Project leader

Prof. Dr. Markus Noethen Phone: +49 (0)228 287 51101 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Project staff

Dr. Franziska Degenhardt Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 433 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Andreas Forstner Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 412 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Dr. Stefanie Heilmann Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 423 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Dipl. Biol. Stefan Herms Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 411 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Dr. Per Hoffmann Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 427 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Katrin Kayser Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 423 Fax: +49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Gunhild van Loon Phone: +49 (0)228 6885 400 Fax:+49 (0)228 6885 401 E-mail

Institute presentation

Life & Brain GmbH is a biomedical enterprise founded in 2002 by the University of Bonn and the Bonn Medical Center. LB’s mission is to develop new strategies for the diagnosis and therapy of nervous system disorders. As an innovation center in the field of biomedicine, Life & Brain brings together expertise in genomic research, transgenic animals, stem cell biology, and neurocognition to deliver novel products in the health sector. The genomics platform of LB has vast experience in all aspects of disease-gene identification and characterization, such as biobanking, high-throughput genotyping and sequencing, as well as expression and methylation analysis. It uses technologies from various companies including Illumina, Affymetrix, and Sequenom. In recent years, the genomics platform has evolved into one of the leading service providers in the European genomics sector. It has supplied services to a large number of national and international customers among them are leading academic institutions in the genetic analysis of human disease. The service typically includes an extensive quality control with high-quality data delivered to the customers.