Flügel, Alexander, Prof. Dr.

• 1993 MD Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich
• 2002-2007 Group leader at the Institute of Neuroimmunology, Max-Planck-Institute for Neurobiology, Martinsried, Munich
• 2008 Associate professor for Experimental Immunology at the Institute for Immunology, LMU Munich
• since 12/2008 Full professor and director of the Institute for Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research, University of Göttingen

Major Research Interests

• Neuroimmunology
• T cell biology
• Intravital imaging

The focus of my interest lies on the mechanisms and factors that allow T cells to enter the central nervous system, to communicate in this milieu and to influence the brain tissue.
My colleagues and I pursue the following aims, i) development of new models and tools to study CNS autoimmunity; ii) revealing the basics of pathogenesis in (auto-)immune diseases of the nervous system; iii) deducing and developing new therapeutical approaches; and iv) analyzing the mechanisms of action for (adverse) effects of new therapeutical procedures.

Homepage Department/Research Group:
https://neuroimmunologie.umg.eu/

ORCID: 0000-0001-5387-1860