Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology
Department of Neuroanatomy
Albertstraße 23
D - 79104 Freiburg
Germany
+49 761 203 5381
Vita
| 2001 | Habilitation in Anatomy |
| Since 1992 | Research Scientist and Group Leader, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Dept. Neuroanatomy, Univ. Freiburg, Germany. |
| 1989 - 1992 | Postdoctoral fellow at the Dept. Molecular and Cell Biology, Univ. California Berkeley/USA |
| 1989 | PhD, Faculty of Biology, Univ. Marburg, Germany: The role of dopamine in the teleost retina. |
| 1987 | Visiting fellow at the Imperial College, London, UK. |
| 1985 | Diploma, Faculty of Biology, Univ. Marburg, Germany. |
| 1978-85 | Study of Biology at Univ. Ulm and Marburg, Germany. |
Awards
| 1978 | DAAD-Stipend |
| 1989 - 1992 | UC-California-/DFG-Fellowship |
| 1999 - 2001 | DFG-Habilitation-Stipend |
Other Qualifications
| Since 1992 | Reviewer for Neuroscience, Experimental Brain Research, European Journal of Neuroscience, Brain Research, Anatomy and Embryology, Cell and Tissue Research, Investigative Ophthalmology, Visual Neuroscience, Neuroscience Reviewer for DFG, Swiss Science Foundation, Velux Foundation |
Selected Publications
- Giannaki M, Schrödl-Häußel M, Khakipoor S, Kirsch M, Roussa E. STAT3-dependent regulation of the electrogenic Na+/HCO3–cotransporter 1 (NBCe1) functional expression in cortical astrocytes. J Cell Physiol. 2021; 236(3):2036-2050. doi:10.1002/jcp.29990.
- Donkels C, Peters M, Fariña Núñez MT, Nakagawa JM, Kirsch M, Vlachos A, Scheiwe C, Schulze-Bonhage A, Prinz M, Beck J, Haas CA. Oligodendrocyte lineage and myelination are compromised in the gray matter of focal cortical dysplasia type IIa. Epilepsia. 2020; 1(1):171-184. doi: 10.1111/epi.16415.
- Böhm T, Joseph K, Kirsch M, Moroni R, Hilger A, Osenberg M, Manke I, Johnston M, Stieglitz T, Hofmann UG, Haas CA, Thiele S. Quantitative synchrotron X-ray tomography of the material-tissue interface in rat cortex implanted with neural probes. Sci Rep. 2019; 9(1):7646. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42544-9.
- Fuhrer E, Bäcker A, Kraft S, Gruhl FJ, Kirsch M, MacKinnon N, Korvink JG, Sharma S. 3D Carbon Scaffolds for Neural Stem Cell Culture and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Adv Healthc Mater. 2018; 7(4). doi: 10.1002/adhm.201700915.
- Karout M, Miesch M, Geoffroy P, Kraft S, Hofmann HD, Mensah-Nyagan AG, Kirsch M. Novel analogs of allopregnanolone show improved efficiency and specificity in neuroprotection and stimulation of proliferation. J Neurochem. 2016; 139(5):782-794. doi: 10.1111/jnc.13693.
Reviews
- Hofmann HD, Kirsch M. JAK2-STAT3 signaling: A novel function and a novel mechanism. JAKSTAT. 2012; 1(3):191-3. doi: 10.4161/jkst.20446.
Book Chapters
- Wagner HJ, Kirsch M, Douglas RH. Light-dependent and endogenous circadian control of adaptation in teleost retinae. In: Rhythms in Fishes. M. A. Ali, ed., Plenum Press (1992), pp255-291.
- Hofmann HD, Schulz-Key S, Hertle D, Kirsch M. Organotypic Cultures of the Rat Retina In: New Methods for Culturing Cells from Nervous Tissues. P. Poindron, P. Piguet, E. Förster, eds. BioValley Monogr., Karger (2005), pp58-73.