Prof. Dr. Bruce R. Ransom

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsDevelopmental Neurobiology,Anatomy and Physiology
KeywordsConnexin, gap junction, ischemia, glutamate, calcium

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySeattle
InstitutionUniversity of Washington
InstituteSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Helmut KettenmannForschungsgruppe Zelluläre Neurowissenschaften, Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC), Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2005

Programme(s)

2004Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Dr. Ransom is the undisputed world authority on the topic of central nervous system white matter injury which is an important issue for stroke research. His discoveries reveales in the field of glial cell research established the important role of this certain cell types for brain function and dysfunction. He presently occupies the prestigious Warren and Jermaine Magnuson Endowed Chair for Medicine in Neurosciences at the University of Washington and has established one of the best departments of neurology in the United States.