Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases elicit neuronal loss that persists because the adult mammalian brain lacks robust regenerative abilities. Direct reprogramming of local glial cells into neurons is a promising strategy for neuronal replacement in vivo. We discuss recent advances and future challenges in this approach to brain repair.
FörderungenSyNergy Excellence Cluster Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) post-doctoral fellowship European Research Council (ERC) grant ChroNeuroRepair Roger de Spoelberch Foundation Micronet (Era-Net) German Research Foundation