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

24.01.2023
 

Tetsuo Kon and Koto Kon-Nanjo are first and co-authors in a Communications Biology paper about single-cell transcriptomics of the goldfish retina.

23.01.2023
 

Oleg Simakov is co-author in a new paper in Genome Research about conserved regulators in the Hydra genome

18.11.2022
 

Uli Technau et al. published a paper on conservation of transcriptional targets of Brachyury

13.10.2022
 

Isabell Niedermoser, Tatiana Lebedeva and Grigory Genikhovich have a new Development paper!

27.09.2022
 

Julia Steger, Alison Cole, Andreas Denner, Uli Technau et al. published a paper in Cell Reports

24.08.2022
 

Grigory Genikhovich and Tatiana Lebedeva are co-authors of a paper in Development about the molecular anatomy of the larval apical organ in...