Established in 1987 as the first center for basic research in molecular neurobiology in Germany (see History), the Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg has today seven institutes, the Department of Excellence for Neural Information Processing, four research groups, four guest groups, the senior research group Biosynthesis of Neural Structures and six core facilities. The ZMNH Scientific Advisory Board (see below) advises the ZMNH in its strategic planning.

You may find an overview on ZMNH's scientific activfities and publications in the ZMNH Reports , on the ZMNH News website and on the publications websites of the ZMNH institutes and research groups..

To promote scientific exchange and collaboration, there are various interdisciplinary teaching and training offers such as the ZMNH-based Graduate Program in Molecular Biology (ASMB), ZMNH-Seminars and symposia (see ZMNH Teaching, ZMNH Events ) as well as the Annual Blankenese Conferences .

Open positions are announced on the News websites of the ZMNH institutes and research groups.

Prof. Dr. Frank Bradke , Bonn DE

Prof. Dr. Christine M. Gall , Irvine CA USA

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Götz , Munich DE

Prof. Dr. Eckart D. Gundelfinger , Magdeburg DE

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Hohlfeld , Munich DE

Prof. Dr. Jackie Schiller, PhD , Haifa ISRAEL

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Schmitz , Berlin DE

Prof. Dr. Dr. Antoine Triller , Paris FRANCE

Former SAB Members

- DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1192 "Immune-mediated glomerular diseases – basic concepts and clinical implications" Projects at ZMNH (Funding period 2020 - 2023)

- Hertie Network of Excellence in Clinical Neuroscience Projects at ZMNH (Funding period 07/2020 - 06/2023)

- Research Funding by the Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research LFF-FV76 “Mechanisms of excitation and inhibition in the brain: physiology and pathophysiology of synapses, neural networks and cognitive functions” Projects at ZMNH (Funding period 07/2020 - 12/2023)

- Collaborative project “Validation of small molecules for the inhibition of the ion channel TRPM4 to treat neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis – TRPM4-VIP” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF ) in Germany Projects at ZMNH (Funding period 06/2020 - 05/2022)

- Research Funding by the Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research LFF-FV78 "Liver and Autoimmunity" Project at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2020 - 04/2023)

- Research Funding by the Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research LFF-FV74 “Mechanisms of cell communications during an infection” Project at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2020 - 04/2023)

- Research Funding by the Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research LFF-FV73 “Pregnancy, immunity and health risks for mother and child" Projects at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2020 - 04/2023)

- Marie Curie Training Network euSNN Project at ZMNH (Funding period 10/2019 - 09/2023)

- DFG Clinical Research Unit KFO 306 "Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis” Project at ZMNH (Funding period 08/2019 - 07/2022)

- DFG Research Unit FOR 2879 “ImmunoStroke: From immune cells to stroke recovery” Project at ZMNH (Funding period 08/2019 - 07/2022)

- DFG Priority Programme SPP 1926 "Next Generation Optogenetics: Tool Development and Application" Project at ZMNH (Second funding period 07/2019 - 06/2022)

- DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 936 "Multi-site Communication in the Brain" Projects at ZMNH (Third funding period 07/2019 - 06/2023)

- ERA-NET E-Rare MAXOMOD "Multi-omic analysis of axono-synaptic degeneration in motoneuron disease" funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Germany Project Project at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2019 - 04/2022)

- Collaborative research project funded by EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) (01 ED1806) Project at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2019 - 04/2022)

- ERA-NET NEURON consortium TAO2PATHY (BMBF01EW1910) funded by European Commission Project at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2019 - 04/2022)

- DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 877 “Proteolysis as a Regulatory Event in Pathophysiology” Projects at ZMNH (Third funding period 07/2018 - 06/2022)

- DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1328 “Adenine nucleotides in immunity and inflammation” Projects at ZMNH (Funding period 07/2018 – 06/2022)

- DFG Research Unit FOR 2289 "Calcium homeostasis in neuroinflammation and -degeneration: New treatment targets for the therapy of multiple sclerosis?" Project at ZMNH (Funding period 01/2019 - 12/2021)

- DFG Research Unit FOR 2419 "Plasticity versus Stability - Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Strength" (Second funding period 01/2019 - 12/2021)

- DFG Clinical Research Unit KFO 296 “Feto-maternal immune cross talk: Consequences for maternal and offspring's health” Project at ZMNH (Funding period 08/2018 - 07/2021)

- DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1286 "Quantitative Synaptology" Project at ZMNH (Funding Period 07/2017 - 06/2021)

- “Psychocell” funded by Horizon 2020 Excellent Science European Research Council (ERC) Project at ZMNH (Funding period 05/2016 - 05/2022)