Every year, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) awards the honorary title of “TUM Ambassador” to selected top international researchers. Among those honoured in 2025 was leading Israeli brain researcher Oren Schuldinger.
Schuldinger heads the Department of Molecular Cell Biology & Department of Molecular Neuroscience at the Weizmann Institute of Science and is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.
Between 2017 and 2024, he was a guest of Professor Thomas Misgeld at the TUM Institute for Cell Biology of the Nervous System on several occasions.
TUM host Thomas Misgeld:
“Professor Oren Schuldiner is a leading researcher on the mechanisms that the brain uses to remodel during development, which he studies in fruit flies using a wide range of techniques from omics to imaging. He has been a friend and supporter of TUM for a long time – starting with a year-long sabbatical and followed by continuous collaboration and involvement in teaching MSc-level classes for our students.”
TUM Ambassador Professor Oren Schuldiner:
“My cooperation with TUM and Professor Misgeld began in 2010, with blended seminars and reciprocal visits. Our deep scientific discussions often continued on hikes in the Alps or the Negev desert. During my sabbatical, I enjoyed engaging with TUM students and colleagues, many of whom I am still in contact with today. Ger – we even learned that biking to kindergarten through snowstorms could be fun!”
Source: TUM