Recruiting IMPRS-BI faculty

Function and development of neural circuits • Neuroethology and behavioral genetics of zebrafish and cichlids • Omics approaches to neuroscience • Spatial and social cognition • Zebrafish brain atlas

Sensory systems • Evolution of vertebrate taste receptors • Convergent evolution • Evolution of digestive functions

Neural circuits of cortico-thalamic feedback in the mouse visual system • Computational modelling of the mouse thalamocortical system • Natural stimuli for mice

Neural computation • Sleep and perceptual dynamics • Evolution of brains and behavior

Computational modeling of neural circuits • Models of synaptic plasticity • Models of neural development and learning • Neural information processing

Dendritic RNA transport to synapses of mammalian neurons • Omics approaches to ribonucleoprotein assembly • Local protein synthesis at activated synapses • The role of translation in microglia activation

Comparative biomechanics • Development and function of the lateral line system • Neural basis of flow navigation

Human brain organoids & assembloids • Innate immune control of neural circuits • CRISPR perturbation • Live imaging & multi-omics • Redirecting innate immune function for therapy

Mammalian neural circuits • Internal states • Adaptive behavior • Psychiatric disease • Learning and memory