Norbert Goebels

Prof. Dr. Norbert Goebels leads the Immune Mechanisms of Neurological Disorders group at the Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University. His research focuses on immunological mechanisms in neurological disorders, particularly antibody-associated diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), limbic encephalitis, and myasthenia gravis, with emphasis on CD8+ T cell roles, myelination, and immune-CNS interactions.

• Key Techniques: Organotypic CNS slice cultures, recombinant antibody technology, MRI-electrophysiology-clinic correlations, and intralesional immune cell repertoire analysis.
• Research Themes: Demyelination, repair mechanisms, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in autoimmunity, and therapeutic antibody generation.