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Neuroimmunology Ambassadors

Discover the cutting edge of neuroimmunology through the voices of tomorrow’s leaders and today’s experts. Our Rising Stars and Frontline Fighters share fresh perspectives, groundbreaking research, and clinical insights that are shaping the future of brain–immune science and patient care. 

Join us for our monthly lecture series to explore the evolving science and practice of neuroimmunology:

22nd September 2026 - 5.15 PM

Prof. Burkhardt Becher, PhD (Zurich)

Integrative Single-Cell and Systems Medicine Approaches to Inflammatory and Malignant Disease

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Hybrid: Neurozentrum Seminar rooms 1+2 (HG) & Zoom
Hosts: Heinz Wiendl, Christian Keller & Rick Dersch

2 CME point

 

 

Lectures 2026

Date & Time Speaker
November 3Mikael Simons (Munich)
November 17Josep Dalmau (Barcelona)
December 1Britta Engelhardt (Bern)
December 15Jonathan Kipnis (St. Louis)
2027
January 12Francisco Quintana (Harvard)
February 2Nils Erik Gilhus (Bergen)
April 27Assunta Dal-Bianco (Vienna)

Past events

2026

Alexander Flügel, Prof MD (Göttingen): The role of the lung in CNS autoimmunity

Alexandre Prat, Prof MD (Montreal): Translational Neuroimmunology and the Role of the Brain Endothelium in Neuroinflammation

Andreas Meisel, Prof MD (Berlin): Therapeutic Innovation in Myasthenia Gravis: Mechanistic Drivers and Future Trajectories

Christian Münz, Prof PhD (Zurich): How a human tumor virus might cause autoimmunity

Patrick Waters, Prof PhD (Oxford): Antibodies and Assays in Neurology

Sarah Mundt, MD (Zurich): Mapping and Targeting Phagocytes to Decode Their Roles in CNS Inflammation

Sini Laakso, MD (Helsinki): Translational Immunology in Myasthenia Gravis: Lessons from Fine Needle Aspirations of Lymph Nodes in Neuroimmunological Diseases

2025

Benjamin Segal, Prof MD (Columbus): Age-Associated Expansion of Natural IgM+ Fcrl5+ B1 Cell Clones: Drivers of Progressive MS and Targets for Therapy

Edoardo Galli, MD PhD (Basel): From High-Dimensional Space to Precision Medicine - mapping the Immune System in Multiple Sclerosis

Fabienne Brilot, Prof PhD (Sydney): MOGAD - the next Challenges

Falk Nimmerjahn, Prof PhD (Erlangen): Immunglobulin G as a Therapeutic for Autoimmunity – from cytotoxic Activity to Immunomodulation

Habib Ganjgahi, PhD (Oxford): Big data modelling on MS: probabilistic Machine Learning and generative AI approaches

Isaak Quast, PhD (Monash): Regulation of B cell Responses by Cytokines and Antibodies

Johanna Oechtering, MD (Basel): The Role of IgM and Complement in Multiple Sclerosis

Jon Laman, Prof MD (Groningen): CD40 Ligand Immunotherapy of MS from Animal Model to Phase 3 Trials 

Kevin Rostásy, Prof MD (Datteln): MOGAD - Spectrum Disorder in Children

Manuel Comabella, MD PhD (Barcelona): Interaction between human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis

Viktoria Wagner, PhD (Stanford): MiRNAs as potential regulators of the aging phenotype and promising novel therapy targets for age-related diseases

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Neuraxpharm Arzneimittel GmbH*
Novartis*
Roche**


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Ärztlicher Direktor

Univ-Prof. Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Heinz Wiendl

Direktionsassistenz: 
Fr. Diener
Tel. +49 761 270 53053

Fr. Konstanzer
Tel. +49 761 270 53030

Pflegedienstleitung

Marc Mielke
Pflegedienstleiter
Tel. +49 761 270 52260
FAX +49 761 270 54200
marc.mielke@uniklinik-freiburg.de

Verwaltungsreferat

Christian Böke
Kaufmännische Geschäftsführung
Tel. +49 761 270 21071
christian.boeke@uniklinik-freiburg.de

 

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