Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation

The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation is dedicated to furthering the careers of talented scientists working in biomedicine at Heidelberg University and in related research institutions in the vicinity. Emphasis is placed on supporting junior scientists at key career stages and in promoting women in science.

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The Foundation promotes scientists working on aspects of neurobiology and infectious disorders. Its flagship programme is the Schaller Research Groups multi-year programme, which helps to build the careers of young researchers.

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Mandy Jeske receives Chica und Heinz Schaller Award 2024

The scientist from the Biochemistry Center of Heidelberg University (BZH) has been honored by the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation. She received the Chica and Heinz Schaller Award for Biomedical Research, which comes with research funding of €100,000.

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New CHS Short-Term Fellowship for Dr. Venera Weinhardt

Mandy Jeske has been awarded the 2024 Chica and Heinz Schaller Research Award

Prof. Maria Pennuto and Prof. Sergiu Pasca win the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience

The Chica and Heinz Schaller Memorial Conference

The Chica and Heinz Schaller Award for Distinguished Achievements in Virology 2024 was awarded to Professor Paul Bieniasz

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Aksan B, Kenkel A-K, Yan J, Sánchez Romero J, Missirlis D, Mauceri D (2024)

VEGFD signaling balances stability and activity-dependent structural plasticity of dendrites. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 81(1):354. doi.org/10.1007/s00018-024-05357-2

Hoa Ho K, Trapp M, Guida C, Ivanova EL, De Jaime-Soguero A, Jabali A, Thomas C, Salasova A, Bernatík O, Salio C, Horschitz S, Hasselblatt M, Sassoe-Pognetto M, Čajánek L, Ishikawa H, Schroten H, Schwerk C, Acebrón SP, Angel P, Koch P, Patrizi A (2024)

Activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling is critical for the tumorigenesis of choroid plexus. Neuro Oncol. Doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae176m the first European Choroid plexus Scientific Forum (ECSF). Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 21(1):43.

Pellegrini L, Silva-Vargas V, Patrizi A (2024)

Breakthroughs in choroid plexus and CSF biology from the first European Choroid plexus Scientific Forum (ECSF). Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 21(1):43.

Marcó de la Cruz B, Campos J, Molinaro A, Xie X, Jin G, Wei Z, Acuna C and Sterky FH (2024)

Liprin-α proteins are master regulators of human presynapse assembly. Nature Neuroscience. Doi: 10.1038/s41593-024-01592-9

Huppertz MC, Wilhelm J, Grenier V, Schneider MW, Falt T, Porzberg N, Hausmann D, Hoffmann DC, Hai L, Tarnawski M, Pino G, Slanchev K, Kolb I, Acuna C, Fenk LM, Baier H, Hiblot J and Johnsson K (2024)

Recording physiological history of cells with chemical labeling. Science 383:890-897. doi: 10.1126/science.adg0812m the first European Choroid plexus Scientific Forum (ECSF). Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 21(1):43.

Pellegrini L, Silva-Vargas V, Patrizi A (2024)

Breakthroughs in choroid plexus and CSF biology from the first European Choroid plexus Scientific Forum (ECSF). Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 21(1):43.