Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und Molekulare Biowissenschaften

Hülsmann, Swen, Prof. Dr.

Department of Neurophysiology


  • Dr. med., University of Münster, 1995
  • Postdoctoral fellow, University of Münster, Dept. of Neurosurgery, 1995 - 1996
  • Postdoctoral fellow, University of Göttingen, Dept. of Neurophysiology, 1996 - 2001
  • Group leader (wissenschaftlicher Assistent) Neurophysiology, since 2001
  • Principle Investigator at the DFG Research Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CMPB) since 2002
  • Habilitation, University of Göttingen, 2005



Major Research Interests
Most behavioral aspects of life are attributed to neurons, leaving many white spots of knowledge about the function of the different types of glial cells. Our group aims to identify and clarify the mechanisms that allow astrocytes to modulate and stabilize the most vital behavior of breathing.

Homepage Department/Research Group
https://ains.umg.eu/forschung/schwerpunkte/ag-zentrale-kontrolle-der-atmung/

ORCID: 0000-0001-5042-8724