Academic studies

2011                         Associate Professor, Institute of Neuroanatomy,                                  Hannover Medical School

2009                         State doctorate – Specialism Anatomy

2002                         Dr. med. vet., University of Veterinary Medicine,                                  Hannover

2000                          DVM licence

1995 - 1999               2   Veterinary medicine (state examination)                                   University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover

1992 - 1995               1   Biology  (intermediate diploma)                                     Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf

Academic career

2011 – today               Senior scientist, Group leader Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology,                                     Hannover Medical School

07/2005-10/2005        Visiting Scientist, Department of Physiological Science & Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of                                     Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA (Prof. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, DFG-research grant)

2002 - 2011                 Research Associate, Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School

2000 - 2002                 Doctorate.   Clinic for Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School and Institute for Pharmacology, Toxicology and                                     Pharmacy, University of Veterinary, Title: “In vitro und In vivo investigations of cell viability and motoneuron-level in                                     ectopic neuronal grafting from embryonic rat spinal cord and their dependence on separation methods and                                     pharmacological influences“

Further

Since  2023                 Effective member of the Scientific Board of the PhD Course in Neuroscience, Doctoral School, University of Turin,                                     Italy.

2011                            secundo loco W2-Professorship Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary                                     Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen   

2010                            Basic Qualifying Program for Lecturers  at Hannover Medical School

Prizes and Awards

2023                          Student Body Teaching Award 2023, academic year 2022/2023, 2nd year dental medicine

2022                          Student Body Teaching Award 2022, academic year 2021/2022, 2nd year dental medicine

2021                          Student Body Teaching Award 2021, academic year 2020/2021, 2nd year dental medicine

2019                          Student Body Teaching Award 2019, academic year 2018/2019, 2nd year dental medicine

2018                          Student Body Teaching Award 2018, academic year 2017/2018, 2nd year dental medicine

2010                          Research Award Stiftung Sibylle Assmus – Support of Neuroregeneration Research

2008                          Best Poster Award 59th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery.

2007                          Research Award Stiftung Neurochirurgische Forschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC, The                                   German Society of Neurosurgery)

Online presence:

ORCID:  0000-0003-2502-8969 

Scientific focus

1. Study the development and regeneration of peripheral nerves in vivo and in vitro.

2. Development of innovative nerve implants and study of peripheral nerves after limb amputation.

3. Study the development of neuropathic pain conditions after peripheral nerve regeneration.

Selected Publications:

Gut microbiota depletion delays somatic peripheral nerve development and impairs neuromuscular junction maturation. Cescon, M.*, Gambarotta, G.*, Calabrò, S., Cicconetti, C., Anselmi, F., Kankowski, S., Lang, L., Basic, M., Bleich, A., Bolsega, S., Steglich, M., Oliviero, S., Raimondo, S., Bizzotto, D., Haastert-Talini, K.* and Ronchi, G.* Gut Microbes 2024, VOL. 16, NO. 1, 2363015. *authors contributed equally doi:10.1080/19490976.2024.2363015

Culture Conditions for Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Schwann Cells: A Two-Centre Study. Huang, Z.*, Powell, R*, Kankowski, S., Philips, J.B., Haastert-Talini, K. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(6), 5366; doi: 10.3390/ijms24065366

In Vivo and In Vitro Evaluation of a Novel Hyaluronic Acid–Laminin Hydrogel as Luminal Filler and Carrier System for Genetically Engineered Schwann Cells in Critical Gap Length Tubular Peripheral Nerve Graft in Rats. Dietzmeyer N., Huang Z., Schüning T., Rochkind S., Almog M., Nevo Z., Lieke T., Kankowski S., Haastert-Talini K. (2020) Cell Transp, 2020, Volume 29: 1–20. doi: 10.1177/0963689720910095

Chitosan-film enhanced chitosan nerve guides for long-distance regeneration of peripheral nerves. Meyer, C.*, Stenberg, L.*, Gonzalez-Perez, F.*, Wrobel, S., Ronchi, G., Udina, E., Suganuma, S., Geuna, S., Navarro, X., Dahlin, L.B., Grothe, C.*, Haastert-Talini, K.* Biomaterials. 2016; 76:33-51. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.040