Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology
Hannover Medical School
OE 4140
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
30625 Hannover
+49/511 532 2897
Vita
| Since 2023 | Full Professor and Head of the Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School |
| 2017 - 2023 | Postdoctoral fellow and Group Leader at Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, Albert-Ludwigs-University; Freiburg |
| 2016 - 2017 | Postdoctoral fellow at Institute of Anatomy II, Heinrich-Heine-University; Düsseldorf |
| 2017 | Doctoral Thesis (M.D.) „Einfluss repetitiver Magnetstimulation auf exzitatorische und inhibitorische Synapsen von Prinzipalneuronen in organotypischen entorhino-hippokampalen Schnittkulturen der Maus“ (summa cum laude) |
| 2015 | Licensed as Physician in Germany |
| 2014 | Visiting Researcher at Chaim Sheba Medical Center; Tel HaShomer, Israel (Nicola Maggio MD/PhD) |
| 2008 - 2015 | Medical School at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University; Frankfurt/Main |
Awards
| 2017 | Thesis award of the Dr. Walter and Luise Freundlich Stiftung |
| 2016 | ‚Nachwuchspreis‘ of Anatomical Society |
| 2016 | FENS-IBRO/PERC Travel Grant (FENS Forum 2016, Copenhagen) |
| 2015 | Poster award at 1<sup>st</sup> International Brain Stimulation Conference, Singapur |
| 2014 | Young Investigator Award of Anatomical Society |
Other Qualifications
| 2021 | Professional Qualification “Fachanatom Anatomische Gesellschaft” |
| 2020 | Baden-Württemberg Certificate for Teaching and Learning at University Level |
| 2017 | Review Editor „Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience“ |
| 2012 | Licensed for Animal Handling (according to FELASA-Cat. B) |
| 2010 - 2015 | Fellow of German Academic Scholarship Foundation |
Selected Publications
- Lenz M, Kruse P, Eichler A, Straehle J, Beck J, Deller T, Vlachos A. (2021) All-trans retinoic acid induces synaptic plasticity in human cortical neurons. Elife. 10:e63026.
- Lenz M, Eichler A, Kruse P, Strehl A, Rodriguez-Rozada S, Goren I, Yogev N, Frank S, Waisman A, Deller T, Jung S, Maggio N, Vlachos A. (2020) Interleukin 10 Restores Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Alterations in Synaptic Plasticity Probed by Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation. Front Immunol. 11:614509.
- Masuda T, Amann L, Straszewski O, Lenz M, Errico P, Snaidero N, Costa Jordao MJ, Böttcher C, Kierdorf K, Jung S, Priller J, Misgeld T, Vlachos A, Meyer-Luehmann M, Knobeloch KP, Prinz M. (2020) Novel HexB-based tools for studying microglia in the CNS. Nat Immunol. 21:802-815.
- Lenz M, Shimon MB, Benninger F, Neufeld MY, Shavit-Stein E, Vlachos A, Maggio N. (2019) Systemic thrombin inhibition ameliorates seizures in a mouse model of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus. J Mol Med (Berl). 97:1567-1574.
- Lenz M, Galanis C, Müller-Dahlhaus F, Opitz A, Wierenga CJ, Ziemann U, Deller T, Funke K, Vlachos A. (2016) Repetitive magnetic stimulation induces plasticity of inhibitory synapses. Nat Commun. 7:10020.
Reviews
- Lenz M, Eichler A, Vlachos A. (2021) Monitoring and Modulating Inflammation-Associated Alterations in Synaptic Plasticity: Role of Brain Stimulation and the Blood-Brain Interface. Biomolecules. 11:359.
- Lenz M, Vlachos A. (2016) Releasing the Cortical Brake by Non-Invasive Electromagnetic Stimulation? rTMS Induces LTD of GABAergic Neurotransmission. Front Neural Circuits. 10:96. eCollection 2016.
Book Chapters
- Lenz M, Müller-Dahlhaus F, Vlachos A. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of rTMS-induced Neural Plasticity. Therapeutic rTMS in Neurology: Principles, Evidence, and Practice Recommendations, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, S.11-22, 2016.