actively suppresses T cells in the spleen to protect the central nervous system from further insult.

We had an amazing lecture yesterday with Leon Amadeus Steiner from Charité! 🧠✨ Explored the mechanism of Deep Brain Stimulation at single neuron resolution in Parkinson’s Disease. Fascinating insights! 🔬💡 #HertieNetwork #ExcellenceInClinicalNeuroscience

IT'S TODAY!! Join us for the #HertieNetwork Lecture at the #UKEHamburg.

Hertie Network (Hamburg site)@hertieneurosci.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Fellows from Hamburg invite you to the next #HertieNetwork Lecture: “Interrogating Deep Brain Stimulation at single-neuron resolution in Parkinson’s disease” 🧠by Leon Amadeus Steiner, MD/PhD (Charité Berlin) on 28 Jan 2026 at 5.15 pm (UKE N27)

We’re excited to introduce the new Hamburg #HertieNetwork fellows for the 3rd funding period: @felixfischbach.bsky.social, Märit Jensen, @brissiek.bsky.social & @janasonner.bsky.social. Looking forward to inspiring projects, discussions & collaboration across sites! #UKEHamburg #HertieStiftung

Thank you for this exciting #HertieNetwork Symposium, organized by the Munich site (LMU & TUM) 🧠 The days are full of inspiring talks, lively and controversial debates, and impressive updates from the Fellows on their latest developments. What a successful second funding period!

We’re excited for the closing symposium of the 2nd funding phase of our #HertieNetwork, taking place tomorrow and the day after in Munich. It’s inspiring to see everything our Fellows have achieved over the past 3 years! #ExcellenceInClinicalNeuroscience

The Fellows from Hamburg invite you to the next #HertieNetwork Lecture: “Interrogating Deep Brain Stimulation at single-neuron resolution in Parkinson’s disease” 🧠by Leon Amadeus Steiner, MD/PhD (Charité Berlin) on 28 Jan 2026 at 5.15 pm (UKE N27)

Wishing everyone a peaceful Advent season!🎄As we move toward the end of the year, we are grateful for inspiring collaborations and new insights in clinical neuroscience. May curiosity, discovery and shared progress continue to guide us. Warm greetings from the #HertieNetwork team in Hamburg!

Exciting news! The trial on early treatment of atrial fibrillation for stroke prevention in acute stroke, coordinated by Götz Thomalla, is ready to begin. Looking forward to the progress and results of #EAST-STROKE

EAST-STROKE@eaststroke.bsky.social · 11mo ago

EAST-STROKE trial – first site activated! 🎉 On Thursday, we initiated the first study site in Germany – the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). This is a major milestone, and we hope to quickly enrol the first patient. 💪 #EASTSTROKE #strokeresearch #stroke #afib

New work from the lab published in @cp-neuron.bsky.social by @jonasterlau.bsky.social and Jan Martini. We describe that trial-by-trial variability indexes recurrent connectivity across the cortical hierarchy, which supports reliable and flexible coding www.cell.com/neuron/abstr... (1/4)

Structure in noise: Recurrent connectivity shapes neural variability to balance perceptual and cognitive demands in the human brain

Does neural variability reflect random noise or a feature that benefits adaptive behavior? Using intracranial recordings in humans, Terlau et al. demonstrate that neural variability results from the r...

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🧠 Today is #WorldStrokeDay - a reminder that every second counts. Rapid recognition and treatment save lives and prevent disability. Let’s work together for better prevention, care, and recovery. #Neuroscience #StrokeAwareness #HertieNetwork

📢 Join us for the „Hertie Network Lecture“ in the Neurocolloquium on October 30 at 4.15pm: Antonio Fernando-Ruiz (Cornell Uni) will talk about "Circuit mechanisms of memory consolidation during sleep“, in-presence in Tübingen plus in Zoom @hertieneurosci.bsky.social 👉 Zoom link tinyurl.com/54fs7rmc

🤩 Some impressions from our Open House Day yesterday. 🙏Thanks to all the amazing contributions, the interesting talks and fascinating lab visits & thanks to everyone for coming and showing so much interest in our research. 🧠 We will be back next year! 🙌

🙌 Tag der Offenen Tür am 19. Oktober 2025 am Hertie-Institut für klinische Hirnforschung. 🧠 Unter dem Motto „Forschung zum Anfassen“ erwartet Sie ein spannendes Programm aus Vorträgen, Laborführungen und Mitmachstationen. Kommen Sie vorbei, wir freuen uns auf Sie! 🎉 👉Mehr Infos: tinyurl.com/arajsh97

What if beta activity tells a different story after stroke?🧠A research collaboration incl #HertieNeuroSci fellow Fanny Quandt shows that while beta ERS tracks motor skill acquisition in healthy brains, this link breaks down post-stroke 👉https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.01.25337084v1

🚨 Call for Applications: The Hertie Network of Excellence in Clinical Neuroscience (Berlin, Bonn, Hamburg, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Munich, Tübingen) offers up to 4 postdoc/clinician scientist positions per site. Apply by Oct 31! Details 👉 www.hertie-neuroscience-hamburg.de #HertieNetwork #Jobs