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At the end of the first EBM year 2023, Jan Hinrichsen and Nina Reiter (subproject A01) had the opportunity to stay in the Living Matter Lab of EBM Mercator Fellow Ellen Kuhl at Stanford University in California, USA.

On November 23, 2023, Tomeu Amorós (C02) and Sebastián Sepúlveda (A05) hosted the (post) doctoral researchers seminar at the Institute of Animal Physiology

On November 9th, 2023, the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1540 "Exploring Brain Mechanics (EBM)", hosted an interactive workshop centered on Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and its application to the study of frog brain.

On October 21, 2023, the Collaborative Research Center CRC 1540 "Exploring Brain Mechanics" (EBM) participated in the Long Night of the Sciences in the Erlangen, Fürth, and Nürnberg region. In a captivating presentation, EBM opened its doors to the interested public, providing insights into various ...

On the 12th of October, EBM Researchers were brought to the knowledge of the “Good Scientific Practice“ by Dr. Christian Schmitt-Engel who held a lecture on the topic at the Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF). After being introduced to the rules and regulations of Good Research...

The 1st EBM Retreat took place from September 21st to 22nd, 2023 at the Hotel Arvena Reichsstadt in the small historic town of Bad Windsheim and provided a platform for scientific presentations primarily from doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers of the CRC 1540 „Exploring Brain Mechanic...

This year’s 10th Summer School on Biomechanics of Soft Tissue: From the Heart to the Cardiovascular System to the Brain (coordinated by Gerhard A. Holzapfel and Ray W. Ogden) was a scientifically engaging experience. Over an intensive five days, speakers gave a comprehensive insight into their respe...

As part of the graduate program, the EBM researchers had the opportunity to gain hands on experience on the autopsy of the human brain. The workshop was hosted by the department of neuropathology of the university hospitals Erlangen and consisted of two parts, the first one being an online introduct...

The monthly Doctoral Researcher Seminar was held on the 20th of July, with Sonja Kuth (X03) taking on the role of the host. The seminar proved to be an insightful and engaging event, with a focus on engineering hydrogels to mimic brain-tissue-like matrices. The presentation not only shed light on X0...

An interdisciplinary training workshop has brought together EBM researchers from different disciplines at the Institute of Anatomy to explore the mysteries of the human brain, with a special focus on the intricate anatomy of the spinal cord. Led by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kürten from the Neuroanatomy Dep...