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Prof. Dr. Carola A. Haas

Neurologist

Prof. Dr. Carola A. Haas

Consultant

years of experience
Diploma, Post Graduation
Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg - Germany

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    Areas of Expertise

    Prof. Dr. Carola A. Haas

    Major Research & Clinical Areas

    • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) — Pathomechanisms
    • Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
    • Focal Cortical Dysplasia (Malformations of Cortical Development)
    • Hippocampal Sclerosis & Mossy Fibre Sprouting
    • Epilepsy-Associated CNS Plasticity & Reorganisation
    • Myelinisation Defects in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
    • Epilepsy Genetics & Transcriptomics

    Sub-specialties

    • Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Research: World-leading expert in the pathomechanisms of temporal lobe epilepsy — investigating hippocampal sclerosis, mossy fibre sprouting, and developmental disruptions in the temporal lobe — including groundbreaking whole-transcriptome screening identifying myelinisation defects in drug-resistant epilepsy (Alfred Hauptmann Award 2017).
    • Focal Cortical Dysplasia: Research into malformations of cortical development associated with drug-resistant epilepsy — characterising dyslamination, altered layer-specific neuron composition, and gene expression profiles in focal cortical dysplasia.
    • Epilepsy-Associated CNS Plasticity: Investigation of synaptic remodelling, entorhinal input reorganisation, neuronal dispersion, and pyramidal cell changes in experimental epilepsy models — providing mechanistic insights into epilepsy-associated neurological changes.

    Advanced Procedures & Treatments (Clinical)

    • Advanced EEG & Video Telemetry (Epilepsy Diagnosis)
    • Epilepsy Presurgical Evaluation
    • Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Assessment & Management
    • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Assessment
    • Collaborative Neurosurgical Epilepsy Programme

    Qualifications & Credentials

    Academic Degrees

    • Diploma in Biology — University of Ulm, Germany — 1983
    • Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor of Natural Sciences) in Biology — Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Germany — 1989 (summa cum laude)
    • Habilitation in Medicine (Venia Legendi) — University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine — 2001

    Fellowships & Special Training

    • MPI Fellowship — Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Martinsried, Germany — 1988
    • DFG Fellowship — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA — 1986
    • Full Professor (W3) of Experimental Epilepsy — Medical Center, University of Freiburg — Since 2004

    Certifications & Accreditations

    • Full Professor (W3) — Medical Center – University of Freiburg (since 2004)
    • Executive Board Member — Cluster of Excellence 'BrainLinks-BrainTools' (since 2013)
    • Member — Bernstein Center Freiburg
    • Member — German Epileptology Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie)
    • Member — Society for Neuroscience

    Professional Experience

    Current Affiliation

    • Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Department of Neurosurgery, Experimental Epilepsy Research Group — Full Professor (W3) & Head of Research Group (since 2004)

    Past Affiliations

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Martinsried, Germany — MPI Fellowship — 1988
    • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA — DFG Fellowship — 1986
    • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München — Dr. rer. nat. Training — 1983–1989

    Key Achievements

    • Alfred Hauptmann Award — German-Austrian-Swiss Epileptology Societies — 2017 (€10,000 — highest German-speaking epileptology award)
    • Full Professor (W3) of Experimental Epilepsy — Medical Center, University of Freiburg — since 2004
    • Executive Board Member — Cluster of Excellence 'BrainLinks-BrainTools' — since 2013
    • 30+ publications in high-impact journals including eLife, Cerebral Cortex, Hippocampus
    • DFG PhD Studentship (1984); DFG Fellowship Cold Spring Harbor USA (1986); MPI Fellowship (1988)

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