Axel Nimmerjahn, doctor

Profesor

Centro Waitt de Biofotónica Avanzada

Silla Françoise Gilot-Salk

Instituto Salk de Estudios Biológicos - Publicaciones

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Duff, M.K., Li, M.J., Nimmerjahn, A. Astrocyte Regulation of Spinal Circuit Function. (2026) J Neurochem. 170(2):e70366. DOI: 10.1111/jnc.70366

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Barykina, N.V., Carey, E.M., Oliinyk, O.S., Mendonça-Gomes, J.M., de Oliveira, S., Nimmerjahn, A., Verkhusha, V.V. Synthetic multicolor antigen-stabilizable nanobody platform for intersectional labelling and functional imaging. (2025) bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2025.10.27.684934

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Mi, X., Chen, A.B., Duarte, D., Carey, E., Taylor, C.R., Braaker, P.N., Bright, M., Almeida, R.G., Lim, J.X., Ruetten, V.M.S., Wang, Y., Wang, M., Zhang, W., Zheng, W., Reitman, M.E., Huang, Y., Wang, X., Li, L., Deng, H., Shi, S.H., Poskanzer, K.E., Lyons, D.A., Nimmerjahn, A., Ahrens, M.B., Yu, G. Fast, accurate, and versatile data analysis platform for the quantification of molecular spatiotemporal signals. (2025) Móvil. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.012

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Barykina, N.V., Carey, E.M., Oliinyk, O.S., Nimmerjahn, A., Verkhusha, V.V. Destabilized near-infrared fluorescent nanobodies enable background-free targeting of GFP-based biosensors for imaging and manipulation. (2024) Nature Communications. 15(1):7788. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51857-x

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Su, Y., Xu, J., Zhu, Z., Chin, J., Xu, L., Yu, H., Nudell, V., Dash, B., Moya, E.A., Ye, L., Nimmerjahn, A., Sun, X. Brainstem Dbh neurons control allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity. (2024) Naturaleza. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07608-5

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Wu, Y., Temple, B.A., Sevilla, N., Zhang, J., Zhu, H., Zolotavin, P., Jin, Y., Duarte, D., Sanders, E., Azim, E., Nimmerjahn, A., Pfaff, S.L., Luan, L., Xie, C. Ultraflexible electrodes for recording neural activity in the mouse spinal cord during motor behavior. (2024) Cell Reports. 43(5):114199. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114199

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Mi, X., Chen, A.B., Duarte, D., Carey, E., Taylor, C.R., Braaker, P.N., Bright, M., Almeida, R.G., Lim, J.X., Rutten, V.M., Zheng, W., Wang, M., Reitman, M.E., Wang, Y., Poskanzer, K.E., Lyons, D.A., Nimmerjahn, A., Ahrens, M.B., Yu, G. Fast, Accurate, and Versatile Data Analysis Platform for the Quantification of Molecular Spatiotemporal Signals. (2024) bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.02.592259

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Schafer, S.T., Mansour, A.A., Schlachetzki, J.C.M., Pena, M., Ghassemzadeh, S., Mitchell, L., Mar, A., Quang, D., Stumpf, S., Ortiz, I.S., Lana, A.J., Baek, C., Zaghal, R., Glass, C.K., Nimmerjahn, A., Gage, F.H. An in vivo neuroimmune organoid model to study human microglia phenotypes. (2023) Móvil. 186(10):2111-2126.e20. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.022

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Shekhtmeyster, P., Duarte, D., Carey, E.M., Ngo, A., Gao, G., Olmstead, J.A., Nelson, N.A., Nimmerjahn, A. Trans-segmental imaging in the spinal cord of behaving mice. (2023) Nature Biotechnology. DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01700-3

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Shekhtmeyster, P., Carey, E.M., Duarte, D., Ngo, A., Gao, G., Nelson, N.A., Clark, C.L., Nimmerjahn, A. Multiplex translaminar imaging in the spinal cord of behaving mice. (2023) Nature Communications. 14(1):1427. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36959-2

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Ward, S., Riley, C., Carey, E.M., Nguyen, J., Esener, S., Nimmerjahn, A., Sirbuly, D.J. Electro-optical mechanically flexible coaxial microprobes for minimally invasive interfacing with intrinsic neural circuits. (2022) Nature Communications. 13(1):3286. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30275-x

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Oliinyk, O.S., Baloban, M., Clark, C.L., Carey, E., Pletnev, S., Nimmerjahn, A., Verkhusha, V.V. Single-domain near-infrared protein provides a scaffold for antigen-dependent fluorescent nanobodies. (2022) Nature Methods. DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01467-6

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Nimmerjahn, A., Hirrlinger, J. Astrocyte regulation of neural circuit function and animal behavior. (2022) Glia. DOI: 10.1002/glia.24223


Hirrlinger, J., Nimmerjahn, A. A perspective on astrocyte regulation of neural circuit function and animal behavior. (2022) Glia. DOI: 10.1002/glia.24168

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Abdelfattah, A.S., Ahuja, S., Akkin, T., Allu, S.R., Brake, J., Boas, D.A., Buckley, E.M., Campbell, R.E., Chen, A.I., Cheng, X., Čižmár, T., Costantini, I., De Vittorio, M., Devor, A., Doran, P.R., El Khatib, M., Emiliani, V., Fomin-Thunemann, N., Fainman, Y., Fernandez-Alfonso, T., Ferri, C.G.L., Gilad, A., Han, X., Harris, A., Hillman, E.M.C., Hochgeschwender, U., Holt, M.G., Ji, N., Kılıç, K., Lake, E.M.R., Li, L., Li, T., Mächler, P., Miller, E.W., Mesquita, R.C., Nadella, K.M.N.S., Nägerl, U.V., Nasu, Y., Nimmerjahn, A., Ondráčková, P., Pavone, F.S., Perez Campos, C., Peterka, D.S., Pisano, F., Pisanello, F., Puppo, F., Sabatini, B.L., Sadegh, S., Sakadzic, S., Shoham, S., Shroff, S.N., Silver, R.A., Sims, R.R., Smith, S.L., Srinivasan, V.J., Thunemann, M., Tian, L., Tian, L., Troxler, T., Valera, A., Vaziri, A., Vinogradov, S.A., Vitale, F., Wang, L.V., Uhlířová, H., Xu, C., Yang, C., Yang, M.H., Yellen, G., Yizhar, O., Zhao, Y. Neurophotonic tools for microscopic measurements and manipulation: status report. (2022) Neurophotonics. 9(Suppl 1):013001. DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.9.S1.013001

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Huang, Y., Happonen, K.E., Burrola, P.G., O'Connor, C., Hah, N., Huang, L., Nimmerjahn, A., Lemke, G. Microglia use TAM receptors to detect and engulf amyloid β plaques. (2021) Naturaleza Inmunológica. DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-00913-5

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Ceto, S., Sekiguchi, K.J., Takashima, Y., Nimmerjahn, A., Tuszynski, M.H. Neural Stem Cell Grafts Form Extensive Synaptic Networks that Integrate with Host Circuits after Spinal Cord Injury. (2020) Cell Stem Cell. DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.07.007

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Nimmerjahn, A. Monitoring neuronal health. (2020) Ciencia. 367(6477):510-511. DOI: 10.1126/science.aba4472


Patriarchi, T., Cho, J.R., Merten, K., Marley, A., Broussard, G.J., Liang, R., Williams, J., Nimmerjahn, A., von Zastrow, M., Gradinaru, V., Tian, L. Imaging neuromodulators with high spatiotemporal resolution using genetically encoded indicators. (2019) Nature Protocols. 14(12):3471–3505. DOI: 10.1038/s41596-019-0239-2

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Nelson, N.A., Wang, X., Cook, D., Carey, E.M., Nimmerjahn, A. Imaging spinal cord activity in behaving animals. (2019) Experimental Neurology. 230:112974. DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.112974

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Patriarchi, T., Cho, J.R., Merten, K., Howe, M.W., Marley, A., Xiong, W.H., Folk, R.W., Broussard, G.J., Liang, R., Jang, M.J., Zhong, H., Dombeck, D., von Zastrow, M., Nimmerjahn, A., Gradinaru, V., Williams, J.T., Tian, L. Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors. (2018) Ciencia. DOI: 10.1126/science.aat4422

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Tufail, Y., Cook, D., Fourgeaud, L., Powers, C.J., Merten, K., Clark, C.L., Hoffman, E., Ngo, A., Sekiguchi, K.J., O'Shea, C.C., Lemke, G., Nimmerjahn, A. Phosphatidylserine Exposure Controls Viral Innate Immune Responses by Microglia. (2017) Neuron. 93(3):574-586.e8. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.12.021

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Sekiguchi, K.J., Shekhtmeyster, P., Merten, K., Arena, A., Cook, D., Hoffman, E., Ngo, A., Nimmerjahn, A. Imaging large-scale cellular activity in spinal cord of freely behaving mice. (2016) Nature Communications. 7:11450. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11450

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Fourgeaud, L., Través, P.G., Tufail, Y., Leal-Bailey, H., Lew, E.D., Burrola, P.G., Callaway, P., Zagórska, A., Rothlin, C.V., Nimmerjahn, A., Lemke, G. TAM receptors regulate multiple features of microglial physiology. (2016) Naturaleza. 532(7598):240-244. DOI: 10.1038/nature17630

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Nimmerjahn, A., Bergles, D.E. Large-scale recording of astrocyte activity. (2015) Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 32:95-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2015.01.015

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Knowland, D., Arac, A., Sekiguchi, K.J., Hsu, M., Lutz, S.E., Perrino, J., Steinberg, G.K., Barres, B.A., Nimmerjahn, A., Agalliu, D. Stepwise recruitment of transcellular and paracellular pathways underlies blood-brain barrier breakdown in stroke. (2014) Neuron. 82(3):603-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.03.003

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Devor, A., Bandettini, P.A., Boas, D.A., Bower, J.M., Buxton, R.B., Cohen, L.B., Dale, A.M., Einevoll, G.T., Fox, P.T., Franceschini, M.A., Friston, K.J., Fujimoto, J.G., Geyer, M.A., Greenberg, J.H., Halgren, E., Hämäläinen, M.S., Helmchen, F., Hyman, B.T., Jasanoff, A., Jernigan, T.L., Judd, L.L., Kim, S.G., Kleinfeld, D., Kopell, N.J., Kutas, M., Kwong, K.K., Larkum, M.E., Lo, E.H., Magistretti, P.J., Mandeville, J.B., Masliah, E., Mitra, P.P., Mobley, W.C., Moskowitz, M.A., Nimmerjahn, A., Reynolds, J.H., Rosen, B.R., Salzberg, B.M., Schaffer, C.B., Silva, G.A., So, P.T., Spitzer, N.C., Tootell, R.B., Van Essen, D.C., Vanduffel, W., Vinogradov, S.A., Wald, L.L., Wang, L.V., Weber, B., Yodh, A.G. The challenge of connecting the dots in the B.R.A.I.N. (2013) Neuron. 80(2):270-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.09.008

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Nimmerjahn, A. Two-photon imaging of microglia in the mouse cortex in vivo. (2012) Protocolos de Cold Spring Harbor. 2012(5). DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot069294

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Nimmerjahn, A. Optical window preparation for two-photon imaging of microglia in mice. (2012) Protocolos de Cold Spring Harbor. 2012(5). DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot069286

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Nimmerjahn, A. Surgical implantation of a head plate in mice in preparation for in vivo two-photon imaging of microglia. (2012) Protocolos de Cold Spring Harbor. 2012(5). DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot069278

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Nimmerjahn, A., Helmchen, F. In vivo labeling of cortical astrocytes with sulforhodamine 101 (SR101). (2012) Protocolos de Cold Spring Harbor. 2012(3):326-34. DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot068155

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Kerr, J.N., Nimmerjahn, A. Functional imaging in freely moving animals. (2012) Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 22(1):45-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.12.002

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Tremblay, M., Stevens, B., Sierra, A., Wake, H., Bessis, A., Nimmerjahn, A. The role of microglia in the healthy brain. (2011) Journal of Neuroscience. 31(45):16064-9. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4158-11.2011

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Ghosh, K.K., Burns, L.D., Cocker, E.D., Nimmerjahn, A., Ziv, Y., Gamal, A.E., Schnitzer, M.J. Miniaturized integration of a fluorescence microscope. (2011) Nature Methods. 8(10):871-8. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1694

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Mukamel, E.A., Nimmerjahn, A., Schnitzer, M.J. Automated analysis of cellular signals from large-scale calcium imaging data. (2009) Neuron. 63(6):747-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.08.009

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Nimmerjahn, A., Mukamel, E.A., Schnitzer, M.J. Motor behavior activates Bergmann glial networks. (2009) Neuron. 62(3):400-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.03.019

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Nimmerjahn, A. Astrocytes going live: advances and challenges. (2009) Journal of Physiology. 587(Pt 8):1639-47. DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.167171

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Flusberg, B.A., Nimmerjahn, A., Cocker, E.D., Mukamel, E.A., Barretto, R.P., Ko, T.H., Burns, L.D., Jung, J.C., Schnitzer, M.J. High-speed, miniaturized fluorescence microscopy in freely moving mice. (2008) Nature Methods. 5(11):935-8. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1256

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Sullivan, M.R., Nimmerjahn, A., Sarkisov, D.V., Helmchen, F., Wang, S.S. In vivo calcium imaging of circuit activity in cerebellar cortex. (2005) Journal of Neurophysiology. 94(2):1636-44. DOI: 10.1152/jn.01013.2004

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Nimmerjahn, A., Kirchhoff, F., Helmchen, F. Resting microglial cells are highly dynamic surveillants of brain parenchyma in vivo. (2005) Ciencia. 308(5726):1314-8. DOI: 10.1126/science.1110647

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Dittgen, T., Nimmerjahn, A., Komai, S., Licznerski, P., Waters, J., Margrie, T.W., Helmchen, F., Denk, W., Brecht, M., Osten, P. Lentivirus-based genetic manipulations of cortical neurons and their optical and electrophysiological monitoring in vivo. (2004) Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de los Estados Unidos de América. 101(52):18206-11. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407976101

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Göbel, W., Kerr, J.N., Nimmerjahn, A., Helmchen, F. Miniaturized two-photon microscope based on a flexible coherent fiber bundle and a gradient-index lens objective. (2004) Opt Lett. 29(21):2521-3.

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Nimmerjahn, A., Kirchhoff, F., Kerr, J.N., Helmchen, F. Sulforhodamine 101 as a specific marker of astroglia in the neocortex in vivo. (2004) Nature Methods. 1(1):31-7. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth706

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Göbel, W., Nimmerjahn, A., Helmchen, F. Distortion-free delivery of nanojoule femtosecond pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser through a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. (2004) Optics Letters. 29(11):1285-7.

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Kim, J., Dittgen, T., Nimmerjahn, A., Waters, J., Pawlak, V., Helmchen, F., Schlesinger, S., Seeburg, P.H., Osten, P. Sindbis vector SINrep(nsP2S726): a tool for rapid heterologous expression with attenuated cytotoxicity in neurons. (2004) Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 133(1-2):81-90.

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Educación

MS, Physics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research/University of Heidelberg, Germany
PhD, Physics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research/University of Heidelberg, Germany
Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology and Applied Physics, Stanford University


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Premios y distinciones

  • National Institutes of Health Brain Initiative U19, 2021-present
  • National Institutes of Health Brain Initiative Award, 2017-2020
  • National Institutes of Health Eureka Award, 2013-2018
  • National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, 2012-2017
  • Rita Allen Scholar Award, 2011-2016
  • Whitehall Foundation Award, 2011-2014
  • Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2009
  • Du Bois-Reymond Award of the German Physiologic Society, 2006
  • Otto-Hahn Medal and Award of the Max Planck Society, 2006
  • Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2006
  • Böhringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) Predoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2005

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