Prof. Dr. Bruce R. Ransom

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietEntwicklungsneurobiologie,Anatomie und Physiologie
KeywordsConnexin, gap junction, ischemia, glutamate, calcium

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtSeattle
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Washington
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurology

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Helmut KettenmannForschungsgruppe Zelluläre Neurowissenschaften, Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC), Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.08.2005

Programm(e)

2004Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

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.