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Barbara Steiner is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on developmental neuroscience and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their recent publications cover a variety of topics, including dietary interventions, neuroplasticity, and disease models. Notable papers include:

  • "I was able to eat what I am supposed to eat"-- patient reflections on a medically-tailored meal intervention: a qualitative analysis, 2020, published in BMC Endocrine Disorders
  • Mechanical properties of murine hippocampal subregions investigated by atomic force microscopy and in vivo magnetic resonance elastography, 2022, published in Scientific Reports
  • Chia seeds as a potential cognitive booster in the APP23 Alzheimer's disease model, 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • Dietary-challenged mice with Alzheimer-like pathology show increased energy expenditure and reduced adipocyte hypertrophy and steatosis, 2021, published in Aging
  • The Insulin-Only Bionic Pancreas Improves Glycemic Control in Non-Hispanic White and Minority Adults and Children With Type 1 Diabetes, 2023, published in Diabetes Care

Steiner's work is frequently published in venues such as Diabetes, Scientific Reports, SSRN Electronic Journal, BMC Endocrine Disorders, and Aging. Their research topics encompass:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Frequent collaborators in Steiner's research include Stefanie Schreyer, Shabnam Hemmati-Sadeghi, Melissa S. Putman, Evelyn Greaux, and Stefan Koch.

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • General Health Professions
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology

Barbara Steiner's body of work integrates aspects of biomedical research that address both fundamental neuroscience questions and clinical challenges in diabetes and metabolic health, extending to studies involving cognitive impairment and nutritional interventions in disease models.

Best Publications

  • Milestones of neuronal development in the adult hippocampus

    Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann;Sebastian Jessberger;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg

  • Subpopulations of proliferating cells of the adult hippocampus respond differently to physiologic neurogenic stimuli

    Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Katja Reuter;Barbara Steiner;Moritz D. Brandt

  • Subpopulation of nestin-expressing progenitor cells in the adult murine hippocampus shows electrophysiological and morphological characteristics of astrocytes.

    Vitali Filippov;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Tatjyana Pivneva;Katja Reuter

  • Transient calretinin expression defines early postmitotic step of neuronal differentiation in adult hippocampal neurogenesis of mice.

    Moritz D Brandt;Sebastian Jessberger;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg

  • Variability of doublecortin-associated dendrite maturation in adult hippocampal neurogenesis is independent of the regulation of precursor cell proliferation

    Tobias Plümpe;Dan Ehninger;Dan Ehninger;Barbara Steiner;Barbara Steiner;Friederike Klempin;Friederike Klempin

  • Type-2 cells as link between glial and neuronal lineage in adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Barbara Steiner;Friederike Klempin;Friederike Klempin;Liping Wang;Monika Kott

  • Differential regulation of gliogenesis in the context of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice.

    Barbara Steiner;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Sebastian Jessberger;Sebastian Jessberger;Moritz D. Brandt

  • CD4-Positive T Lymphocytes Provide a Neuroimmunological Link in the Control of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis

    Susanne A. Wolf;Susanne A. Wolf;Susanne A. Wolf;Barbara Steiner;Barbara Steiner;Akgul Akpinarli;Thomas Kammertoens;Thomas Kammertoens

  • Age-dependent expression of glucocorticoid- and mineralocorticoid receptors on neural precursor cell populations in the adult murine hippocampus

    Ana Garcia;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Anika Bick-Sander

  • Differential 24 h responsiveness of Prox1–expressing precursor cells in adult hippocampal neurogenesis to physical activity, environmental enrichment, and kainic acid–induced seizures

    Barbara Steiner;Barbara Steiner;Sandra Zurborg;H Hörster;Klaus Fabel

  • Running in pregnancy transiently increases postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis in the offspring.

    Anika Bick-Sander;Barbara Steiner;Susanne A. Wolf;Harish Babu

  • Enriched environment induces cellular plasticity in the adult substantia nigra and improves motor behavior function in the 6-OHDA rat model of Parkinson's disease.

    Barbara Steiner;Christine Winter;Kai Hosman;Eberhard Siebert

  • Adaptive peripheral immune response increases proliferation of neural precursor cells in the adult hippocampus

    Susanne A. Wolf;Susanne A. Wolf;Barbara Steiner;Antje Wengner;Martin Lipp

  • Adult neurogenesis and neurodegenerative disease

    Barbara Steiner;Susanne A Wolf;Gerd Kempermann

  • Neuroprotection by T-cells depends on their subtype and activation state

    Susanne A Wolf;Jasmin Fisher;Ingo Bechmann;Barbara Steiner

  • Astrocyte-induced T cell elimination is CD95 ligand dependent.

    Ingo Bechmann;Barbara Steiner;Ulrike Gimsa;Gil Mor

  • Exercise prevents high-fat diet-induced impairment of flexible memory expression in the water maze and modulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice.

    C Klein;W Jonas;D Iggena;L Empl

  • MR elastography detection of early viscoelastic response of the murine hippocampus to amyloid β accumulation and neuronal cell loss due to Alzheimer's disease.

    Tonia Munder;Anna Pfeffer;Stefanie Schreyer;Jing Guo

  • Enhanced Adult Neurogenesis Increases Brain Stiffness: In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Elastography in a Mouse Model of Dopamine Depletion

    Charlotte Klein;Elisabeth G. Hain;Juergen Braun;Kerstin Riek

  • Brain maturation is associated with increasing tissue stiffness and decreasing tissue fluidity.

    Jing Guo;Gergely Bertalan;David Meierhofer;Charlotte Klein

  • Adipose-derived human mesenchymal stem cells induce long-term neurogenic and anti-inflammatory effects and improve cognitive but not motor performance in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

    Anne Schwerk;Jennifer Altschüler;Manfred Roch;Manfred Gossen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerd Kempermann
Gerd Kempermann German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Golo Kronenberg
Golo Kronenberg University of Leicester
Christine Winter
Christine Winter Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Sebastian Jessberger
Sebastian Jessberger University of Zurich
Robert Nitsch
Robert Nitsch University of Münster
Andreas Kupsch
Andreas Kupsch Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Dan Ehninger
Dan Ehninger German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Guido Nikkhah
Guido Nikkhah University of Freiburg
Frauke Zipp
Frauke Zipp Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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