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ALS
abbreviation of: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ATMP
abbreviation of: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product
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B.A.
abbreviation of: Bachelor of Arts
Academic degree
B.Sc.
abbreviation of: Bachelor of Science
Bachelor-degree, mostly in sciences, mathematics, or computer science.
BCCN
abbreviation of: Bernstein Center für Computational Neuroscience, Berlin
BMBF
abbreviation of: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Federal Ministry for Education and Research
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Charité 3R
definition: Charité 3R
Charité 3R – Replace | Reduce | Refine – promotes the development of innovative methods in biomedical research with the objective of replacing animal experiments, reducing their number or refining experiments in order to relieve the burden placed on laboratory animals. With the over-arching goal of improving biomedical translation into applicable therapies for the human patient in mind, Charité 3R is an interdisciplinary effort to improve both medicine and animal welfare. Charité 3R will stimulate research in all 3Rs and consequently foster the development of novel alternative methods.
CILS
abbreviation of: Center for Integrative Life Sciences, Berlin
CT
abbreviation of: Computertomographie
Medical imaging method employing X-ray images generating a three-dimensional image.
CT
abbreviation of: computed tomography
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DFG
abbreviation of: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
DFG
abbreviation of: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
Dipl.-Psych.
abbreviation of: Diplom-Psychologist
Academic degree in Psychology
Dr.
abbreviation of: Doctor
Dr. med.
abbreviation of: Doctor medicinae
Doctor of medicin
Dr. phil.
abbreviation of: Doctor philosophiae
Doctor of philosophy
Dr. rer. hum. biol.
abbreviation of: Doctor rerum biologiae humanae
Doctor of human biology
Dr. rer. nat.
abbreviation of: Doctor rerum naturalium
Doctor of science, sometimes mathematics, informatics and psychology.
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EEG
abbreviation of: Elektroenzephalography
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fMRI
abbreviation of: Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging technique to visualize detailed internal structures
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in-silico
definition: computerized
performed on computer or via computer simulation
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M.A.
abbreviation of: Magister Artium
Academic degree
M.D.
abbreviation of: Medicinae Doctor
Doctoral degree for physicians (medical doctors)
M.Sc.
abbreviation of: Master of Science
Master degree, usually in mathematic, computer science and science.
MEG
abbreviation of: Magnetoencephalography
Technique for mapping brain activity by recording magnetic fields
MRI
abbreviation of: Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging technique
MRI
abbreviation of: Magnetic resonance imaging
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PD
abbreviation of: Privatdozent
Private lecturer
Ph.D.
abbreviation of: philosophiae doctor
Doctor of Philosophy
PhD
abbreviation of: philosophiae doctor
Doctor of philosophy
Postdoc
abbreviation of: Post-Doktoral researcher
Prof.
abbreviation of: Professor
PTSD
abbreviation of: Post-traumatic stress disorder