Warm congratulations to Professors Michael Herzog and Brian McCabe

Michael Herzog as Full Professor of Life Sciences in the School of Life Sciences (SV)
Michael Herzog is a world-renowned expert on the processes of visual perception in the human brain. He works in the traditional research field of psychophysics. His core research interest is the question of why humans can effortlessly perceive the world around them with all its complex objects, while computer-based visual systems are unable to do so. Pursuing a multidisciplinary approach at the interface between biology, neurosciences and mathematics, Michael Herzog has garnered international recognition for his important discoveries regarding the analysis of visual stimuli in the brain.

Brian McCabe as Associate Professor of Life Sciences in the School of Life Sciences (SV)
Brian McCabe's research focuses on the development and functioning of the neuromuscular synapse. This is the junction in the human body where nerve cells meet muscle cells and support muscle activation. With a unique combination of methods from a range of areas including physiology, imaging and biochemistry, he has advanced a deeper understanding of the electrophysiological processes at this crucial site for the locomotor system. He is currently using his findings to improve the treatment of neuromuscular diseases such as spinal muscular atrophy.