Past events
SFB 1451 Motor Control in Health and Disease
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Past events
Motor Control Science Club
Motor Control Science Club
14th October 2022 | 3:00 pm
Hunger drives life
Prof. Tamas Horvath | Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Conneticut, USA
Motor Control Science Club
16th September 2022 | 10 am
Touching on locomotion: the spinal cord touch-circuits that help us move
Prof. Victoria Abraira | Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers, USA
Motor Control Science Club
9th September 2022 | 11 am
Somatosensation and the control of movement
Prof. Martyn Goulding |Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Joalla, CA, USA
Motor Control Science Club
9th September 2022 | 10 am
Pathogenic mechanisms and PET imaging biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease: studies in patient brains and cells
Prof. Wim Vandenberghe | Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
Motor Control Science Club
12th August 2022 | 11 am
Clinical and neural determinants of motor reserve in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Stéphane Prange | Centre de Neurosciences Cognitives (CNRS), Lyon, France
Motor control science club
3d June 2022 | 11 am
TBD
Prof. Mark Hallett | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Human Motor Control Section, Bethesda, Maryland
Motor control science club
6th May 2022 | 11 am
Large-scale simulations of monkey and human cortices at cellular resolution: from anatomy to resting-state activity
Prof. Sacha van Albada | Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Centre Jülich and Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne
Motor control science club
1st April 2022 | 11 am
Circuits generating locomotion in vertebrates
Prof. Abdel El Manira | Karolinska Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Stockholm, Swede
Scientific Lecture
4th March 2022 | 11 am
Neuro-Engineering Brain Circuits With Transcranial Stimulation: Are We Closing Knowledge Gaps Or Running Circles?
Prof. Hartwig R. Siebner, University of Copenhagen, Centre for Diagnostic Imaging and Research
Host: Dr. Marc Tittgemeyer, University of Cologne, MPI for Metabolism Research, Translational Neurocircuitry Group & CECAD Research Center
Scientific Lecture
03d December 2021 | 11 am
Somatosensory control of leg movements during locomotion
Guest: Assoc. Prof. Turgay Akay | Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Host: Prof. Ansgar Büschges | Institute for Zoology , University of Cologne
Scientific Lecture
05th November 2021 | 11 am
The functional contribution of spinal neuron heterogeneity to sensorimotor behaviors
Guest: Dr. Graziana Gatto , PhD | Clinic for Neurology of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne
Host: Prof. Gereon R. Fink | Clinic for Neurology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne
Scientific Lecture
01st October 2021 | 11 am
Targeting bioenergetic pathways to protect motor neurons
Guest: Prof. Thomas H. Gillingwater | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Host: Prof. Brunhilde Wirth | Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne
Scientific Lecture
03d September 2021 | 11 am
Cell type specific functions of autophagy in the brain
Guest: Prof. Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou | University Lausanne
Host: Prof. Natalia Kononenko | CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne
Scientific Lecture
09th July 2021 | 11 am
Real Time EEG TMS for modulation of motor networks
Guest: Prof. Ulf Ziemann | University Tübingen
Host: Prof. Christian Grefkes | Clinic for Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne
Scientific Lecture
25th June 2021 | 11 am
Sensory and state coding in subcortical circuits
Guest: Prof. Jan Gründemann | University Basel, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen DZNE, Bonn
Host: Prof. Tatiana Korotkova | Institute for vegetative physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne
Journal Club
Date | Presenter 1 | Project | Presenter 2 | Project | |
25.10.2021 | Azamat Yeldesbay | B03 | Vera Komeyer | B05 | |
22.11.2021 | Aref Kalantari | C01 | |||
06.12.2021 | Magdalena Banwinkler | C03 | Anna Pierzchlinska | A05 | |
17.01.2022 | Nora Rautenberg | Ver_Rüger | Laura Wehmeyer | C07 | |
14.02.2022 | Theresa Heinen | B02 | Jacquelin Kasemir | B01 | |
14.03.2022 | Grusha Mathias | B01 associated | Massimo Thiel | A05 | cancelled |
11.04.2022 | Grusha Mathias | B01 associated | Massimo Thiel | A05 | |
16.05.2022 | Eleonora Zilio | A01 | Vincent Küppers | X02 |
IRTG Lectures
IRTG Motor Lecture #36
7th November 2022 | 9 am
Initiation and regulation of locomotion: insights from optogenetic studies
Prof. Korotkova
iRTG Motor Lecture #35
24th October 2022 | 9 am
Role of synaptic lipids regulating cortical excitability in health and disease
Prof. Johannes Vogt
iRTG Motor Lecture #34
10th October 2022 | 9 am
Locomotion: from motor primitives to muscle synergies
Dr. Graziana Gatto
iRTG Motor Lecture #33
19th September 2022 | 9 am
Maternal oxytocin and infant-oriented motor actions
Dr. Silvana Valtcheva
iRTG Motor Lecture #32
5th September 2022 | 9 am
Research Data Management
Prof. Michael Hanke
iRTG Motor Lecture #31
22nd August 2022 | 9 am
Parkinson’s disease, a centuries-old enigma
Prof. Thilo van Eimeren
iRTG Motor Lecture #30
8th August 2022 | 9 am
Neuroinflammation and Regeneration in the CNS
Prof. Adele Rüger
iRTG Motor Lecture #29
11th July 2022 | 9 am
Neuroinflammation: the good, the evil, or the innocent? 20 years of no answers.
Prof. Michael Schroeter
iRTG Motor Lecture #28
27th June 2022 | 9 am
Cognitive processes and neural correlates of action reprogramming
Dr. Paola Mengotti
iRTG Motor Lecture #27
13th June 2022 | 9 am
Interpersonal motor alignment and development in childhood and adolescence
Prof. Kerstin Konrad
iRTG Motor Lecture #26
9th May 2022 | 11 am
Interaction of neurodegeneration and depression in late life
Prof. Frank Jessen
IRTG LECTURE #25
25th April 2022 | 11 am
Integrated light-microscopy and electron-microscopy connectome analysis of the fruit fly Droshophila brain
Prof. Kei Ito
IRTG LECTURE #24
04th April 2022 | 11 am
Imaging of molecular neuropathology and neuronal dysfunction in the human brain
Prof. Drzezga
IRTG LECTURE #23
21st March 2022 | 11 am
Mapping structural changes of circuit connectivity in response to experience and motor skill learning
Prof. Bergami
IRTG LECTURE #22
7th March 2022 | 9 am
Deep brain stimulation in movement diorders – from basic neuroscience to clinical practice
Dr. Carlos Baldermann
iRTG Lecture #21
21st February 2022 | 9 am
Motor cognitive deficits in neurological and psychiatric diseases
Prof. Peter Weiss-Blankenhorn
iRTG Lecture #20
7th February 2022 | 9 am
Synaptic dysfunctions in neurodegenerative disorders characterised by dysfunctional motor control
Prof. Natalia Kononenko
iRTG Lecture #19
31st January 2022 | 9 am
The role of dopamine in the motor system part II
Prof. Jochen Roeper
iRTG Lecture #18
24th January 2022 | 9 am
Spinal muscular atrophy: from gene and modifiers to therapy – connecting basic research with clinical application
Prof. Brunhild Wirth
iRTG Lecture #17
10th January 2022 | 9 am
Thalamocortical mechanisms in the control of voluntary movements
Prof. Yifat Prut
iRTG Lecture #16
13th December 2021 | 9 am
The cognitive neuroscience of predictive processing during motor control
Prof. Simone Vossel
iRTG Lecture #15
29th November 2021 | 9 am
Critical periods in cortical network development of rodents: focus on sensorimotor cortex and basal ganglia
Prof. Dirk Isbrandt
iRTG Lecture #14
15th November 2021 | 9 am
The neurophysiology of motor system maturation in school- age
Prof. Stephan Bender
iRTG Lecture #13
08th November 2021 | 9 am
Machine-learning for individual assessment and prediction: Where are we, where do we go?
Prof. Simon Eickhoff
iRTG Lecture #12
18th October 2021 | 9 am
The role of dopamine in the motor system
Prof. Jochen Roeper
iRTG Lecture #11
18th October 2021 | 9 am
Machine Learning: why and when to use it
Prof. Vahid Rostami
iRTG Lecture #10
04th October 2021 | 9 am
cancelled
iRTG Lecture #09
20th September 2021 | 9 am
Decoding the mechanisms underlying neural information processing in motor control in humans – a mathematical modelling perspective
Prof. Silvia Daun
iRTG Lecture #08
23d August 2021 | 9 am
Cortical motor control in primates – encoding, decoding, and modelling of neuronal population activity
Prof. Martin Nawrot
iRTG Lecture #07
16th August 2021 | 9 am
Brain Stimulation of Motor Systems
Prof. Veerle Visser-Vanderwalle
iRTG Lecture #06
12th July 2021 | 9 am
Motor Control: from behavioural selection to contraction of muscles and movement execution
Prof. Ansgar Büschges
iRTG Lecture #05
28th June 2021 | 9 am
Dopaminergic Control of Movement and Motivation
Dr. Marc Tittgemeyer
iRTG Lecture #04
14th June 2021 | 9 am
Multi-level assessment of Motor Behaviour
Prof. Tatiana Korotkova
iRTG Lecture #03
31st May 2021 | 9 am
The lesioned motor system: Reorganisation, Compensation and Recovery
Prof. Christian Grefkes
iRTG Lecture #02
17th May 2021 | 9 am
Integration of neural networks, behaviour, and histology in studies of motor recovery after experimental stroke
Prof. Markus Aswendt
iRTG Lecture #01
3d May 2021 | 9 am
The Motor System: one or many?
Prof. Gereon Fink
Workshops
Workshop
13th September 2022 | 9 am – 4:30 pm
Central Project Z03 „Human Motor Assessment Centre“
Prof. Peter Weiss-Blankenhorn | Prof. Christian Grefkes | Prof. Marc Tittgemeyer
University Hospital Cologne, MPI For Metabolism Research
The workshop will comprises lectures and „hands-on“ sessions on motor assessment, cognitive testing, gait analysis, neuromodulation, and MRI imaging.
GADIS
GADIS Lecture
16th September 2022 | 11 am
Gender & Diversity in Science
Prof. Victoria Abraira | Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers, USA
GADIS Lecture
30th May 2022 | 4 pm
Why still care about equal opportunities in the 21st century? Status quo, challenges, and new perspectives
Dr. Isabel Fraas | University Women’s Representative, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Dr. Anne Freese | Human Resources Development, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg
zoom in: https://uni.koeln/BWSL8
GADIS Workshop
24th May 2022 | 9 am – 5 pm
Being a valued member in a diverse team
Trainer: Anne-Marie Dingemanns
For: Doctoral researchers and Postdocs
Registrierung: jenny.ostermann@uk-koeln.de
Live @ CECAD, https://lageplan.uni-koeln.de/#!44b
GADIS Workshop
19th May 2022 | 9 am – 5 pm
Intercultural communication skills
Trainer: Anne-Marrie Dingemanns
For: PhD candidates and Postdoc
Registration: jenny.ostermann@uk-koeln.de
Live @ CECAD, https://lageplan.uni-koeln.de/#!44b
PhD Perspective Events
PhD Perspective Event
10th November 2022 | 5 pm
Transfer & Start-up
Bernhard Röck | PhD Candidate in the laboratory of Prof. García-Sáez, University of Cologne & winner of the “Startup your idea”
Dr. Reza Esmaillie | Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nephrolab, University Hospital Cologne & CEO of “Detechgene”
PhD Perspective Event
10th November 2022 | 5 pm
Transfer & Start-up
Bernhard Röck | PhD Candidate in the laboratory of Prof. García-Sáez, University of Cologne & winner of the “Startup your idea”
Dr. Reza Esmaillie | Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nephrolab, University Hospital Cologne & CEO of “Detechgene”
PhD Perspective Event
6th October 2022 | 5 pm
Research in industry
Anna Geueke | Alumna C. Niemann Lab
Research Postdoc @ Beiersdorf, Dermatological Skin Care
Fiona Mayer | Postdoc @ Bayer, CRISPR/Cas9 and Genome Engineering
PhD Career Perspectives Event
30th June 2022 | 5 pm
Management in Industry
Dr. Vipin Babu | Medical affairs Manager Oncology at Roche
Dr. Diletta Edifizi | Scientific Project Manager at Taconic Biosciences
Phd Career Perspective Event
10th March 2022 | 5 pm
Advanced trainers and lecturers
Dr. Anja Neuber
Dr. Michaela Höhne
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
11th August 2022
Scientific experts in theoretical and computational neurosciences covering all areas of basic, translational and clinical neuroscience, reflecting the broad neuroscience community in the Research Area Cologne.
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
14th July 2022 | 4 pm
Invariant neural subspaces maintained by feedback modulation
Laura Naumann | Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany
live @ Biocenter, room 0.311
registration for receiving the zoom-link via https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/theoretical-neuroscience-forum
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
9th June 2022
Scientific experts in theoretical and computational neurosciences covering all areas of basic, translational and clinical neuroscience, reflecting the broad neuroscience community in the Research Area Cologne.
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
12th May 2022 | 11 am
Forming latent codes for decision-making and spatial navigation:
a generative modeling perspective
Prof. Giovanni Pezzulo, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Roma, Italy
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
10th March 2022 | 11 am
(Mal)adaptive biases in motivated action:
computations, brains and psychopathology
Guest: Prof. Hanneke den Ouden, Radboud University
Host: Prof. Sacha van Albada, University of Cologne
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
9th December, 2021 | 5 pm
tbd
Guest: Prof. Jan Benda | University of Tuebingen
Host: Prof. Martin Nawrot | University of Cologne
Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum
11th November 2021 | 5 pm
Computational Models of Compulsivity
Guest: Prof. Frederike Petzschner | Brown University
Host: Prof. Marc Tittgemeyer | University of Cologne