[FG] Guzman Raphael

Research Focus

Neurology

Area of Research

Neurology

Approved Research Projects

• Cold-inducible RBM3 in neuroprotection and neurogenesis
• Therapeutic relevance of stem cells for white matter regeneration in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia
• Neural progenitor cell migration in the injured brain
• Stem cell tranplantation in experimental focal strocke: effect of postischemic inflammation on cell survival, differentiation fate and migration
• Characterization of Telomerase-mediated regulation of EGFR- and BMP/SMAD-signaling essential for proliferation and invasion in human brain tumors.
• Deciphering Complex Signaling in Disease Using a Next-Generation High-Resolution LC-MS Platform

Collaborations

National Collaborations

• Inselspital Bern
• Kantonsspital Luzern
• Universitätsspital Zürich
• Kantonsspital Aarau
• Kantonsspital Chur
• Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
• Instituto di Neuroscienze cliniche deila Svizzera Italiana
• Hospital du Valais, Kantonsspital Luzern
• DKF Research group Hutter
• DKF Research group Soleman

International Collaborations

• University of Regensburg (Germany)
• Stanford University (USA)

Ongoing Research Projects

• Prediction of Patient-specific Deep Brain Stimulation parameters
• Development of an electromagnetic tracking system for the implantation for deep brain stimulation electrodes
• Understanding gut-brain interactions and the effect of dietary measures in obesity and depression: a translational study
• Laboratory-based phase tomography with micron resolution
• Early minimally invasive image-guided endoscopic evacuation of intracerebral haemorrhage (EMINENT-ICH): a randomized controlled trial