We are addressing fundamental problems in Neuroscience, Developmental Biology, and Evolutionary Biology. We are particularly interested in:

 

  • How complex neural circuitry arises in development
  • How the activity of neuronal networks regulates animal behavior
  • How animal genomes, body plans and cell types evolved

In order to address these questions, we use several animal systems encompassing cnidarians, mollusks, fruit flies and nematodes, and a broad spectrum of experimental approaches. Our expertise ranges from genetics, cell- and developmental biology, and genomics to systems neuroscience. We are an interdisciplinary collaborative team of six groups. Click here to find out about their specific fields of research.

Department News

12.12.2023
 

Congratulations to Dr. Ritschard for receiving the prestigious Award of Excellence 2023.

17.10.2023
 

Isabell Niedermoser successfully defended her PhD thesis

17.10.2023
 

Young Investigator Award to Darrin T. Schultz

09.10.2023
 

Ulrich Technau elected into the Leopoldina.

15.08.2023
 

PhD Defense of Tatiana Lebedeva

14.08.2023
 

New paper by Technau group on Muscle cell type diversification published in Nature Communications