Heinz Reichmann
Professor
Department of Neurology, University of Dresden, Germany
Biography
He is a professor of Neurology and the Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Dresden, Germany. As well as being a member of numerous scientific societies, including The Movement Disorder Society, the European Neurological Society and the American Academy of Neurology. Professor Reichmann is past-President of the European Neurological Society and was the former President of the German Parkinson Society and President of the German Neurological Society. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Neurology, European Journal of Neurology, the Journal of Neural Transmission, Journal of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Acta Myologica and Aktuelle Neurologie. Professor Reichmann’s research involves biochemical and genetic analyses of energy metabolism, especially in neurodegenerative disorders and mitochondrial cytopathies. He is highly involved in animal models mimicking Parkinson’s disease and works on premotor signs in PD. He has published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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