Welcome to the Kaltschmidt Lab!

A major interest of the Kaltschmidt lab is a deep understanding of the function of the transcription factor NF-kB (nuclear factor 'kappa-light-chain-enhancer' of activated B-cells) in the nervous system, especially in neurons, glia and neural stem cells.

Currently, we are focusing our research on a new additional topic: isolation and characterisation of adult human neural crest-derived stem cells from various sources for the potential use in cell based therapies.

We think that some important research topics such as neurodegeneration/ neuroprotection, cancer or even memory might be addressed with a focus on NF-kB. Barbara Kaltschmidt (AG Molecular Neurobiology) is interested in the physiological and pathophysiological effects of NF-kB. Christian Kaltschmidt (Cell Biology) would like to understand the function of retrogradely transported NF-kB and its target genes.

Informations about our different research projects are available under Research.