Prof. Dr. Uwe Heinemann

 Institute of Neurophysiology, Charité

Research Focus

• Cellular and molecular neurobiology
• Cellular mechanisms of memory consolidation
• Disease-related disturbance in memory formation and recall (mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, models of psychosis)
• Mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in epileptic disorders
• Neuronal metabolism and ion homeostasis

Selected PhD Projects

• Anna Maslarova: The Fate of Potassium Channels in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
• Christine Huchzermeyer: Cellular Effects of Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibition During Brain Development
• Rizwan Ul Haq: Induction of Long-term Potentiation in Area CA1 by Sharp Wave-ripple Complexes in vitro