Frischknecht, Renato
Dr. Renato Frischknecht
Department Biologie
Chair of Animal Physiology (Prof. Dr. Brandstätter)
Staudtstraße 5
91058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-28051
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-28060
- Email: renato.frischknecht@fau.de
- Website: https://www.tierphys.nat.fau.de
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Training and Research
| 2004 | PhD in Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2005 – 2008 | Postdoc at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg (Laboratory of Prof. Eckart Gundelfinger) |
| 2006 – 2008 | Scientific Internships at the CNRS, Bordeaux, France |
| 2009 – 2017 | Group leader AG „Extracellular Matrix“ at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg |
| since 2016 | Akademischer Rat, Animal Physiology/Neurobiology, Department of Biology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
Main Research Interests
- The role of the extracellular matrix and its receptors in synaptic plasticity and learning
- Proteolysis of the extracellular matrix and its role in synaptic plasticity
- Molecular and structural changes at the synapse of the central nervous system induced by the brains’
extracellular matrix - Mechanisms of synapse formation, plasticity, adaptation, degeneration and regeneration with a focus on
extracellular molecules
Fellowships and Honors
| 2005 | Fellowship for prospective researchers, Swiss National Foundation (SNF) |