Pioneering the futureof brain science
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Long-Term Treatment With Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitor Tocilizumab in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease
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Pioneering the future of brain science through advanced imaging and metabolic research. We decode neural energetics and glial function to revolutionize our understanding of the living brain.
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Intrinsic Endothelial Remodeling Drives Brain Capillary Repair
ECgo: All-Optical Induction of Single Endothelial Cell Injury and Capillary Occlusion in the Brain
What we’re working on
Glial Biology
Astrocytes have emerged as major players in intercellular signaling, which contribute to brain information processing, synaptic plasticity and neurovascular coupling. Astrocyte intracellular calcium signals are central to this communication and are triggered by neurotransmitter receptors in response to synaptic input.
Brain Energy Metabolism
For decades the notion that glucose is taken up and metabolized by individual brain cells according to their relative need was carved in stone. Things are much more complex. We now know that the metabolic support of the brain is a concerted effort between the vascular system, glial cells, and neurons.
Cerebrovascular Biology
Our lab has spearheaded the use of reconstructions of realistic cortical vascular networks to investigate the neurovascular unit. We published work on the vascular topology, oxygen transport and fluid dynamics at the single erythrocyte level. This work has been carried out in a long-standing collaboration with colleagues at the Institute for Fluid Dynamics at the ETH Zurich.
Brain Energy Metabolism
For decades the notion that glucose is taken up and metabolized by individual brain cells according to their relative need was carved in stone. Things are much more complex. We now know that the metabolic support of the brain is a concerted effort between the vascular system, glial cells, and neurons.
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PD Dr. Marina HerwerthSwiss Multiple Sclerosis Society Grants Funding to Marina Herwerth’s Research Project
15 August 2025
Prof. Dr. Bruno WeberBruno Weber holds opening plenary lecture at the 2025 Glia Meeting in Marseille
3 August 2025
Viktor Beilmann, +1 moreJeanne Droux and Viktor Beilmann Awarded Prestigious UZH Candoc Grant
12 June 2025
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
We are working on breakthroughs in our current understanding of normal brain function and how we can target diseases of the central nervous system with novel approaches. We teach modern pharmacology to medical and science students.
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Experts
Our team studies brain energy metabolism and glial biology with the tools of tomorrow. Join us on this exciting journey.
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