Congratulations to Thomas Korn for obtaining a European Research Council ERC Advanced Grant!
With his project BREAKING BAD, Thomas Korn will explore a critical question at the intersection of immunology and neuroscience:
Why do some T cells turn against the body and trigger diseases like neuromyelitis optica, and could similar immune mechanisms also play a role in neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s?
The ERC-funded project will investigate whether misguided immune responses to brain autoantigens, such as the amyloid precursor protein (APP), could contribute to neurodegeneration.
Read more about the project on the TUM website.
In the TRR 274, Thomas Korn is project leader of project A01.
