The research group led by Dr. Michael Schön focuses on a wide range of topics in neuroscience and biomedical research.
For questions, please contact Dr. Schön at: michael.schoen@uni-ulm.de

Main research areas include:
1) Autism Spectrum Disorders, with a particular focus on Phelan-McDermid Syndrome—including investigations into its underlying causes, support for affected families, and research using mouse models of autism.
2) Molecular structure of the postsynaptic density (PSD) in synapses.
3) Development of advanced immunohistochemical staining techniques for human brain tissue using the CLARITY tissue-clearing method, combined with super-resolution microscopy.
4) Neurodegenerative disease research based on human brain tissue.
5) Anatomy and phylogeny of the entorhinal cortex, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Heiko Braak and Prof. Dr. Kelly Del Tredici.
6) Brain lateralization in humans with situs inversus (a condition where internal organs are mirrored).
7) Tumor diagnostics in long-term fixed human body donors.
8) Effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neurons, in cooperation with Prof. Jan Münch, Prof. Frank Kirchhoff, and Prof. Paul Walther.
9) Epidemiological and immunity studies during the COVID-19 pandemic among students and faculty.
 

A scientific-medical compendium on the COVID-19 pandemic (as of mid-October 2021), authored by Dr. Michael Schön, is available for download:
Download the document here: https://www.uni-ulm.de/fileadmin/website_uni_ulm/med.inst.030/Downloads/Wissenschaftliche_Informationen_zur_Pandemie.pdf

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