Our group is interested to understand the physiology and pathology of the axon-oligodendrocyte-myelin unit. Particularly, we are interested to understand to what extend stressed oligodendrocytes regulate peripheral immune cell recruitment, and by which neuroanatomical pathways peripheral immune cells gain access into the CNS parenchyma. To address our scientific challenges we use state of the art techniques such as design-based stereology, a set of behavioral analyses such as high speed ventral plane videography, or positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Whenever possible, we compare our pre-clinical results with post-mortem samples, obtained from MS patient donors.

• Using smartphones and wearable devices to monitor behavioral changes in Multiple Sclerosis patients
• Complex gait analyses in mice
• Control of innate immunity

• Centre for Transdisciplinary Neurosciences Rostock (CTNR)
• German Anatomical Society (Anatomische Gesellschaft)
• Deutscher Hochschulverband
• Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft

Most important publications

• Neuroanatomie: Nachschlagen, Lernen, Verstehen

             Markus Kipp , Kalinka Radlanski

             KVM - Der Medizinverlag 

             978-3-86867-409-5 (ISBN)

• Neuroanatomie 3D  - Schädelbasis und Hirnnerven

             Lehmanns Media  (Verlag)

             978-3-96543-135-5 (ISBN)

• Oligodendrocyte Physiology and Pathology Function

             ISBN 978-3-03943-689-7 (Hbk); ISBN 978-3-03943-690-3 (PDF) 

             https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03943-690-3 (registering DOI) 

• © 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND licence

              https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3271

• Honorary Judge at the Aachen District Court, 2013-2014
• Chief executive officer (CEO) “Steinbeis-ProMyelo Research Center”, since 2012
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board Universitäts-Service GmbH, since 2018

Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft Research grant (Aktivierung der "unfolded Protein Response" bei Multipler Sklerose: Funktion im Rahmen der Läsionsentstehung und Progression)

British Multiple Sclerosis Society (Could modified heparin promote myelin repair)

Novartis industrial collaboration (Wearable sensors in Multiple Sclerosis)

Novartis industrial collaboration (Neuroprotective functions of Siponimod)