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Mission
Research Interests
How synapses form to wire neurons into networks and how they are impacted in brain disorders are fundamental question of neuroscience. We pursue three long-term goals to understand this process. First, we define synapse formation on molecular and cellular levels. Second, we elucidate the pathways that control synaptogenesis. Third, we determine how neurodegenerative processes impact the maintenance of synapses.
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Our research is multidisciplinary and each of us integrates multiple approaches in our projects, ranging from molecular and cellular studies up to in vivo models. This is guided by our perspective that in order to gain understanding, you have to work on multiple levels and do the central experiments yourself. This allows you not only to lead your project and integrate the results but also to make sense of any new evidence you didn’t expect.
