Prof. Dr. Michael Joseph Gutnick

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMolecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells,Anatomy and Physiology
KeywordsNeocortex, brain slices, epilepsy, hypoxia, sodium channels

Current contact address

CountryIsrael
CityRehovot
InstitutionHebrew University of Jerusalem
InstituteKoret School of Veterinary Medicine

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Uwe HeinemannInstitut für Neurophysiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Rosemarie GrantynInstitut für Neurophysiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Fred WolfAbteilung Nichtlineare Dynamik, Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2004

Programme(s)

2002Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Gutnick is a pioneer in the study of the cellular physiology of the neocortex. His analyses not only shed light on the normal cortex, but it also forms a basis for better understanding of altered cellular and network properties in pathological states, such as epilepsy and cerebral hypoxia. During his stay in Germany, Professor Gutnick will concentrate on the channels that underlie sodium currents in cortical neurons, and their role in cortical epileptogenesis.