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Contact
Lab: | Prof. Akos Kulik |
Department: | Institute of Physiology University of Freiburg |
Address: | Hermann-Herder-Str. 7 79104 Freiburg |
Phone: | +49 761 203 67305 |
E-mail: | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Lab homepage: | www.core-facilities-freiburg.de/freiburg-research-infrastructure/electron-microscopy/general-information-em-unit-physiology/ |
PhD positions available: | YES |
Research Area: | Neurosciences |
Research Interests: | - Functional interaction of metabotropic glutamate and GABA receptors and their effector ion channels in regulation of neurotransmission. - Studying the dynamics of surface expression and subunit composition of synapse-related proteins, as well as the activity-dependent structural changes of pre- and postsynaptic compartments in cortical principal cells and intereneurons. - Quantitative analysis of subcellular organization of voltage-activated calcium channels in cortical and spinal cord neurons. |
CV
Education & Training: | 2012: Habilitation (Dr. Habil.) in Anatomy, University of Freiburg, Germany 1997: Ph.D. degree in Physiology-Neurobiology, Debrecen University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary 1993: State exam; M.Sc. in biology 1987-1993: Studies in biology, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Science, Debrecen, Hungary |
Employment & Experience: | Since 2018: Professor, University of Freiburg, Germany Since 2012: Group Leader at the Institute of Physiology II, University of Freiburg, Germany 2008-2011: Principal Investigator at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, Germany 2002-2007: Research Associate at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, Germany 2000-2002: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, Germany 1999-2000: Visiting Scientist at NIPS, Okazaki, Japan 1996-1999: JSPS Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Department of Morphological Brain Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 1995: Visiting student at the MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 1993-1999: Research Associate at the Department of Anatomy, Debrecen University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary |
Honors
Honors and Awards: | 2004: Young Investigators’ Award (Japan) |
Publications
Selected Publications: | Bhandari P, Vandael D, Fernández-Fernández D, Fritzius T, Kleindienst D, Önal C, Montanaro J, Gassmann M, Jonas P, Kulik A, Bettler B, Shigemoto R, Koppensteiner P. GABAB receptor auxiliary subunits modulate Cav2.3-mediated release from medial habenula terminals. Elife. 2021 Apr 29;10:e68274. Abstract Kulik Á, Booker SA, Vida I. Differential distribution and function of GABA(B)Rs in somato-dendritic and axonal compartments of principal cells and interneurons in cortical circuits. Neuropharmacology. 2018 Jul 1;136(Pt A):80-91. Abstract |