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.matinez-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

01.12.2020
 

Oleg Simakov contributed to the study of coral genome evolution.

30.11.2020
 

Dr. Ekaterina Pukhlyakova defended her thesis today!

26.11.2020
 

Elena Ritschard and Oleg Simakov contributed to the blue-ring octopus genome study.

25.11.2020
 

Qi Zhou’s group has contributed to a recent Nature paper

10.10.2020
 

Two papers in Molecular Ecology Resources and Genes for Luohao Xu

09.10.2020
 

Oleg Simakov is a co-author in a Science Article about regulatory rearrangements in the mole genome