Career History: 2015-present: Senior Research Assistant. University of Southampton, UK 2011-2015: PhD Student in Medical Neurosciences. Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany 2004-2009: Studies of biology. University of Leipzig, Germany Academic Qualifications: 2009 “Diplom-Biologist” (advanced degree in Biology)

My research interests focus on inflammatory processes in neurodegenerative diseases, including prion and Alzheimer’s disease. Our main goal is to address how microglial cells contribute to these pathologies and to test the efficacy of innovative therapeutic approaches in modulating markers of central inflammation.

Inhibition of IL-12/IL-23 signaling reduces Alzheimer's disease–like pathology and cognitive decline - vom Berg, Johannes, Prokop, Stefan, Miller, Kelly R., Obst, Juliane, Kälin, Roland E., Lopategui-Cabezas, Ileana, Wegner, Anja, Mair, Florian, Schipke, Carola G., Peters, Oliver, Winter, York, Becher, Burkhard and Heppner, Frank L. Published:2012Publication:Nature MedicineVolume:18, (12)Page Range:1812-1819doi:10.1038/nm.2965PMID:23178247