Level: PhD
Tuition: Full coverage
Deadline: Jan 22, 2027
Duration max: 99  months

We live in an ageing society with high incidence of cognitive, sensory and motor decline, as well as neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Fronto-temporal Dementia (FTD). Although decay of synaptic functions is a clear hallmark of the aforementioned conditions, we know too little about the underlying causes. The overarching aim of this project is to study roles of the ageing- and neurodegenerative disease-related factor Tau during the regulation of synapses in health, ageing and disease.

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