NMDA receptor signaling in health and disease: novel neuroprotective treatment strategies

Hilmar Bading Department of Neurobiology IZN University of Heidelberg INF 366, 69120 Heidelberg Germany   Phone:  +49-6221-5416500 Fax:  +49-6221-5416524 eMail:  Hilmar.Bading@uni-hd.de Website:  www.izn.uni-hd.de/researchgroups/bading

Research Summary

We are interested in neuronal calcium signaling in synapse-to-nucleus communication and in how neuronal activity-regulated gene expression leads to neuroprotection and other adaptive responses in the brain including memory formation. Based on studies of toxic extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signaling, we are developing broad-spectrum neuroprotectants.

Structure of the Group