Alison Cole

Senior Scientist

Single cell transcriptomics

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 eight groups. Click here to find out about their specific fields of research.

Belén Martínez-Asenjo

Grants Manager

T: +43-1-4277 56501

belen.martinez-asenjo(at)univie.ac.at

 

 

Netsanet Berhane Getachew

Organization Assistant

T: +43-1-4277-54618

netsanet.berhane.getachew(at)univie.ac.at

 

 

Nina Znidaric

Organization Assistant

T: +43-1-4277 56501

nina.znidaric(at)univie.ac.at

 

 

 

Department News

26.06.2026
 

Dr. Varsha Mathur has received the Gertrud Pleskot Award from the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna.

19.06.2026
 

Tetsuo Kon receives Young Scientist Initiative Award

23.05.2026
 

Paul Knabl, who defended his PhD last autumn, and co-authors showed that BMP signaling has a pro-neural role in the diffuse nervous system of...

30.03.2026
 

A new Science Advance paper from Hummel group.

29.12.2025
 

Andi Denner defended his highly successful and overdue PhD! Congratulations!

28.08.2025
 

Nature Communications paper for Emmanuel Haillot et al.