Lukas Kapitein received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This 1.5 M€ grant is intended for excellent researchers with innovative proposals.
The grant will allow Lukas Kapitein to expand the research of his lab on polarized transport in neurons. He will use super-resolution microscopy to dissect the organization of the neuronal microtubule cytoskeleton. Furthermore, he will combine novel transport assays and mathematical modeling to understand how different combinations of motors navigate the neuronal cytoskeleton.
A better understanding of transport in neurons could provide more insights into neurodegenerative diseases.
http://pers.uu.nl/erc-subsidie-voor-dr-lukas-kapitein/
Anna Akhmanova:
Cellular Dynamics
Lukas Kapitein: Biophysics
Florian Berger:
Theoretical Biophysics
Agathe Chaigne:
Cell division dynamics
Ginny Farías:
Neuronal Organelle Dynamics
Martin Harterink:
C. elegans neurobiology
Casper Hoogenraad: Molecular Neuroscience
Maarten Kole:
Axonal Signalling
Harold MacGillavry:
Synapse organization
Sabrina Oliveira:
Molecular Targeted Therapies
Ihor Smal: Image Analysis, Smart Microscopy and AI
Frederik Verweij:
Extracellular Vesicle Biology