Carsten Korth

Prof. Dr. Carsten Korth is a faculty member at the Institute of Neuropathology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. His research focuses on aberrant proteostasis in chronic brain diseases, spanning neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) and chronic mental illnesses like schizophrenia.

• Academic rank: Professor
• Location: Moorenstraße 5, Düsseldorf

Research areas include:

• Virus-induced proteostasis dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
• Neurobiology of schizophrenia and affective disorders
• Development of conformation-sensitive diagnostics
• Translational biomarker discovery
• Neuronal aging mechanisms

Recent publications highlight SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism, herpesvirus-Alzheimer's intersections, and immune gene networks in schizophrenia. Collaborative work spans bioRxiv, PNAS, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Education and career milestones:

• MD thesis (1995), LMU Munich
• Postdoc, University of California San Francisco (1998-2001)
• Habilitation in Molecular Neuropathology (2003)
• Principal Investigator, Heinrich Heine University (since 2002)