Manja Schubert

Manja Schubert is a neurophysiologist at the Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. She is the research specialist and project manager of the Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes Group and has a special interest in developing ex-vivo and in-vivo models to identify molecular targets associated with neurodegeneration.

Contact: manja.schubert@uib.no

Translational, clinical and molecular research in the field of neurophysiology with focus on neurodegenerative diseases.

Projects

Identify the pathological mechanisms behind PCD to develop neuroprotective therapy.

1. Purkinje neuron physiology: The functional role of cerebellar degeneration-related (CDR) proteins
2.  Cell calcium homeostasis: CDR interactions with ion channels and subcellular organelles
3.  Create efficient PCD model systems: PCD characterization and drug targets identification

Synaptic plasticity: Receptor composition and disease

Synaptic plasticity: Receptor trafficking and early genes

Molecular mechanisms of PCD

Cancer research

Prof. HIROKAZU HIRAI, Gunma University, Japan (homepage)

Ass. Prof. JOHANNA M. MONTGOMERY, Centre for Brain Research Auckland, New Zealand (homepage)

Prof. MARGARET L. VERUKI, University of Bergen, Norway (homepage)

Dr. LIN-CHIEN HUANG, Scripps Research Institute San Diego, USA (homepage)

Dr. DEBABRATA PANJA, National Institute of Mental Health (NIH), Bethesda, United States (homepage)