Roeper Lab
Understanding the diversity of dopamine neurons
Group Leader
We test the limits of creativity every single day to meet demanding minds.

Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Roeper
Director, Institute of Neurophysiology
Director, Center of Physiology
+49-(0)69-6301-84091
+49-(0)69-6301-84092 (Personal Assistant’s line)
roeper@em.uni-frankfurt.de
What we do
Scientific Focus
The group focusses on the physiology and pathophysiology of the dopaminergic midbrain system, which is involved in key brain functions like voluntary movement, motivation and cogition. The dopaminergic system is involved in major brain disorders like Parkinson diseases, Schizophrenia or ADHD.
We study the mechanisms and chronic plasticity of ion channels and electrical activity generated by different subtypes of dopaminergic midbrain neurons and their role of function and dysfunction in the brain.
Methods
We mainly use in vitro and in vivo patch-clamp and microelectrode recordings in mouse brain combined with neuroanatomical tracing, stereology, immunohistochemistry and transgenic as well as neurotoxicological models.
Members
We test the limits of creativity every single day to meet demanding minds.
Anastasia Diamantopoulou
PhD
Post-doctoral researcher
+49-(0)69-6301-84104
diamantopoulou@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Pascal Vogel
PhD
Post-doctoral researcher
+49-(0)69-6301-84108
pvogel@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Solmaz Bikas
MSc
PhD student
s4481373@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Johannes Boehm
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
s7373529@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Richard Egger
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
s1744111@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Navid Farassat
MD
MD/PhD program
nfarassat@yahoo.com
Niklas Hammer
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
hammer@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Sebastian Hartmann
cand. med.
MD student
hartmann791@gmail.com
Marle Jahnke
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
s1535915@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Lora Kovacheva
MD
MD/PhD program
lora.kovacheva@kgu.de
Sanghun Lee
BSc
Master‘s student
s6076064@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Yingning Lu
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
s9254314@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Johanna Mankel
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
mankelj@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Daniela Schenkel
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
daniela.schenkel@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Dennis Schneider
cand. med.
MD student
schneiderdm23@gmail.com
Josef Shin
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
j.shin@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Strahinja Stojanovic
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
strahinjastojanovich@hotmail.com
Tabea Ziouziou
cand. med.
MD/PhD program
t.ziouziou@stud.uni-frankfurt.de