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New review captures the exciting frontier of spatial biology

- Research

In a new review in Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, DANDRITE postdoc Vivek Sanjay Belapurkar, DANDRITE Group Leader Chao Sun, DANDRITE-affiliated…

Jakob Østergaard Thuesen embarks on a PhD in Anna Klawonn's group

- People news

What if, instead of starting with what goes wrong in the brain during depression, we looked at what happens when the brain successfully maintains a…

New Podcast: What happens in the brain when the body has been exposed to inflammation – and could this affect our mood?

- Research

In a new Danish-language podcast produced by "Science Report" on behalf of DFF (Independent Research Fund Denmark), DANDRITE Group Leader Anna Mathia…

Meet Federico Barnabà – New Masters Student in the Kitazawa Group

- People news

Please join us in welcoming Federico Barnabá, who is joining the Kitazawa Group. He comes to DANDRITE with experience from Julián Valero Moreno’s lab…

New Position for Valentina Khalil in the Kitazawa Lab

- People news

From 1 September 2026, Valentina Khalil will take up the position of Assistant Professor at Aarhus University’s Department of Molecular Biology and…

Meet Junyao Jiang – new postdoc in the Kim Group

- People news

Please join us in welcoming Junyao Jiang, our new Postdoc in the Kim Group. Junyao joins DANDRITE with a background in computational biology,…

Meet Alba Rodríguez Leal – New Research Fellow in the Nykjær Group

- People news

Please join us in welcoming Alba Rodríguez Leal, our new Research Fellow in the Nykjær Group. Alba joins DANDRITE with a background in…

How does chronic sleep loss affect brain synapses?

- Grants and awards

This is one of the questions that DANDRITE group leader Chao Sun and Professor Yi Zuo from the University of California, Santa Cruz, will explore over…

Meet DANDRITE's New Team Leader: Noëmie Mermet-Joret

- People news

As a child, Noëmie Mermet-Joret was captivated by the butterflies and microscope in her grandfather's office. Today, that same curiosity has led her…

From DANDRITE to CEITEC: Alena Salašová to launch her own research group

- Grants and awards

After several years at DANDRITE and PROMEMO, Alena Salašová is taking the next step in her career. Backed by almost €1.4 million in funding, she will…


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Upcoming events


DANDRITE Community Meeting

3 Dec
Thursday 3 December 2026, at 09:00 1170-347

Speaker 1: Sadegh Nabavi, Associate Professor

Speaker 2: Valentina Khalil, Postdoc, Kitazawa Lab

Discussion Leader: Maria Vasconcelos, Student,…

The Synuclein Meeting 2007

25 May
4 days, Tuesday 25 May 2027, at 08:00 - 28 May

The meeting covers all aspects of α-synuclein research, spanning structural and molecular studies, cellular and in vivo models, translational…

Nordic Neuroscience Meeting 2027

14 Jun
3 days, Monday 14 June 2027, at 10:00 - 16 June Reykjavik

Mark your calendar for the Nordic Neuroscience Meeting 2027, taking place 14-16 June 2027 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Hosted by the Icelandic Society for…


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