Martin Korte

Prof. Dr. Martin Korte is a faculty member at the Technische Universität Braunschweig, serving as Professor of Cellular Neurobiology and Director of the Zoological Institute. Since 2012, he has led the Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration research group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, bridging infection biology with neurodegenerative disease mechanisms.

• PhD in Signaling Systems at Hippocampal Synapses from the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology
• Research focus: Synaptic plasticity, neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease, and infection-induced neurological impairments
• Methodological expertise: Neurophysiology, in vivo models, metabolomics, and neuroimaging

His work systematically explores how viral infections (e.g., H7N7, H1N1) alter neuroinflammatory states, demonstrating mechanisms like immune challenge effects on noradrenergic systems and protective roles of interventions such as IL-37 expression or influenza vaccination. He investigates metabolite-based therapies (e.g., itaconate, OLT1177) for neuroinflammation and maintains critical contributions to understanding synaptic dysfunction in genetic models (APP/APLP families, Fragile X syndrome).

Recent publications highlight his role in:

• Elucidating BDNF-inflammatory protein interactions via Mendelian randomization
• Establishing sex-specific neuroinflammatory responses to viral infections
• Advancing metabolic immunomodulation for Alzheimer's
• Linking digital media use to brain plasticity in his 2020 Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience article