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CENTER OF NEUROLOGY
                           TÜBINGEN

Annual Report

2015

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         UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NEUROLOGY

     DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY AND STROKE

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY AND EPILEPTOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

       DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY

        DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR NEUROLOGY

             INDEPENDENT RESEARCH GROUPS

 PUBLICATIONS AND STUDENT TRAINING IN 2015

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University
Hospital of
Neurology

Clinical Staff                      WARD 42                WARD 44

                                    Ronja Bühler           Andrea Albrecht
HEAD OF NURSING SERVICES            Anja Hutter            Karin Brunner
                                    Gabriele Kern-Braun    Ana-Maria Cheregi
Dr. Renate D. Fuhr                  Renate Maier Korneck   Jessica Deile
(Head of Nursing Services)          Bettina Mollenhauer    Tobias Göttermann
                                    Ilse Polack            Kathrin Gray
Doris Stenske-Bader                 Ulrike Rein            Susanne Grumann
(Deputy Head of Nursing Services)   Iris Sadowski          Carmen Haag
                                    Sarah Schneider        Frank Hauber
Adriana Hurcikova                   Ulrike Schweizer       Marc-Sebastian Haug
(Division Manager, Ward 42/43/45)   Julia Sieberichs       Stefanie Herholz
                                    Gudrun Siegl           Regina Johner
Bärbel Hauger                       Birgit Weimar          Eftimia Kalpakli
(Deputy Division Manager,           Naemi Zimmermann       Petra Kaschowitz
Ward 42/43/45)                                             Luisa Biesinger
                                                           Ines Lange
Simone Ochieng                      WARD 43                Nina Melzer
(Deputy Division Manager,                                  Samantha Mekanovic
Ward 42/43/45)                      Jane Buo               Christine Moosmann
                                    Meike Besser           Birgit Moryson
Christine Reuter                    Önder Bilen            Markus Müller
(Ward Manager, Ward 44)             Friedhelm Chmell       Petra Nipprasch
                                    Annette Eisele         Simone Ochieng
Annette Mögle                       Britta Eisemann        Magdalena Rauch-Schmidt
(Deputy Ward Manager, Ward 44)      Rebecca Fais           Heidi Riescher
                                    Maria Flohr            Claudia Romeikat
                                    Alice Hoffmann         Thomas Rottmann
                                    Eva Kern               Mirjam Schäfer
                                    Jürgen Kronmüller      Johann Schmuck
                                    Dorothe Pacholleck     Tanja Striebich
                                    Sina Westbomke         Lothar Villinger
                                    Stephanie Zanfardino   Marlene Wamsler-Lutz

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Angelika Weber          INTENSIVE CARE/           CASE/OCCUPANCY
Gerda Weise             STROKE UNIT               MANAGEMENT
Eva Wener Buck
Dieter Zeller           Andrea Albrecht           Ulrich Braun
Ulrike Zimmermann       Karin Brunner             Silvia Clement
                        Jessica Deile             Wilhelm Eissler
                        Tobias Göttermann         Christina Tomschitz
WARD 45                 Kathrin Gray
                        Susanne Grumann
Sigrid Baltes           Carmen Haag               TECHNICIANS
Johanna Eisele          Frank Hauber
Isaac Emwinghare        Marc-Sebastian Haug       Anke Deutsch (EP)
Tatjana Graz            Stefanie Herholz          Evelyn Dubois (CFS Chemistry)
Werner Hansen           Regina Johner             Siegfried Ebner (CSF Chemistry)
Sigrid Herter           Eftimia Kalpakli          Renate Mahle (EEG Neurosonography)
Annika Hesse            Petra Kaschowitz          Yvonne Schütze
Michael Heymann         Luisa Kramhöller          Veronika Serwotka
Carolin Klebitz         Ines Lange                Elke Stransky
Beate Kloster           Samantha Mekanovic        Deborah Tünnerhoff-Barth
Olga Krämer             Annette Mögle             Nathalie Vetter (ENG Neurosono-
Stefanie Kurz           Christine Moosmann        graphy)
Andrea Langmann         Birgit Moryson            Kathrin Vohrer
Alisa Mansour-Tokovic   Markus Müller             Barbara Wörner (EEG)
Banu Sahin              Nora Müller
Hans Jürg Scholpp       Petra Nipprasch
Matthias Schroth        Simone Ochieng            SECRETARIES
Karola Schweinbenz      Magdalena Rauch-Schmidt
Anja Siegle             Christine Reuter          Ina Baumeister
Lena Stengel            Heidi Riescher            Dr. Patricia Beck
Isabel Utsch Sellnow    Claudia Romeikat          Jutta Eymann
                        Mirjam Schäfer            Dagmar Heller-Schmerold
                        Johann Schmuck            Isolde Marterer
NURSING ASSISTANTS      Annika Schneider-Kargbo   Christine Riegraf
                        Gloria Sementilli         Susanne Stimmler
Khuzame Allouch         Tanja Striebich           Diana Thomma
Tamazur Allouch         Villinger Lothar          Doris Wieder
Irina Amosenka          Marlene Wamsler-Lutz
Luther Basa             Angelika Weber
Roselyn Chin            Gerda Weise               MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION
Ludovie Dagmil          Bettina Weisser
Joann Gallo             Eva Wener Buck            Sonja Brandner
Imad Kheireddine        Dieter Zeller             Christine Brick
Christopher Kübler      Ulrike Zimmermann         Horst Feuerbacher
Gabriele Layla                                    Martina Pabst
Christin Matthes
Nikki Mortega
Emely Paul
Maritta Weipert

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Department
of Neurology
and Stroke

Clinical and Scientific Staff                                  SCIENTISTS/RESIDENTS

                                                               Dr. Asghar Abbasi (until 03/2015)
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT                                         Dr. Paolo Belardinelli (since 04/2015)
                                                               Dr. Til Ole Bergmann (since 10/2015)
Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann                                          Dr. Sarah Beyeler (until 12/2015)
                                                               Dr. Corinna Blum (since 12/2015)
                                                               Dr. Bettina Brendel
GROUP LEADERS/ATTENDING PHYSICIANS                             Dr. Christian Braun (until 05/2015)
                                                               Dr. Susanne Dietrich
Prof. Dr. Herrmann Ackermann                                   Mahamed Yasser Elnaggar (since 03/2015)
PD Dr. Felix Bischof (until 07/2015)                           Dr. Kirsi Forsberg
PD Dr. Jennifer Diedler (Neurointensive Care, until 12/2015)   Irina Gepfner-Tuma (since 01/2015)
Dr. Markus Krumbholz (since 07/2015)                           Dr. Parameswari Govindarajan
PD Dr. Christine Meyer-Zürn (Cardiologist)                     Florian Härtig
Dr. Florian Müller-Dahlhaus                                    PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Naumann                                       Dr. Marilin Koch
Dr. Sven Poli, MSc (Stroke Unit)                               Luzie Köhler (since 06/2015)
Prof. Dr. Ghazaleh Tabatabai (Interdisciplinary Division       Dr. Manfred Neumann (until 12/2015)
of Neuro-Oncology)                                             Martin Ribitsch (since 04/2015)
                                                               Dr. Hardy Richter
                                                               Dr. Christina Roggia (since 07/2015)
                                                               Dr. Christoph Ruschil
                                                               Franscesca Russo (until 06/2015)
                                                               Dr. Susanne Schiemann (until 03/2015)
                                                               Dr. Dennis Schlak
                                                               Maria-Ioanna Stefanou
                                                               Johannes Tünnerhoff
                                                               Dr. Martin Wolf
                                                               Dr. Lena Zeltner
                                                               Dr. Carl Moritz Zipser
                                                               Dr. Christoph Zrenner

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TECHNICAL STAFF/ADMINISTRATION                                  PHD STUDENTS

Dipl.-Ing. Rüdiger Berndt (Electronics,                         Angela Armento (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)
together with the Dept. of Cognitive Neurology)                 Ghazal Darmani (since 02/2015) (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Dilan Celik                                                     Debora Desideri (since 05/2015) (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Evelyn Dubois                                                   Srinath Rajaraman (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Siegfried Ebner                                                 Sonja Schötterl (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)
Andrea Eckert                                                   Yi Wang (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann)
Sarah Hendel
Marion Jeric
Gabriele Kuebart (since 06/2015)                                MASTER STUDENTS
Ute Küstner (until 10/2015)
Fotini Scherer                                                  Rebecca Czolk (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)
Petra Schroth                                                   Maryam Geranmayeh (Supervisor PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich)
Julia Zeller                                                    Bingshuo Li (Supervisors Prof. Dr. Schwarz/ Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
                                                                Alisa Selent (Supervisor PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich)
                                                                Vivien Veninga (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)
MEDICAL DOCTORAL STUDENTS                                       Ahmed Yousif (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)

Elina Brendle (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Heiko Brennenstuhl (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)               LAB ROTATIONS
Elena Dangel (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Hulda Ewald (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)                    Florian Wedekink (Biochemie, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Juliane Ebert (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)                  Vanessa Hertlein (Biochemie, Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Jakob Ehlers (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naumann)                     Raika Sieger (Biochemie, Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Hanna Faber (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Sandra Falkvoll (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Katharina Hadaschik (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann/Dr. Poli)     PROFESSORSHIP FOR NEUROREHABILITATION
Ilona Hoberg (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Yeho-Irae Kim (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)                    Prof. Dr. Herrmann Ackermann
Julia Elisabeth Király (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)           PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich
Franca Koenig (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Natalya Korinetsko (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tabatabai)
Xiaomin Li (since 10/2015) (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Chen Liang (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Anne Lieb (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Philipp Nakov (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Katrin Schulz (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Claudius Speer (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Charlotte Spencer (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann/Dr. Poli)
Jakob Spogis (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ziemann)
Natalia Tveriakhina (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Benjamin Walz (Supervisor PD Dr. Bischof)
Xueyu Yang (since 10/2015) (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann)

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Department of Neurology and Stroke

Clinical Studies                                              DEPTH-SOS: DEcompressive Surgery Plus Hypothermia
                                                              in Space Occupying Stroke.
                                                              Investigator: Sven Poli
STROKE STUDIES
                                                              Destiny-R: DEcompressive Surgery for the Treatment
ACTION (EudraCT: 2013‐001514‐15): A Multicenter,              of malignant INfarction of the middle cerebral arterY –
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Parallel-       Registry.
Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of            Investigator: Sven Poli
Intravenous Natalizumab (BG00002) on Reducing Infarct
Volume in Acute Ischemic Stroke                               ECASS-4 (EudraCT: 2012-003609-80): European Cooperative
Investigator: Sven Poli                                       Acute Stroke Study-4. Extending the time for Thrombolysis
                                                              in Emergency Neurological Deficits, ECASS-4: ExTEND
ATACH-II: A Phase III Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial   Investigator: Sven Poli
of Blood Pressure Reduction for Hypertension in Acute
Intracerebral Hemorrhage                                      EuroHYP1 (EudraCT: 2012-002944-25): EuroHYP-1:
Investigator: Sven Poli                                       European multicentre, randomised, phase III clinical trial of
                                                              therapeutic hypothermia plus best medical treatment versus
ATTICUS: Apixaban for treatment of embolic stroke of          best medical treatment alone for acute ischaemic stroke
undetermined source                                           Investigator: Sven Poli
Investigator: Sven Poli
                                                              INCH (EudraCT-Nr.: 2008-005653-37): Multicenter,
CAPIAS: The carotid plaque imaging in acute stroke (CAPIAS)   prospective randomized trial on the use of prothrombin
study: protocol and initial baseline data                     complex and fresh frozen plasma in patients with intra-
Investigator: Ulf Ziemann                                     cerebral hemorrhage related to vitamin k antagonists.
                                                              Investigator: Sven Poli
CL1-44819-003: Effects of S 44819 on GABAergic system
measured by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in        MISTIE III: Minimally Invasive Surgery plus rt-PA for ICH
healthy young male volunteers. A phase I, monocentre,         Evacuation Phase III
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over      Investigator: Sven Poli
study, with 3 treatment periods (placebo, S 44819 50 mg,
S 44819 100 mg.                                               POCT-NOAC: Point-of-Care Messung der Blutgerinnung
Investigator: Prof. Dr. med. Ulf Ziemann                      bei Therapie mit neuen oralen Antikoagulantien.
                                                              Investigator: Sven Poli
CLEAR-IVH III (EudraCT-Nr.: 2008-00691-39): Clot Lysis:
Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular         RASUNOA: Registry of acute stroke under new oral
Hemorrhage Phase III.                                         anticoagulants (RASUNOA).
Investigator: Sven Poli                                       Investigator: Sven Poli

CoolStroke1: COOLing for Normothermia in Stroke 1             RASUNOA-Prime: Register für Akute Schlaganfälle
(COOLStroke 1) – A Randomized, Controlled Trial to            Unter Neuen Oralen Antikoagulantien – Prime
Evaluate the EMCOOLS Brain.Pad versus Cold Infusions for      Investigator: Sven Poli
Normothermia Treatment in Awake Ischemic Stroke Patients
Investigator: Sven Poli                                       RESPECT ESUS: Randomized, double-blind, Evaluation in
                                                              secondary Stroke Prevention comparing the Efficacy and
CoolStroke2: COOLing for Normothermia in Stroke 2 (COOL-      safety of the oral Thrombin inhibitor dabigatran etexilate
Stroke 2) – A Randomized Pilot Trial Evaluating Intranasal    (110 mg or 150 mg, oral b.i.d.) versus acetylsalicylic acid
Cooling with the QuickCool Device Adjunct to Standard         (100 mg oral q.d.) in patients with Embolic Stroke of
Normothermia Treatment in Awake Ischemic Stroke Patients      Undetermined Source
Investigator: Sven Poli                                       Investigator: Sven Poli

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REVACEPT (EudraCT-Nr.: 2011-001006-10): An inhibitor of          CFTY720D2406 (PASSAGE): (NIS – Phase 4)
platelet adhesion in symptomatic carotid stenosis: A phase II,   Prospektive, nicht-interventionelle, multinationale
multicenter, randomized, dose-finding, double-blind and          Studie mit Parallel-Kohorten zur Bewertung der Langzeit-
placebo controlled superiority study with parallel groups.       Sicherheit in Patienten mit MS, deren Behandlung kürzlich
Investigator: Sven Poli                                          auf tägliche Fingolimod-Gabe umgestellt wurde oder die
                                                                 mit einer anderen zugelassenen krankheitsmodifizierenden
Risikostratifizierung von Schlaganfallpatienten durch            Therapie behandelt werden
Analyse der autonomen Funktion (AKF-Programm)                    Investigator: Felix Bischof/Markus Krumbholz
Investigators: Christine Meyer-Zürn, Jennifer Diedler
                                                                 CFTY720DDE02 (PANGAEA-NIS – Phase 4): Multizentrische,
SITSopen: An open, prospective, international, multicentre,      prospektive, nicht-interventionelle Langzeit-Registerstudie
controlled study of safety and efficacy of thrombectomy in       zur Beschreibung der Sicherheit und des Stellenwerts von
acute occlusive stroke following initiation with intravenous     Gilenya® (fingolimod 0.5 mg) in der Behandlung von MS
thrombolysis with alteplase in accordance with accepted          Patienten.: Post-Authorization non-interventional German
guidelines, compared to intravenous thrombolysis only            safety study of Gilenya® in MS patients.
Investigators: Sven Poli, Ulrike Ernemann                        Investigator: Felix Bischof/Markus Krumbholz

SPOCT-NOAC 1: Specific Point-of-Care Testing of                  CFTY720D2405 (TRANSITION): Eine zweijährige Beobach-
Coagulation in Patients Treated with Non-Vitamin K               tungsstudie zur Untersuchung des Sicherheitsprofils von
Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants – Part Ia/b                       Fingolimod bei Patienten mit Multipler Sklerose, die von
Investigator: Sven Poli                                          Natalizumab auf Fingolimod wechseln
                                                                 Investigator: Felix Bischof/ Markus Krumbholz
WakeUP (EudraCT:2011-005906-32): Efficacy and safety of
MRI-based thrombolysis in wake-up stroke. a randomised,          CFTY720DDE17 (START)(EudraCT-Nr. 2012-000653-32):
double-blind, placebo-controlled trial                           A 1-week, open-label, multicenter study to explore
Investigator: Sven Poli                                          conduction abnormalities during first dose administration
                                                                 of fingolimod in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple
                                                                 sclerosis.
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY STUDIES                                          Investigator: Felix Bischof/Markus Krumbholz

101MS326 (ASCEND): (EudraCT-Nr. :201-0-021978-11) A              CFTY720D2399 (Longterms) (EudraCT-Nr. 2010-020515-37):
Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled        A single arm, open-label, multicenter study evaluating
Study of the Efficacy of Natalizumab on Reducing Disability      the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of a 0.5 mg
Progression in Subjects With Secondary Progressive               fingolimod (FTY720) administered orally once daily in
Multiple Sclerosis.                                              patients with multiple sclerosis.
Investigator: Felix Bischof/Markus Krumbholz                     Investigator: Ulf Ziemann

CD-IA-MEDI-551-1155 (Medi-551) (EudraCT Nr: 2014-                Dimethyl fumarate: Influence of Dimethyl fumarate
000253-36): A Double-masked, Placebo-controlled Study            (DMF) on fMRI markers of cortical resting state network
with Open-label Period to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety       connectivity in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
of MEDI-551 in Adult Subjects with Neuromyelitis Optica          (RRMS).
and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.                      Investigator: Ulf Ziemann
Investigator: Markus Krumbholz
                                                                 Kompetenznetz MS: Concerted Action on Biomarker for
                                                                 Individualized Multiple Sclerosis Therapy in Germany –
                                                                 Control MS: Prospektive Kohortenstudie bei Patienten mit
                                                                 KIS (klinisch isoliertem Syndrom) und früher Multipler
                                                                 Sklerose.
                                                                 Investigator: Ulf Ziemann

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Clinical Studies                                                  GAPVAC-101: a phase I study using an innovative
                                                                  individualized peptide vaccination-based immunotherapy
                                                                  in newly diagnosed glioblastoma (www.gapvac.eu)
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY STUDIES                                           Investigator: Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Sponsor: Immatics GmbH,
                                                                  Tübingen
REGIMS Register:
Ein Immuntherapieregister zur Verbesserung der                    iMRI/5-ALA: a parallel group phase II trial to investigate
Arzneimittel-sicherheit in der MS-Therapie“ Investigator:         maximum extent of resection based on iMRI versus 5-ALA.
Felix Bischof                                                     Investigator: Constantin Roder, Sponsor: University Hospital
                                                                  Tübingen
TMP001_MS (TMP001) (EudraCT Nr: 2014-004483-38):
TMP001 in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a               NOA12: Phase I/II trial exploring the combination of the
multicentre open, baseline-controlled phase IIa clinical trial.   compound BIBF120 with re-irradiation versus re-irradiation
Investigator: Ulf Ziemann                                         alone in progressive glioblastoma.
                                                                  Investigator: Daniel Zips
WA 21493 OLE (EudraCT-Nr. 2007-006338-32): A Phase II,
multicenter, randomized, placebo and Avonex controlled
dose finding study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of
ocrelizumab in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple         Third-Party Funding
sclerosis.
Investigator: Ulf Ziemann
                                                                  ONGOING GRANTS
WA21092 (OPERA) (EudraCT-Nr. 2010-020337-99): A
Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Parallel-Group            Terminal differenzierte B Lymphozyten bei Patienten
Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Ocrelizumab In       mit Multipler Sklerose
Comparison To Interferon Beta-1a (Rebif®) In Patients With        Project leader: PD Dr. Felix Bischof
Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.                                     Funding institution: Novartis
Investigator: Ulf Ziemann
                                                                  Verarbeitung multimodaler emotionaler Signale
WA25046 (ORATORIO)(EudraCT-Nr.2010-020338-25):                    bei Patienten mit Multipler Sklerose
A Phase III, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group,             Project leader: PD Dr. Felix Bischof
double-blinded, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the          Funding institution: Novartis
efficacy and safety of ocrelizumab in adults with primary
progressive multiple sclerosis.                                   Mechanismen des T Helfer Typ 9 induzierten neuronalen
Investigator: Ulf Ziemann                                         Schadens
                                                                  Project Leaders: PD Dr. Felix Bischof, Philipp Nakov
                                                                  IZKF Promotionsstipendium
NEUROONCOLOGY STUDIES
                                                                  Perception of speech at normal and ultra-fast syllable
CATNON Intergroup Trial (EORTC 26053): Phase III trial on         rates - functional neuroplasticity in blind subjects and
concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy in              its relation to the normal speech processing network
non-1p/19q deleted anaplastic glioma.                             (DFG HE 1573/6-2)
Investigator: Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Sponsor: EORTC                  Project Leader: PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich
                                                                  Funding institution: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
EORTC 26101: Phase II trial exploring the sequence
of bevacizumab and lomustine in patients with first
recurrence of glioblastoma (will be expanded from 2014
as Phase III trial).
Investigator: Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Sponsor: EORTC

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Cardiac Autonomic Function for Risk Prediction in                Nichtinvasive zentrale Schmerzmodulation durch TMS-
Cryptogenic Stroke (CRYPTIC-Study)                               Hemmung des sekundären somatosensorischen Kortex
Project leader: PD Dr. Christine Meyer-Zürn, Dr. Sven Poli,      gesunder Probanden
PD Dr. Jennifer Diedler                                          Project leader: Prof. Dr. Jörn Lötsch, Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann
Funding institution: Medtronic                                   Funding institution: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Erforschung der molekularen Mechanismen einer ISCADOR            Bewegungsverklanglichung zur Rehabilitation der
Behandlung des Glioblastoms                                      Armmotorik nach Schlaganfällen
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Naumann                         Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Eckart Altenmüller (Hochschule für
Funding institution: Innovationsstiftung Ulrike Sauer,           Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover), Prof. Dr. Udo Dahmen
Förderverein komplementärmedizinische Forschung                  (Popakademie Baden-Württemberg), Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann
                                                                 Funding institution: Hertie Foundation
Funktionelle und therapeutische Bedeutung
des Neuropeptid-prozessierenden Enzyms                           Strengthening the SMA-M1 connection of human motor
Carboxypeptidase E im Glioblastom                                cortex by a novel non-invasive brain
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Naumann                         stimulation protocol to enhance motor performance
Funding institution: German Cancer Foundation                    and learning (DFG ZI 542/7-1)
                                                                 Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann
Funktionelle und therapeutische Bedeutung einer                  Funding institution: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Behandlung des Glioblastoms mit Mistellektinen
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Naumann                         Drug Repositioning for Multiple Sclerosis - DrugRep-
Funding institution: Software AG                                 Teilvorhaben Zentrale Studienleitung (BMBF 16GW0059)
                                                                 Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann
Funktionelle Bedeutung der in Perizyten Gliom-assoziierter       Funding institution: Bundesministerium für Bildung
Gefäße exprimierten EMT-Faktoren SLUG, SNAIL und TWIST           und Forschung (BMBF)
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Naumann
Funding institution: Henriette und Otmar Eier-Stiftung,          Influence of Dimethylfumarate (DMF) on fMRI markers
IZKF Promotionskolleg                                            of cortical resting state network connectivity in relapsing
                                                                 remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
COOLing for Normothermia in Stroke 1 (COOLStroke 1)              Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann
Project Leader: Dr. Sven Poli                                    Funding institution: Biogen Idec GmbH
Funding institution: EMCOOLS Medical Cooling Systems AG,
Brucknerstr. 6-7a, 1040 Wien, Austria                            Inhibition in the somatosensory system: an integrated
                                                                 neuropharmacological and neuroimaging approach
Berufung von Spitzenmedizinern aus dem Ausland                   Project Leaders: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann / Prof. Dr. Christoph Braun
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Ghazaleh Tabatabai                     Funding institution: Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative
Funding institution: Else Kröner Fresenius Stiftung /            Neuroscience (CIN)
German Scholars Organization
                                                                 Induction of brain plasticity with closed-loop EEG-triggered
Pharmacological characterization of TMS-EEG biomarkers           transcranial magnetic stimulation
of excitability and effective connectivity in human cortex       Project Leaders: Dr. Christoph Zrenner
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann                            Funding institution: Medical Faculty University Tübingen,
Funding institution: Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative     Fortüne Program
Neuroscience (CIN)

Correlated oscillations as biomarkers of neuronal
dysfunction in multiple sclerosis
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann, Prof. Dr. Markus Siegel
Funding institution: Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative
Neuroscience (CIN)

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Third-Party Funding                                           Effects of S 44819 on GABAergic system measured by
                                                              Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in healthy young
                                                              male volunteers
NEW GRANTS                                                    Leader: Prof. Ulf Ziemann
                                                              Funding institution: Institut de Recherches Internationales
Influence of tumor irradiation on glioma therapy              Servier (I.R.I.S.)
using the oncolytic adenovirus Ad-Delo3-RGD
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Naumann                      Inhibition in the somatosensory system: an integrated
Funding institution: Else-Übelmesser-Stiftung                 neuropharmacological and neuroimaging approach
                                                              Project Leaders: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann,
COOLing for Normothermia in Stroke 2 (COOLStroke 2)           Prof. Dr. Christoph Braun
Project Leader: Dr. Sven Poli                                 Funding institution: Werner Reichardt Centre
Funding institution: QuickCool AB, Lund, Sweden               for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN)

Interdisciplinary translational Neuro-Oncology from           Induction of brain plasticity with closed-loop EEG-triggered
molecular alterations to patient stratification and therapy   transcranial magnetic stimulation
Project Leader: Prof. Tabatabai                               Project Leaders: Dr. Christoph Zrenner
Funding institution: Medical Faculty Tübingen                 Funding institution: Medical Faculty University Tübingen,
                                                              Fortüne Programme
Individualizing the treatment of CNS Metastases
Project Leader: Prof. Tabatabai
Funding institution: Medical Faculty Tübingen
                                                              Awards
Apixaban for treatment of embolic stroke of undetermined
source (ATTICUS randomized trial)                             Ulf Ziemann
Leaders: Prof. Tobias Geisler / Prof. Ulf Ziemann             Listing “Top Physicians 2015” (Guter Rat)
Funding institution: Bristol-Myers Squibbs

An exploratory study assessing TMS plasticity deficits
in patients with AD and aMCI in comparison to healthy         Medical Theses
controls                                                      (Completed in 2015)
Leaders: Prof. Ulf Ziemann / Prof. Daniela Berg /
Prof. Christoph Laske                                         Toni Silber
Funding institution: Janssen Pharmaceuticals NV               Periinterventionelle Komplikationen der perkutanen
                                                              Angioplastie und Stentimplantation in Stenosen
Implantable, bidirectional Brain-Computer-Interface           intrakranieller Arterien in 46 Patienten
for restoration of motor functions (MOTOR-BIC)                Supervisor: PD Dr. Felix Bischof
Leaders for Tübingen Project: Prof. Niels Birbaumer /
Prof. Ulf Ziemann                                             Johannes Mörike
Funding institution: BMBF                                     Die Bedeutung der N-Glykosylierung von T-Zell
                                                              Populationen in der Experimentellen Autoimmunen
Study center for neuro-cardio-vascular emergency              Enzephalomyelitis
and intensive care medicine (NKVNI)                           Supervisor: PD Dr. Felix Bischof
Leaders: Profs. Gawaz / Schlensak / Tatagiba / Ziemann
Funding institution: Medical Faculty Tübingen                 Jan Piel
                                                              Der Einfluss von immunmodulierender Therapie
                                                              auf die Glykosylierung von Immunzellen bei Patienten
                                                              mit schubförmiger multipler Sklerose
                                                              Supervisor: PD Dr. Felix Bischof

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Bachelor Theses
(Completed in 2015)

Roland Genthner
Gesten – Neurales Spektrum und Bedeutung
für die Sprachverarbeitung
Supervisor: PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich

Sarah Hafner
Individuelle Unterschiede beim Lippenlesen –
In Zusammenhang mit dem McGurk Effekt
Supervisor: PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich

Ricarda Farsch
Hintergründe der filler „äh, ähm“, ihre Wirkung
auf den Hörer und die Kommunikation
Supervisor: PD Dr. Ingo Hertrich

Diploma/Master Theses
(Completed in 2015)

Simone Burkhardt
The relevance of interleukin 6 and CXCL10 in Th9 cell
mediated neuronal damage
Supervisor: PD Dr. Felix Bischof.

Guest Researcher
Prof. Dr. Luis Velazquez-Perez, Cuba (Awardee of a Georg
Forster Research Award of the Alexander-von-Humboldt
Foundation)
Host: Prof. Dr. Ziemann

Dr. Nigel Rogasch, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
(Awardee of DAAD short term grant)
Host: Prof. Dr. Ziemann

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Epileptology

Clinical and Scientific Staff         SCIENTISTS/RESIDENTS

                                      Eva Auffenberg
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT                Felicitas Becker
                                      Merle Bock
Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche               Dr. Nele Dammeier
                                      Dr. Gina Elsen (until 07/2015)
                                      Adham Elshahabi
GROUP LEADERS/ATTENDING PHYSICIANS    Dr. Caroline Freilinger
                                      Samira Hamzehian (since 08/2015)
PD Dr. Niels Focke                    Dr. Ulrike Hedrich
PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger              Haosi Huang (since 08/2015)
Dr. Alexander Grimm (since 05/2015)   Ashish Kaul Sahib
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                Josua Kegele
Dr. Snezana Maljevic                  Dr. Silke Klamer
Prof. Dr. Marcel Dihné                Dr. Henner Koch
                                      Stefan Lauxmann
                                      Christina Lipski
                                      Dr. Yuanyuan Liu
                                      Dr. Pascal Martin
                                      Justus Marquetand
                                      Stephan Müller (until 07/2015)
                                      Cristina Niturad
                                      Harshad PA (since 09/015)
                                      Dr. Filip Rosa
                                      Dr. Julian Schubert
                                      Dr. Victoria Schubert
                                      Dr. Niklas Schwarz (since 01/2015)
                                      Dr. Sören Stirn (until 04/2015)
                                      Debora Vittore (since 03/2015)
                                      Dr. Nathalie Winter
                                      Dr. Stefan Wolking
                                      Dr. Thomas Wuttke
                                      Pu Yan (since 09/2015)

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TECHNICAL STAFF/                 INTERNSHIPS
ADMINISTRATION
                                 Sara Bertelli
Dr. Patricia Beck                Supervisors: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger, Dr. Ulrike Hedrich
Ana Fulgencio-Maisch
Christian Hengsbach              Natalie Agarwala
Heidrun Löffler                  Supervisor: Dr. Ulrike Hedrich
Katja Michaelis
Sarah Rau                        Sabina Vejzovic
Susanne Stimmler                 Supervisor: Dr. Snezana Maljevic
Doris Wieder
Nicole Zepezauer (bis 12/2015)   Norman Sinnigen
                                 Supervisor: Dr. Ulrike Hedrich

MEDICAL DOCTORAL                 Chieh-Yu Cheng
STUDENTS                         Supervisor: Dr. Yuanyuan Liu

Philipp-Justus Lührs             Sinthyia Ahmed
Niklas Vogel                     Supervisor: Dr. Julian Schubert
Katharina Hof
Julia Knaus                      Carolin Schilpp
Nicole Kusch                     Supervisor: Dr. Ulrike Hedrich
Andreas Naros
Siona Pfeffer                    Felicitas Horn
Theresa Simperl                  Supervisors: Dr. Snezana Maljevic, Stephan Müller
Anna Wagner
Andreas Naros                    Lena Rüschtroer
Niklas Schwarz                   Supervisor: Dr. Ulrike Hedrich, Dr. Julian Schubert

                                 Janine Brandes
                                 Supervisor: Dr. Henner Koch

                                 Lisa Kirchberger
                                 Supervisor: Dr. Yuanyuan Liu, Dr. Snezana Maljevic

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Clinical Studies                                                 PredCh – Efficacy and safety of oral prednisone as add-on
                                                                 therapy in prophylactic treatment of episodic cluster
                                                                 headache: a randomized, placebo controlled parallel study
CLINICAL STUDIES                                                 Investigator: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger

ZEDEBAC: A multicenter, open-label and non-interventional        A randomized, controlled, double-blind, two-arm clinical
study to investigate Eslicarbazepinacetat in focal epilepsies.   trial to assess safety and efficacy of transcutaneous vagus
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                             nerve stimulation (t-VNS®) in patients with drug-resistant
                                                                 epilepsy.
Artemis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled          Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber
Trial Examining the Safety and Efficacy of Midazolam
Intranasal Spray (USL261) for the Treatment of Intermittent      Vibes: A noninterventional study of Vimpat (lacosamide)
Bouts of Increased Seizure Activity in the Epilepsy              added to one baseline antiepileptic drug therapy in
Monitoring Unit                                                  patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy.
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                             Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber

SP0982: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled,          A multicenter, single-arm, open-label, post-marketing
parallel-group, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy       safety study to evaluate the risk of seizure among subjects
and safety of lacosamide as adunctive therapy for uncon-         with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated
trolled primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in subjects    with enzalutamide who are at potential increased risk of
with IGE                                                         seizure.
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                             Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber

EP0077: A 12-month noninterventional, postmarketing              A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi‐
multicentre study fo evaluate the effectiveness of briva-        center clinical investigation to evaluate the performance
racetam as adjunctive therapy in patients with epilpesy          and safety of the chordate system when used in the treat‐
with partial-onset                                               ment of acute migraine attacks of moderate to
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                             severe intensity.
                                                                 Investigator: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger
Vibes: A noninterventional study of Vimpat (lacosamide)
added to one baseline antiepileptic drug therapy in patients     PredCh – Efficacy and safety of oral prednisone as add-on
with brain tumor-related epilepsy.                               therapy in prophylactic treatment of episodic cluster head‐
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                             ache: a randomized, placebo controlled parallel study
                                                                 Investigator: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger
A multicenter, single-arm, open-label, post-marketing
safety study to evaluate the risk of seizure among subjects
with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
treated with enzalutamide who are at potential increased         Third-Party Funding
risk of seizure.
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber
                                                                 GRANTS
A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi‐
center clinical investigation to evaluate the performance        Recruitment of patients with epilepsy for genetic
and safety of the chordate system when used in the               and pharmacogenetic examinations
treatment of acute migraine attacks of moderate to               [Rekrutierung von Patienten für genetische und
severe intensity.                                                pharmakogenetische Untersuchungen bei Epilepsien]
Investigator: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger                           Project leader: Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche, Prof Dr. Yvonne Weber
                                                                 Funding Institution: German Society for Epileptology,
                                                                 UCB Pharma, foundation ‘no epilep’

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Epilepsy Pharmacogenomics: Delivering biomarkers                 Pathomechanisms of aquired epilepsy autoimmune
for clinical use (EpiPGX) until 10/2015                          disorders associated with anti-NMDA receptor and anti-LG1
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche (Deputy coordinator)     autoantibodies
Funding institution: EU Seventh Framework Programme              Project leader: Dr. Gina Elsen
(FP7) (EU-279062)                                                Funding institution: University of Tübingen (fortüne)

German Network of Neurological and Ophthalmological              Tri-Modal Network-Analysis using [18F]FDG-PET, fMRI
Ion Channel Disorders (IonNeurONet) until 08/2015                and HD-EEG
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche (Network-Coordinator),   Project leader: PD Dr. Niels Focke
Dr. Snezana Maljevic (Project leader)                            Funding institution: University of Tübingen (CIN pool
Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education               project)
and Research (BMBF Network Rare Diseases)

Gene panel diagnostic testing for patients with epilepsy         NEW GRANTS
[Gen-Panel Diagnostik bei Patienten mit Epilepsie]
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber                           Exploring the function of the central control of breathing
Funding institution: University of Tübingen (AKF)                in mice with sodium-channel mutationscausing epilepsy,
                                                                 implications for sudden unexpected death in patients
Evaluating voxel-based functional connectivity                   with epilepsy (SUDEP)
measures in epilepsy                                             [Die zentrale Kontrolle der Atmung in Mäusen mit
Project leader: PD Dr. Niels Focke                               Natriumkanalmutationen, die Epilepsien verursachen
Funding institution: University of Tübingen (CIN pool project)   und die Implikation für den plötzlichen unerwarteten Tod
                                                                 bei Epilepsie]
Pathophysiology of the familial hemiplegic migraine:             Project leader: Dr. Henner Koch
Examination of a newly developed transgenic SNC1A                Funding institution: German Research Foundation (DFG)
mouse model                                                      (KO 4877/2-1)
[Pathophysiologie der familiären hemiplegischen Migräne:
Untersuchung an einem neu entwickelten transgenen                Post processing in epileptology
SCN1A Mausmodell]                                                Project leader: PD Dr. Niels Focke
Projet leader: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger                          Funding institution: University of Tübingen (AKF)
Funding institution: German Research Foundation (DFG)
(FR 3324/2-1)                                                    In vivo approaches to study seizure generation and cortical
                                                                 spreading depression in two- and three-dimensions
Pathophysiology of non-classical epileptic                       in awake Scn1a knock-in mouse models for idiopathic
encephalopathies (EE)                                            epilepsy and migraine.
[Pathophysiologie von nicht klassischen epileptischen            Project leader: Dr. Ulrike Hedrich
Enzephalopathien (EE)]                                           Funding institution: University of Tübingen (fortüne)
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Weber
Funding institution: German Research Foundation (DFG)            Exist Gründerstipendium Epilog. Etablierung eines Devices
(WE 4896/3-1)                                                    zur Anfallsdeduktion (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft
                                                                 und Energie (O3EGSBW299))
Prophlyactic treatment of hemiplegic migraine
with lamotrigine – a pilot study
Project leader: PD Dr. Tobias Freilinger
Funding institution: Centre for Rare Diseases, Tübingen

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Diploma/Master/Doctoral                                      Guest Researchers
Theses                                                       Sandra Kruszynski (PATE)
                                                             Host: Dr. Henner Koch
BACHELOR
                                                             Kevin Klett
Norman Sinnigen                                              Hosts: Prof. Dr. Y. Weber, Dr. Henner Koch
Effect of 4-Aminopyridin on the de novo Kv1.2 mutations
R297Q und L298F by using two-electrode voltage clamp         Florian Lutz
recordings in Xenopus laevis oocytes                         Hosts: Prof. Dr. Y. Weber, Dr. Henner Koch
Supervisor: Dr. Ulrike Hedrich

MASTER

Sabina Vejzovic
Functional expression of epilepsy-related mutations
in KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 genes
Supervisor: Dr. Snezana Maljevic

MD THESES

Andreas Naros
Neuronale Expressionsmuster von ClC2 Cl- Kanälen
Supervisors: Dr. Snezana Maljevic, Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche

Julia Knaus
Funktionelle Analyse von GABRA5 Mutationen
bei idiopathischer generalisierter Epilepsie
Supervisors: Dr. Snezana Maljevic, Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche

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Department
of Neuro-
degenerative
Diseases

Clinical and Scientific Staff                                  SCIENTISTS/RESIDENTS/PHD STUDENTS

                                                               Dr. Anja Apel
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT                                         Burcu Atasu
                                                               Felix Bernhard
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser                                        Dominik Blum
                                                               Dr. Kathrin Brockmann
                                                               Christine Bus
DEPUTY HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT                                  Andres Caballero
                                                               Silvia De Cicco
Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls                                        Morad Elshehabi
                                                               Dr. Julia Fitzgerald
                                                               Dr. Natalja Funk
GROUP LEADERS/ATTENDING PHYSICIANS                             Dr. Sven Geisler
                                                               Anamika Giri
Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                                         Dr. Susanne Gräber-Sultan
Dr. Dr. Saskia Biskup                                          Dr. Idil Hanci
Dr. Dr. Michela Deleidi                                        Dr. Friederike Hans
Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle                                        Dr. Stefan Hauser
Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger (Group leader at large since 06/2014)   Dr. Stefanie Hayer
Prof. Dr. Walter Maetzler                                      Dr. Holger Hengel
Dr. Rebecca Schüle                                             Dr. Sebastian Heinzel
Dr. Javier Simón-Sánchez ( jointly with DZNE-Tübingen)         Markus Hobert
Dr. Matthis Synofzik                                           Philip Höflinger
                                                               Dr. Sandra Jäckel
                                                               Dr. Jennifer Just
                                                               Stefanie Krüger
                                                               Dr. Martin Kuss
                                                               Dr. Stefanie Lerche
                                                               Dr. Inga Liepelt-Scarfone ( jointly with DZNE)
                                                               Dr. Ebba Lohmann
                                                               Minh Hoang Pham
                                                               Dr. Andrea Pilotto
                                                               Dr. Tim Rattay
                                                               Erik Riesch

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Dr. Benjamin Roeben                  Lukas Kristoffer Schwarz       Annegret Leuser
Dr. Lorenzo Roncoroni                Susanne Stimmler               Mirjam Mächtel
Dr. Carola Rotermund                 Dr. Anna-Katharina v. Thaler   Katrin Maier
Dina Salkovic                        Yvonne Theurer                 Julian Meinhardt
Dr. Eva Schäffer                     Doris Wieder                   Maxim Nechyporenko
David Schöndorf                      Maria Zarani                   Theofanis Ngamsri
Marlieke Scholten                                                   Senait Ogbamicael
Claudia Schulte                                                     Franziska Ott
Katharina Stegen                     MEDICAL DOCTORAL               Sylvia Pflederer
Ulrike Sünkel                        STUDENTS                       Natalie Philipp
Marion Thierfelder (until 09/2015)                                  Kathrin Prahl
Catherine Thömmes                    Grammato Amexi                 Sarah Renno
Zuzanna Tkaczynska                   Carolin Bellut                 Ellen Riedel
Janet van Uem                        Alice Bernard                  Pavel Saraykin
Ulrike Ulmer                         Kristina Bettecken             Jennifer Sartor
Dr. Adam Vogel                       Aline Beyle                    Saskia Schattauer
Dr. Gudrun Walter                    Stefanie Brand                 Carina Schelling
Dr. Daniel Weiß                      Jan-Hinrich Busch              Alina Schermann
Dr. Carlo Wilke                      Gabriela Carvajal              Anna Schöllmann
Dr. Richard Wüst                     Bernhard Cerff                 Patricia Schöpfer
Isabel Wurster                       Meltem Ciliz                   David Scheibner
Dr. Rezzak Yilmaz                    Sarah Dilger                   Norbert Silimon
                                     Daniela Egic                   Johannes Sprengel
                                     Karl Friedrich Ermisch         Jana Stäbler
TECHNICAL STAFF/                     Ellen Fehlert                  Lena Stetz
ADMINISTRATION                       Zofia Fleszar                  Stefan Streich
                                     Amina Flinsbach                Eva-Maria Strohmeier
Maren Albers                         Jasmin Fritzen                 Margarete Teresa Walach
Cindy Boden                          Florian Funer                  Melanie Wayand
Christian Deuschle                   Judith Greiner                 David Weiss
Christian Erhardt                    Katharina Greulich             Simon Weiss
Dr. Jutta Eymann                     Eva Grüner                     Sofie Weiss
Dr. Bettina Faust                    Leonie Guggolz                 Laura Zaunbrecher
Katharina Gauss                      Alexandra Gutfreund            Florian Zirbs
Christine Haaga                      Elena Hager
Ann-Kathrin Hauser                   Jochen Hallwachs
Tanja Heger                          Linda Härtner                  MASTER STUDENTS
Heiderose Heiss                      Melanie Heilbronn
Susanna Hoffmann                     Madeleine Heim                 Melanie Erzler
Maike Hoffmeister                    Philipp Hemmann                Madeline Jäggle
Dina Ivanjuk                         Hanna Hentrich                 Friederike Klumpp
Sandra Kauenhowen                    Sonja Herrmann                 Beatriz Molina Martínez
Mirjam Knöll                         Max Hollweck                   Selina Reich
Jürgen Kronmüller                    Svenja Hucker                  Ulrike Ulmer
Manuela Kübler                       Daniel Holz
Isolde Marterer                      Malte Kampmeyer
Corina Maetzler                      Irenee Kanyiki                 DIPLOMA STUDENTS
Petra Mech                           Christoph Kessler
Katja Michaelis                      Johannes Klemt                 Sonja Golombek
Marita Munz                          Rosa Klotz                     Philip Höflinger
Susanne Nussbaum                     Anika Koch                     Max Güldner
Dr. Angelika Oehmig                  Sebastian Kormeier             Christiane Halder
Ina Posner                           Lena Kuhn                      Rahel Lewin
Jennifer Reichbauer                  Ebru Kusku
Nicole Runge                         Sandra Lachenmaier

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Clinical Studies                                                 MODEP (Modeling Epidemiological Data to study
                                                                 Parkinson’s disease progression): Monocenter longitudinal
                                                                 observational study in Parkinson’s disease
Promesa: Double blind, randomised, prospective placebo           Investigators: group of Prof. Dr. Walter Maetzler and
controlled parallel group phase III study to investigate the     Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
effect of EGCG supplementation on disease progression of
patients with multiple system atrophy.                           PPMI – The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg          (please see: http://www.ppmi-info.org/)
                                                                 mutlicenter longitudinaI observational study in PD
Kyowa 6002-14: A 12-week, double-blind, placebo-                 Investigators: group of Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
controlled, randomized, multicenter, phase III study to
evaluate the efficacy of oral Istradefylline 20 and 40 mg/       P-PPMI (please, see also: Fox-Trial-Finder): Prodromal
day as a treatment for patients with moderate to severe          Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative: Mutlicenter
Parkinson’s disease.                                             longitudinaI observational study in individuals at risk for PD
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg          Investigators: group of Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg

NIS-Azilect: In Azilect® Wearing -Off ( aiwo ) – Evaluation of   ABC-PD: monocenter longitudinal study on the predictive
symptomatic efficacy and tolerability of rasagiline (Azilect®)   value of CSF abeta-pathology for PD dementia.
in PD patients with wearing-off / end-of-dose akinesia,          Investigators: Dr. Inga Liepelt and group of
using the wearing- off Questionnaires -32 ( WOQ -32) in          Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
daily practice.
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg          DEMPARK / LANDSCAPE: mutlicenter longitudinal
                                                                 observational study on dementia in Parkinson’s disease.
PD0013-Neupart: A multicenter non-interventional                 Investigators: Dr. Inga Liepelt and group of
study to evaluate the effectiveness of Neupro® (rotigotin        Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
transdermal patch) and levodopa combination therapy in
patients with Parkinson’s disease.                               TREND-Studie (Tübinger evaluation of Risk factors for Early
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg          detection of NeuroDegeneration): Monocenter longitudi‐
                                                                 nal observational study on individuals at high risk for PD
NIC-PD: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind,          to determine the value of risk, prodromal and progression
multicenter study to evaluate a possible disease-modifying       markers in the prodromal phase.
effect of transdermal nicotine applique (nicotine patches)       Please, see also: http://www.trend-studie.de/english/
in early stages of Parkinson’s disease.                          Investigators: group of Prof. Dr. Walter Maetzler and
Investigators: Dr. Isabel Wurster, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg        Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg

Ergotherapie bei Essentiellem Tremor (ET): A monocenter          iMed-Studies: Within this German-wide project, Tübingen
single blind study to evaluate the symptomatic effect of         is involved in several studies to understand the relation of
ergotherpy on ET                                                 Parkinson‘s disease and diabetes.
Investigators: Dr. Isabel Wurster, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg        These include:
                                                                 1) Serologic infectious markers and oral microbiom
Ergotherapie bei Parkinson (PD): A monocenter single blind            in relation to neuro-degenerative diseases and HbA1c
study to evaluate the symptomatic effect of ergotherpy on PD          values
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg          2) Evaluation of the influence of diabetes and prediabetes
                                                                      on cognitive markers
Training PD: A monocenter center study assessing the             3) Genomic stratification of a subgroup of PD patients
clinical and neuroimaging effect of various trainings                 with diabetes
(physiotherapy, brain games, exergaming) in PD.                  4) Evaluation of hypoglycemia and cognitive decline
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Dr. Benjamin Roeben,                 in a cohort of diabetes patients
Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                                           5) Association of plasma Aβ40 peptides with coronary
                                                                      artery disease and diabetes mellitus

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6)   Targeted proteomics for prediction of diabetes              Multicenter evaluation of the effect of botulinum toxin
     and neurodegeneration                                       therapy on quality of life: A multicenter, non-interventional,
7) Changes in carbohydrate intake in PD                          prospective study to investigate the effect of botulinum
8) Metabolomics in PD-Patients with Diabetes. A                  toxin therapy on quality of life in previously not treated
     cooperation with CETICS Health Solutions GmbH               patients with various neurological diseases.
Investigators: Dr. Eva Schäffer, Dr. Benjamin Roeben,            Investigators: Dr. Katerina Freitag, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser
Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                                 EarlyStim – Post study follow up: The effect of deep brain
MIGAP: (Markers in GBA-associated PD) multicenter study          stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) on
of the DZNE to detect biomarkers and protective factors in       quality of life in comparison to best medical treatment
GBA-associated PD.                                               in patients with complicated Parkinson’s disease and
Investigators: Dr. Kathrin Brockmann, Claudia Schulte,           preserved psychosocial competence.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                                           Investigators: Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger, Dr. Daniel Weiss

A phase III, randomised, double-blind and open label phase,      StimCP – Effect of deep brain stimulation in the globus
active and placebo controlled study comparing the short          pallidus internus on the quality of life of young patients
term efficacy of two formulations of clostridium botulinum       with dyskinetic cerebral palsy (CP)
type A toxin (Dysport and Dysport RU) to placebo, and            Investigators: Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger, Dr. Daniel Weiss
assessing the short and long term efficacy and safety of
Dysport RU following repeated treatments of subjects with        Health-related quality of life in LCIG-treated and LCIG-
cervical dystonia (CD). (IPSEN N°Y-52-52120-134.)                amenable Patients with continued oral dopaminergic
Investigators: Dr. Tobias Wächter, Dr. Kathrin Brockmann,        therapy. Non-interventional, multicentre observational trial
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser                                          for levodopa-carbidopa gel (LCIG) in Germany – BALANCE
                                                                 Investigators: Dr. Daniel Weiss
A94-52120-165: A national, multicenter, non-interventional,
prospective, longitudinal study of treatment with                Functional electrical stimulation in hereditary spastic
botulinum toxin A injections in previously treated or            paraplegia
untreated patients with cervical dystonia (Dysport®).            Investigators: Dr. Rebecca Schüle, Dr. Tim Rattay,
Investigators: Dr. Tobias Wächter, Dr. Katerina Freitag,         Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser
                                                                 Statin Treatment of Oxysterol Pathology in SPG5
A 94-52120-174: An international, multicenter, non-              (STOP SPG5)
interventional, prospective, longitudinal study to investigate   Investigators: Dr. Rebecca Schüle, Dr. Tim Rattay,
the effectiveness of botulinum toxin A (Dysport®) injections     Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls
in patients suffering from post-stroke arm spasticity with
respect to early, medium or late start of treatment.             Physiotherapie bei Hereditärer Spastischer Spinalparalyse
Investigators: Dr. Katerina Freitag, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser     (HSP)
                                                                 Investigators: Dr. Rebecca Schüle, Dr. Tim Rattay,
AGN191622: BOTOX prophylaxis in chronic migraine.                Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls
An international, multicentre, non-interventional,
prospective study of treatment with botulinum toxin              Natural history in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP
A injections in patients with chronic migraine.                  registry)
Investigators: Dr. Katerina Freitag, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser     Investigators: Dr. Rebecca Schüle, Dr. Sarah Wiethoff,
                                                                 Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls
Y-79-52120-166: An international observational prospective
study on long-term response to botulinum toxin type a            European Friedreich’s Ataxia Consortium for Translational
(BoNT-A) injections in subjects suffering from idiopathic        Studies (EFACTS)
cervical dystonia (CD) – pharmaco-economic impact                Investigators: Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls, Dr. Jennifer Just,
(INTEREST IN CD2).                                               Prof. Dr. Jörg Schulz (Aachen)
Investigators: Dr. Katerina Freitag, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser

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Sporadic ataxia with adult onset: Natural history               Third-Party Funding
study (SPORTAX)
Investigators: Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls, Dr. Matthis Synofzik,
Prof. Dr. Thomas Klockgether (Bonn)                             ONGOING GRANTS

Early onset ataxia: Genetic basis and natural history (EOA)     Landscape
Investigators:Dr. Matthis Synofzik, Prof. Dr. Ludger Schöls     Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                                Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education
MOVE’ n UP: Video game-based coordinative training              and Research (BMBF)
for children with advanced degenerative ataxia
Investigators: Dr. Matthis Synofzik, Dr. Winfried Ilg           JPND working group “Standardization of biomarker studies
                                                                in longitudinal studies of Parkinson’s disease”
Detecting PreAtaxia: A mixed challenge strategy                 Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
to identify ataxia at its preclinical stage                     Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education
Investigators: Dr. Matthis Synofzik, Dr. Winfried Ilg           and Research (BMBF)

A randomised delayed entry trial of intensive home-based        Joint Research Project “Identification of prediction and
speech therapy in spinocerebellar ataxias                       progression biomarkers in the earliest stages of Parkinson’s
Investigators: Dr. Matthis Synofzik, Dr. Adam Vogel             Disease (Neuro-D13B)”
(Univerity of Melbourne)                                        Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg, Prof. Dr. Walter Mätzler,
                                                                Prof. Dr. Olaf Riess (UKT)
A randomised delayed entry trial of intensive home-based        Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education and
speech therapy in ARSACS                                        Research (BMBF), UCB Pharma GmbH
Investigators: Dr. Matthis Synofzik, Dr. Adam Vogel
(University of Melbourne)                                       OPTIMED
                                                                Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Slowing down disease progression in premanifest SCA:            Funding institution: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
a piloting interventional exergame trial (SlowSCA)              and Energy
Investigators: Dr. Matthis Synofzik, Dr. Winfried Ilg
                                                                Cerebral networks for gait and balance in the prodromal
EN-ETPKU: multicenter investigational study on neuro-           phase of Parkinson’s disease: An fMRI study
degenerative aspects in patients with phenylketonuria           Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Investigators: Dr. Andrea Pilotto                               Funding institution: Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical
                                                                Research – IZKF-Promotionskolleg, University of Tübingen

                                                                NIC-PD
                                                                Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                                Funding institution: Philipps-University Marburg

                                                                Promesa Study
                                                                Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                                Funding institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

                                                                dPV Research Grant “Cognitive control as a key function of
                                                                urinary incontinence in patients with MP”
                                                                Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                                Funding institution: dPV – Deutsche Parkinsonvereinigung e.V.

                                                                Fox Trial Finder 2014
                                                                Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                                Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for
                                                                Parkinson’s Research

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ANNUAL REPORT 2015

PPMI – The Parkinson’s Progression Initiative                 MJFF Research Grant 2013 – Influence of immune subtypes
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        on the LRRK2 phenotype
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg, Prof. Dr. Walter Maetzler
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for
                                                              Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)
PPMI – Amendment: Genetic PPMI
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        Research Grant “Pathophysiological mechanisms of
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            prodromal motor changes in individuals at risk
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   for Parkinson’s disease”
                                                              Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
PPMI Amendment – Cognitive categorization assessment          Funding institution: International Parkinson’s Fond
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            DAT-Imaging in LRRK2 gene carriers
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                              Funding institution: Institute of Neurodegenerative
PPMI Amendment – Additional PD subjects                       Disorders, New Haven
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            Progression markers in the suspected premotor phase and
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   early Parkinson’s disease (Amendment)
                                                              Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Inclusion of Resting State MRI: A Parkinson’s Progression     Funding institution: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Markers Initiative (PPMI) Substudy
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        PMPP – Amendment 4
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   Funding institution: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

P-PPMI – Prodromal subjects                                   Observational study in non-demented patients with
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        Parkinson’s disease with lowered A-beta1-42 CFS levels
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg, Prof. Dr. Walter Mätzler
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   Funding institution: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

Subaward agreement: Cognition biomarkers                      Kyowa-Study 6002-14
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Funding institution: Mayo Clinic, Michael J. Fox Foundation   Funding institution: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma
for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)
                                                              NIS-Azilect
MJFF Research Grant 2011: Gait and motor symptoms             Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
in healthy asymptomatic relatives of patients with PD         Funding institution: TEVA Pharma GmbH
carriers of mutations in the LRRK2 gene
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        Agreement for a non-product related investigator
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for            initiated study
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                   Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
                                                              Funding institution: UCB
Subaward agreement: Penetrance of LRRK2
in the MJFF LRRK2 consortium                                  Studie PD0013-Neupart
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                        Project leader: Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg
Funding institution: University of Columbia,                  Funding institution: UCB Biosciences GmbH
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)

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Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Third-Party Funding                                              Assessing the role of LRRK2 in sporadic PD pathology using
                                                                 iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons
                                                                 Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser, Dr. Jared Sterneckert
ONGOING GRANTS                                                   (MPI), Dr. Christian Johannes Gloeckner (Eberhard Karls
                                                                 University Tübingen)
Tumorigenesis in LRRK2 associated Parkinson’s disease            Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Project leader: Prof. Rachel Saunders-Pullman,                   Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)
Dr. Saskia Biskup
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for               Investigation of molecular and cellular functions of TDP-
Parkinson’s Research                                             43 and FUS, pathorelevant proteins in frontotemporal
                                                                 dementias (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Monocyte monitoring in LRRK2 associated Parkinson’s              Project leader: Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle
disease                                                          Funding institution: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser, Dr. Saskia Biskup
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for               Competence Net Degenerative Dementias &
Parkinson’s Research                                             Frontotemporal Dementias
                                                                 Project leader: Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle
Functional proteomics of mutant LRRK2                            Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education and
induced Parkinson’s diesase                                      Research (BMBF)
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser,
Dr. Jared Sterneckert (MPI)                                      Virtual Institute: RNA dysmetabolism in ALS and FTD
Funding institution: German Research Foundation (DFG)            Project leader: Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle
                                                                 Funding institution: German Center for Neurodegenerative
Mitochondrial endophenotypes of PD (Mito-PD)                     Diseases (DZNE)
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser (coordinator),
Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger, Prof. Dr. Daniela Berg                   Intersite Project: Compound screen to correct mitochondrial
Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education and           phanotypes in recessive Parkinson’s disease
Research (BMBF)                                                  Project leader: Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle
                                                                 Funding institution: German Center for Neurodegenerative
Comprehensive unbiased risk factor assessment for genetics       Diseases (DZNE)
and environment in Parkinson’s disease (COURAGE-PD)
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser (coordinator),           Mitochondria in neurodegeneration and ageing – translating
Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger                                           impaired mitochondrial dynamics to novel therapeutic
Funding institution: Federal Ministry of Education and           strategies
Research (BMBF)                                                  Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger, Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle
                                                                 Funding Institution: German Center for Neurodegenerative
Multimodal imaging of rare synucleinopathies (MultISyn)          Diseases (DZNE)
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser (coordinator)
Funding institution: EU                                          Assessment of LRRK2 kinase activity in
                                                                 peripheral blood cells
Protein interaction network analysis and pathway                 Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser, Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle,
modeling for LRRK2                                               Dr. Kathrin Brockmann
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser, Dr. Jared Sterneckert   Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for
(MPI), Dr. Christian Johannes Gloeckner (Eberhard Karls          Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)
University Tübingen)
Funding institution: Michael J. Fox Foundation for               Investigation of ubiquitination and phosphorylation events
Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)                                      in the process of mitophagy
                                                                 Project leader: Dr. Sven Geisler
                                                                 Funding institution: Fortüne Programme, University of
                                                                 Tübingen

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