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The Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN) at Heidelberg University provides a platform for basic research-oriented, translational and clinical neuroscientists from the Medical Faculty Mannheim to work closely with the Central Institute for Mental Health, the life science research institutions of the University Heidelberg and with the non-university research institutions in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area.
Upcoming Talks and Events
5.11.2026, 3 pm
MCTN | IZN Lecture:
Location: UMM, House 6, Level 4, Lecture Hall 1
Language: English
Speaker Bio: Natalia Machado
Natalia Machado is a neuroscientist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School. Her research investigates how the brain regulates body temperature, metabolism, and physiological responses to stress, with a particular focus on the mechanisms underlying fever and competing metabolic demands.
Her work also explores how modulating body temperature and metabolism can protect the brain and other vital organs from ischemic injury. Her laboratory is developing innovative approaches to therapeutic hypothermia, with the goal of reducing tissue damage after stroke and cardiac arrest and exploring its potential applications in other diseases.
Natalia Machado’s research has advanced the understanding of the interactions between the brain, metabolism, and systemic physiology, with promising implications for patients affected by stroke, inflammatory conditions, and metabolic disorders.
18.11.2026, 12:00 noon
Neuroscience colloquium: "Understanding, detecting, and stimulating consciousness recovery in the ICU"
Prof. Dr. Daniel Kondziella, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital) & Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Location: UMM, house 8, level 3, room 1 (check here for latest information)
Language: German
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The GLIORESOLVE consortium came together for its 4th Plenary Meeting on 23 June 2026, hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Dublin. The meeting brought together doctoral candidates, principal investigators, consortium partners and associated partners in a hybrid format to review progress across the project as it enters its final phase. read more …
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Kontextspalte
Mannheim Center for
Translational Neuroscience
Medical Faculty Mannheim Heidelberg University
Theodor Kutzer-Ufer 1-3
68167 Mannheim
Phone +49 621 383-8066
mctn@medma.uni-heidelberg.de
Bluesky
@mctneuroscience.bsky.social
SCIENTIFIC REPORT
CORE FACULTY
Prof. Dr. Simon Wiegert
(Director)
Prof. Dr. Michael Platten
(Co-Director)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
(Co-Director)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Lukas Bunse
Prof. Dr. Dr. Robert P. Finger
Prof. Dr. Uta Hanning
ALUMNI
Prof. Dr. Rolf-Detlef Treede
(former MCTN Co-Director)
Prof. Dr. Martin Bohus
Prof. Dr. Christoph Groden
Prof. Dr. Jochen Weishaupt