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Contact
Lab: | Dr. Franziska Schneider-Warme |
Department: | Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiac Optogenetics section University of Freiburg |
Address: | Elsässer Str. 2Q 79110 Freiburg |
Phone: | +49 761 270 63954 |
E-mail: | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Lab homepage: | www.iekm.herzzentrum.de |
PhD positions available: | YES |
Research Area: | Molecular Medicine |
Research Interests: | • Design and implementation of new optogenetic tools for modulating the activity of excitable cells and tissues • Development of optogenetic approaches for functionally dissecting electrical interactions between cardiac cell populations, with a current focus on cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts and resident immune cells • Electrophysiological characterization of cardiac non-myocytes • 3D reconstruction of cellular networks in healthy and diseased hearts |
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Education & Training: | 2010-2014: Dr. rer. nat. in Biophysics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany 2004-2009: Diploma in Biophysics (equivalent to MSc), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany 2006-2007: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry course, Université de Bordeaux, France |
Employment & Experience: | Since 2019: Emmy-Noether research group leader, Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, UHZ Freiburg · Bad Krozingen Since 2016: Head of Cardiac Optogenetics Section, Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, UHZ Freiburg · Bad Krozingen 2015: Postdoctoral research fellow, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK 2014: Postdoctoral scientist, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
Honors
Honors and Awards: | Since 2021: Elected member of the nucleus of the working group “Cellular Electrophysiology” of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) |
Publications
Selected Publications: | Simon-Chica A, Fernández MC, Wülfers EM, Lother A, Hilgendorf I, Seemann G, Ravens U, Kohl P, Schneider-Warme F. Novel insights into the electrophysiology of murine cardiac macrophages: relevance of voltage-gated potassium channels. Cardiovasc Res. 2021 Apr 6:cvab126. Abstract Kopton RA, Baillie JS, Rafferty SA, Moss R, Zgierski-Johnston CM, Prykhozhij SV, Stoyek MR, Smith FM, Kohl P, Quinn TA, Schneider-Warme F. Cardiac Electrophysiological Effects of Light-Activated Chloride Channels. Front Physiol. 2018 Dec 17;9:1806. Abstract Rost BR, Schneider F, Grauel MK, Wozny C, Bentz C, Blessing A, Rosenmund T, Jentsch TJ, Schmitz D, Hegemann P, Rosenmund C. Optogenetic acidification of synaptic vesicles and lysosomes. Nat Neurosci. 2015 Dec;18(12):1845-1852. Abstract |