An international team is examining the effects of promising pharmaceuticals in transgenic mouse models; these might be used for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers/dementia and Huntington's disease.

The training of a new generation of eye researchers to investigate glaucoma (also known as green star) is the focus of this research project. Seven international partners from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Finland and France are working on this project with the University of Magdeburg.