News
Martin Kerschensteiner honored with Sobek Award for multiple sclerosis research
Collaborative Research Center on Checkpoints of CNS recovery will be funded for 4 more years
January 2024 – On December 15th, the Sobek Research Awards 2023 honored outstanding and pioneering achievements by scientists in the field of multiple sclerosis (MS).
January 2024 – The DFG will extend the funding of the transregional CRC 274 “Checkpoints of central nervous system recovery” for its second funding period (2024-2027).
Publications
A B cell–driven EAE mouse model reveals the impact of B cell–derived cytokines on CNS autoimmunity
A genome-wide in vivo CRISPR screen identifies essential regulators of T cell migration to the CNS in a multiple sclerosis model.
November 2023 – B cells critically contribute to pathogenesis in Multiple sclerosis, however B cell effector functions are not featured well in classical EAE models. Here, the Peters lab developed a new model, where myelin-specific B cells activate myelin-specific T cells and thereby provide the ...
October 2023 –The infiltration of autoreactive T cells to the central nervous system (CNS) triggers lesion formation in the common neuroinflammatory condition multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, the Kawakami and Kerschensteiner labs worked together to provide a comprehensive characterization ...