Experiment
Rune Nguyen Rasmussen
Dissecting the role of astrocytes in behavioral responses to visual threat
Postdoc
University of Copenhagen
Rune Nguyen Rasmussen, postdoc, Centre for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Copenhagen, has been awarded a Lundbeck Foundation LF Experiments research grant worth DKK 2,000,000.
His project seeks to identify the role of astrocytes in fear response. Astrocytes are star-shaped supporting cells which help regulate communication between neurons in the brain. In the long term, Rasmussen hopes that this will lead to development of novel therapies for fear-related psychological disorders.
