Frank Heppner

Prof. Dr. Frank Heppner is the Institute Director at the Institute of Neuropathology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, affiliated with Campus Charité Mitte (CCM) Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (CC 15). His work focuses on immune system interactions in neurodegenerative disorders and neuro-oncological diseases.

• University Education: MD (1998) from the Institute of Anatomy, Humboldt University Berlin, following medical training at Universities of Lübeck, Hamburg, Berlin, and London (UK).

Research Interests:

• Impact of the immune system in neurodegenerative disorders
• Immune-mediated mechanisms of tumor-spread in neuro-oncological diseases (e.g., CNS lymphoma)
• Role of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

Scientific Achievements:

• Spokesman for SFB TRR 43 (2010)
• Recipient of Siegenthaler-Habilitation Award (2006), Leopoldina Fellowship (2003), and Pfizer-Award (2003)