Major research areas are as follows
- Oligodendrocytes in health and disease
- Pediatric brain tumors: molecular pathology and mechanisms
- Neurotoxicology
- Special model: Induced pluripotent stem cells
- Special model: Drosophila melanogaster
Our research is funded by DFG (German Research Council), Dr. Mildred Scheel Foundation for Cancer Research, Hertie Foundation, Wilhelm Sander Foundation, Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauss-Lipperheide Foundation, Innovative Medical Research (IMF) and Rolf-Dierichs-Foundation