Jana Heppt
Jana Heppt
Research Interest
Temporal control of neuronal maturation in adult hippocampal neurogenesis
Precise regulation of maturation and functional integration of newborn neurons is essential for adult hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent memory formation. ß-catenin/ Wnt-signaling is one promising candidate for molecular regulation of this key developmental step. In my research I aim to analyze the expression on ß-catenin/ Wnt-signaling throughout the process of adult neurogenesis and, in detail, its functional role in maturation of adult-born neurons.
Biography
2015 – present | PhD student, Institute of Biochemistry, FAU Erlangen |
2015 | Molecular Medicine, M.Sc., FAU Erlangen |
Awarded Grants and Fellowships
2014 | A*STAR Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award, Adam Claridge-Chang lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School |
2013 | DAAD Taiwan Summer Institute Programme, Shang-Hsun Yang lab, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan |