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Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kürten

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Institute of Neuroanatomy

Medical Faculty, University of Bonn University Hospital of Bonn Venusberg - Campus 1 53127 Bonn

stefanie.kuerten@ukbonn.de

+49 228 732601

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) and the most frequent neurological disease in young adults, leading to irreversible clinical deficits and premature retirement. On the one hand, my group focuses on the contribution of B cells and autoantibodies to the immunopathology of MS. Next to understanding the mechanisms of B cell-driven disease, we aim to develop novel therapeutic options and biomarkers for patients with MS. On the other hand, we are concerned with developing strategies to promote neuroregeneration and remyelination in the CNS. In addition, my group is concerned with studying the involvement of the enteric nervous system (ENS), dietary factors and food antigens in MS.

Stefanie Kürten

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Recent publications

  • Spatial scale of indentation explains shift in ratio between spinal cord gray and white matter stiffness.

    Scientific reports

    Authors: Oskar Neumann, Harsh Vardhan Surana, Maik Hintze, Stefanie Kuerten, Thomas Franz, Rahul Gopalan Ramachandran, Paul Steinmann, Silvia Budday

  • Homing pigeon navigation relies on superparamagnetic macrophages under overcast conditions.

    Science (New York, N.Y.)

    Authors: Clivia Lisowski, Michael Quetting, Daniela Klaus, Lisa Lazarevski, Lea Seep, Maximilian Germer, Jian Li, Inge Müller, Daniel Zuniga, Wolfgang Fiedler, Dina K N Dechmann, Kasper Thorup, Jan Hasenauer, Lars Fester, Stefanie Kuerten, Michael Farle, Ulf Wiedwald, Martin Wikelski, Christian Kurts

  • Permissive and instructive codes govern limb positioning.

    eLife

    Authors: Yajun Wang, Maik Hintze, Jinbao Wang, Hengxun Tao, Patrick Petzsch, Karl Köhrer, Longfei Cheng, Peng Zhou, Jianlin Wang, Zhaofu Liao, Xu-Feng Qi, Dongqing Cai, Thomas Bartolomaeus, Karl Schilling, Joerg Wilting, Stefanie Kuerten, Georgy Koentges, Ketan Patel, Qin Pu, Ruijin Huang

All publications by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kürten