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Arthur Liesz received the ESO Scientific Excellence Award

3 Jun 2025 | News | Award

Arthur Liesz was awarded the prestigious ESO Scientific Excellence Award for his contributions to understanding stroke and neurovascular diseases. The award was presented during the Presidential…

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Four SyNergy members have been recognized as leaders in neuroscience in Germany

3 Jun 2025 | News | Award

On 13 May 2025, Research.com released the fourth edition of the world's best scientists in neuroscience, to recognize researchers making key breakthroughs in neuroscience. Four of SyNergy’s members…

SyNergy receives funding for a third funding period: 2026-2032

22 May 2025 | News

On 22 May the DFG announced its decision for the next round of funding for Clusters of Excellence, and SyNergy has successfully made it to a third round.

Research Spotlight

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Aging-related neurodegeneration: Microglia activation leads to the accumulation of CD8+ T cells

22 May 2025 | Research Spotlight

Aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the white matter of the brain, which can lead to neurodegeneration. In a new study, researchers investigated aging-related changes in…

Podcast

57 Clusters of Excellence, 1 podcast. This episode of “Exzellent erklärt - Spitzenforschung für alle” focuses on our research with Thomas Misgeld and Anna-Sophia Wahl. Topics include research into common neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and stroke, the self-healing powers of the brain and the Cluster's interdisciplinary approach. Current advances in repair mechanisms, the importance of neuronal plasticity and the use of modern technologies such as AI for research are discussed.

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The Cluster of Excellence SyNergy (Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology) investigates how complex neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease, stroke, or multiple sclerosis develop. Even though these diseases differ significantly in their clinical manifestations, overlapping mechanisms are involved in their development. Using systems neurology as a new interdisciplinary approach, researchers can better map the processes involved in neurovascular, neurodegenerative, and neuroimmunological diseases and develop approaches for novel therapies. The cluster has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2012.