Principal Investigator
Ocular Neurodegeneration
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Mathias Seeliger
Surname | Seeliger |
First name | Mathias |
Nationality | Germany |
Present position and title | Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Ing. Group leader Ocular Neurodegeneration Research Group |
Business address
Institute for Ophthalmic Research
Centre for Ophthalmology,
University of Tübingen
Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 7
72076 Tübingen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)7071 29-80718
Fax: +49 (0)7071 29-4789
E-mail: see[at]uni-tuebingen.de
Academic Education
Year | Degree | University | Field of study |
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2008 | Heisenberg-Professur | Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen | W3 Ocular Neurodegeneration |
2003 | Habilitation (PD) | Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen | Experimental Ophthalmology |
1996 | Ph.D. (Dr. med.) | Ruhr-University Bochum | Medicine |
1994 | MD | Ruhr-University Bochum | Medicine |
1988 | Dipl.-Ing. | Ruhr-University Bochum | Electrical Engineering |
1986/87 | (DAAD stipend) | Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA | Electrical Engineering |
Professional Experience
Period | Institution | Position | Discipline |
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2004 | Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA | Visiting Professor | Veterinary Ophthalmology |
since 2003 | University Eye Hospital Tübingen (now Centre of Ophthalmology) | Group leader (C2) | Experimental Ophthalmology |
2001-2003 | University Eye Hospital Tübingen | Group leader (C1) | Experimental Ophthalmology |
1997-2001 | University Eye Hospital Tübingen | Research Fellow | Ophthalmology |
1994-1996 | University Eye Hospital Tübingen | Resident | Ophthalmology |
Major Publications
- Chen D, Opavsky R, Pacal M, Tanimoto N, Wenzel P, Seeliger MW, Leone G, Bremner R (2007) Rb-mediated neuronal differentiation through cell cycle independent regulation of E2f3a. PLoS Biol 5: E179-1:16.
- Tolmachova T, Anders R, Abrink M, Bugeon L, Dallman MJ, Futter CE, Ramalho JS, Tonagel F, Tanimoto N, Seeliger MW, Huxley C, Seabra MC (2006) Cell-autonomous retinal degeneration in a conditional knock-out mouse model of choroideremia. J Clin Invest 116, 386-394.
- Grimm C, Wenzel A, Groszer M, Mayser H, Seeliger MW, Bauer C, Gassmann M, Reme CE (2002) HIF-1–induced erythropoietin in the hypoxic retina protects against light–induced retinal degeneration. Nat Med 8: 718-724.
- Seeliger MW, Grimm C, Ståhlberg F, Friedburg C, Jaissle G, Zrenner E, Guo H, Remé ChE, Humphries P, Hofmann F, Biel M, Fariss RN, Redmond TM, Wenzel A (2001). New views on RPE65 deficiency: the rod system is the source of vision in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis. Nat Genet 29: 70-74.
- Biel M, Seeliger MW, Pfeifer A, Kohler K, Gerstner A, Ludwig A, Jaissle G, Fauser S, Zrenner E, Hofmann F (1999). Selective loss of cone function in mice lacking the cyclic nucleotide-gated channel CNG3. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96: 7553-7557.
Mathias Seeliger