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About
We are one of three science departments; a department with the core tasks of research and education. We explore the development and function of the nervous system in health and disease, with a special focus on neurodevelopmental, stress-related and sensory disorders.
It is our goal to have a significant impact on health, prevention, and innovation of care. We aim to achieve this through research increasing our understanding of the development, function, and plasticity of the brain as well as through teaching the next generation of professionals on these topics. With our multidisciplinary team, we focus on neurodevelopmental and stress-related processes in brain health and disease, integrating research from molecule to man and population.
Head of department
prof. dr. Barbara Franke
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Secretariat
+31 (0) 24 361 42 44
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Mariëlle Langereis
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Operations
Managing Director: Arthur Willemsen
Manager Business Operations: Nicolien Beld
Assistant Business Operations : Nino Calò
Management Assistant: Nadine Brouwer
Management Assistant: Ellen Evers
Management Assistant: Erna Sommer-Verploegen
Phone number: +31 (0)24 361 42 44 -
Trigon, route 200, kamer 02.275
024 (36) 14244
Getting there
Visiting address
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Kapittelweg 29
6525 EN Nijmegen
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Internships
Animal research
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Focus: Investigation of the role of serotonin in neurodevelopment and how it is additionally modulated by environmental factors in the context of individual differences in behaviour and risk for psychiatric disorders like anxiety, depression, autism and drug addiction. Techniques involve behaviour and in vivo brain measures and manipulations, as well as ex vivo molecular and neuroanatomical assessments.
Contact: Prof. dr. Judith Homberg
Email: Judith.Homberg@Radboudumc.nl
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Focus: Investigation of the effects of stress and emotional arousal on rodent models of brain activity and learning and memory and possible consequences for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Benno Roozendaal
Email: benno.roozendaal@radboudumc.nl
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Focus: Investigations of structural/functional (re)organization of excitatory/inhibitory neuronal networks in health and disease. Methods encompass cell culture, in vitro electrophysiological, immunohistochemical and neuroanatomical techniques in the rodent brain or human iPSP derived neuronal cultures. Research focuses on models for neurodevelopmental distortions including schizophrenia and intellectual disability.
Contact: Dr. Dirk Schubert
Email: d.schubert@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: Gain insight into the molecular and mechanistic underpinnings of neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability and autism, using in vitro and in vivo research approaches.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Hans van Bokhoven.
Email: Hans.vanbokhoven@radboudumc.nl
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Focus: molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and intellectual disability. We use animal and cellular human (IPS) models combined with molecular and electrophysiological methods to study the function of genes in learning and memory processes.
Contact: Dr. Nael Nadif Kasri
Email: n.nadif@donders.ru.nl
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Focus: We develop and apply neuroimaging technologies in animal models to identify the distributed neuronal networks implicated in mental health disorders. We combined non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging with genetically targetted neuromodulatory tools to examine the causal mechanisms supporting brain organization and function, and its dynamical adaptations to stressors.
Contact: Dr. Joanes Grandjean
Email: joanes.grandjean@radboudumc.nl
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Focus: Investigation of how stress exposure can lastingly affect brain function, and how this is different between distinct individuals, using animal models that allow for controlled study of the mechanistic underpinnings. The focus is on relating behavioral outcomes to brain function at the neural circuit level, combined with molecular studies to provide detailed mechanistic insight in the causes of altered neuronal circuit structure and function.
Contact: Dr. Marloes Henckens
Email: Marloes.Henckens@radboudumc.nl
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