Dr. Udo Kraushaar

Group Leader Electrophysiology

Dr. Udo Kraushaar

Group Leader Electrophysiology

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2016 - today
Group Leader Electrophysiology, NMI
2007 - today
Deputy Group Leader Electrophysiology
2004 - 2007
Research Associate, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg
2002 - 2004
Research Associate, Yale University, USA
2000 - 2002
Post-doc, University of Tübingen
1995 - 2000
Dr. rer. nat Neurobiology, University of Freiburg/Kaiserslautern
1990 - 1995
Dipl.-Biol. Zoology University of Kaiserslautern

After completing his PhD at the University of Freiburg / Kaiserslautern in 2000, he joined the NMI in 2007 and started as an assistant group leader. Since 2016 he is group leader of the electrophysiology group. His research interests include neurobiology/toxicology, cardiac physiology/safety pharmacology, and the islets of Langerhans.

Selected publications

  • Laser-Induced Action Potential-Like Measurements of Cardiomyocytes on Microelectrode Arrays for Increased Predictivity of Safety Pharmacology. Schaefer J, Danker T, Gebhardt K, Kraushaar U (2022) JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments). DOI: 10.3791/64355
  • Acute effects of the imidacloprid metabolite desnitro-imidacloprid on human nACh receptors relevant for neuronal signaling. Loser D, Grillberger K, Hinojosa MG, Blum J, Haufe Y, Danker T, Johansson Y, Möller C, Nicke A, Bennekou SH, Gardner I, Bauch C, Walker P, Forsby A, Ecker GF, Leist M, Kraushaar U (2021) Arch Toxicol DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03168-z
  • Assay Procedures for Compound Testing of hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes Using Multiwell Microelectrode Arrays. Kraushaar U, Guenther E (2019) In: Cell-Based Assays Using iPSCs for Drug Development and Testing (Mandenius C-F, Ross JA, eds), pp 197–208. New York, NY: Springer New York. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9477-9_18
  • International Multisite Study of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes for Drug Proarrhythmic Potential Assessment. Blinova K,…, Kraushaar U, et al. (2018). Cell Reports 24:3582–3592. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.08.079
  • Addressing Functional Neurotoxicity Using the Microelectrode Array (MEA). Kraushaar U, Guenther E, Hess D (2017). In: Stem Cell-Derived Models in Toxicology (Clements M, Roquemore L, eds), pp 293–309. New York, NY: Springer New York. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6661-5_15

ORCID: 0000-0002-4660-1093

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