We decipher how neurons grow and regenerate their axons. From basic cellular mechanisms to in vivo growth and regeneration via pharmacological interventions and rehabilitation, we strive to understand these processes to aid the fight against neuro traumatic injuries and neurodegenerative disease.

Our group hardly ever passes on the opportunity to show the laboratories to the next generation of researchers and the scientifically inclined public. This time, we hosted the Next Stop: Job lab tour, which is an event organized by the city of Bonn in cooperation with the DZNE, to advertise our institute as a future employer. We had a blast showing off the techniques we use, explaining our research and getting our visitors excited for the work we do here. We're looking forward to seeing many of these faces at the next conference, in job interviews or elsewhere in scientific circles.

What else is going on?

Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Regeneration: Moving between Development and Disease.
Bradke F.

Microtubule retrograde flow retains neuronal polarization in a fluctuating state.
Schelski M, Bradke F.

Moving through the crowd. Where are we at understanding physiological axon growth?
Alfadil E, Bradke F.

In Situ Visualization of Axon Growth and Growth Cone Dynamics in Acute Ex Vivo Embryonic Brain Slice Cultures.
Alfadil E, Bradke F, Dupraz S.