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Sebastian Werneburg earned a B.Sc. in Biology from Leibniz University Hannover and an M.Sc. in Biomedicine from Hannover Medical School, followed by a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. He conducted research on glial biology and neuroinflammation as a graduate student in Dr. Herbert Hildebrandt's lab. He later joined Dr. Dorothy Schafer's group at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, where he identified microglia-mediated synapse elimination as a pathology underlying visual circuit dysfunction in demyelinating diseases and developed a gene therapy approach to preserve circuit function in the visual system. In September 2022, he joined the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor, continuing his research into glial biology and neuroinflammatory pathways with a focus on visual system models of Multiple Sclerosis.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Focus on glial biology, neuroinflammation, and mechanisms underlying de-regeneration of neural circuits related to neurodegenerative diseases.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science