Master Student Thesis - Bonn, Deutschland - Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen

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Bonn, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Master student thesis (f/m/x) Neurobiology:

Code: 1308/2024/4

We are offering research projects for MSc students in Neuroscience, Molecular and Cell Biology or similar.

Our laboratory is situated in the Department of Translational Dementia Research at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Bonn.

We are investigating the molecular mechanisms of neuronal communication via Extracellular Vesicles (EV).

EV are small, lipid‐enclosed vesicles that are secreted by all cells and often contain small RNA, like microRNA, proteins and important signaling factors.

Previously thought to be cellular waste, EV have now emerged as essential mediators of communication between cells, tissues and even organisms, via the transfer of their cargo.

In the brain, EV are thought to contribute to the spreading of toxic proteins such as alpha-synuclein and Tau in neurodegenerative diseases.

Recent evidence also suggests that neuron-secreted EV regulate synapse formation and neuronal circuit connectivity.

Your tasks:

We are using a combination of molecular biology techniques including CRISPR/Cas screening, small RNA profiling and advanced microscopy approaches.

You could support us in one of the following projects:

The molecular mechanisms of microRNA sorting in neuronal EV
The transmission of EV across synapses and neuronal microcircuits
How protein and RNA EV cargo is taken up by recipient neurons

Your profile:

You have the enthusiasm, curiosity and motivation to join our team and contribute to an upcoming field in Neurobiology.

Site:
Bonn

Contact details:

Prof. Dr. Anja Schneider

Working hours:

Teilzeit

Contract length:

befristet

Payment, social benefits:

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