Role

Senior Research Fellow, Head of Imaging Suite at John Bull

Qualifications

1991 Diploma, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

1996 Dr.rer.nat., Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany

Understanding the workings of the human central nervous system (CNS) with its millions of neurons generating trillions of connections is a formidable challenge. Fortunately, to uncover the basic rules, we can turn to simpler organisms. I am making use of the simple fruit fly Drosophila to study evolutionary conserved mechanisms in CNS development and disease. Using classical genetics, molecular biology, transgenics and micromanipulation I study the embryonic development of the CNS to understand how damage in the CNS can be repaired. I also investigate the transcriptional program ensuring the correct formation of neural networks