The Leibniz Magazine has published a portrait of Andreas Radbruch, head of the \u201cCell Biology\u201d group at the DRFZ, in the issue focusing on \u201cMemory\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the portrait \u201cThe cell sorter\u201d, the former Scientific Director of the DRFZ takes us on a journey from his time as a student with a soft spot for wild mice to becoming an expert on immunological memory. He discusses the beauty of the immune system and its capability for memory formation \u2013 a key attribute in how it provides defense against infection, but also how it is responsible for the development and persistence of chronic inflammatory conditions e.g. autoimmune diseases. Andreas Radbruch\u2019s mission is \u201ctargeted memory loss\u201d of the immune system, i.e. switching off only the memory cells that cause disease in order to \u201cerase false memories and thus heal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone who knows Andreas Radbruch knows: \u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as impossible!\u201d This is also made clear in this portrait. If a cell sorter didn\u2019t work the way he wanted it to, he developed it further. Since retiring as Scientific Director of the DRFZ in April 2023, Andreas Radbruch can again focus on pursuing his life\u2019s work in the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Potrait at Leibniz Magazine 02\/2023: The cell sorter<\/a>\n\n Andreas Radbruch has been researching immune memory for more than three decades. He wants to erase false memories – and thus heal them.<\/span>\n \n \n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n
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