Molecular and functional interaction of Ras, Rab interactor 1 and EphA4 receptor [Elektronische Ressource] / eingereicht von Katrin Deininger

Acknowledgements First and foremost I would like to thank my parents. They have been tremendously supportive in almost all my endeavours so far and have given valuable advice when needed. A huge thank-you also to my brother and my sister-in-law for emotional and practical support especially in times of extreme stress. I thank my supervisor, Rüdiger Klein, who has given me the opportunity to carry out my PhD in a great scientific environment. I am grateful for critical discussions and support. I sincerely appreciate the freedom he has given me to develop my own ideas and interests. I wish to acknowledge my collaborators at the MPI for Psychiatry in Munich, especially Mathias Eder for performing the LTP experiments. My deep respect for all the people of all the service units at the MPI who make our work so much easier and more efficient. I am in particular grateful for the excellent service provided by the caretakers in the animal facility in our institute, especially Bettina Hoisl for outstanding work and nice chats that saved me from insanity while genotyping mice. I acknowledge past and present members of the Klein lab for providing a nice working atmosphere, technical help, discussions and criticism. The international make-up of our lab has truly enriched my life, broadened my horizon and expanded my culinary knowledge.