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Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)
General objective
Research in the Institute focuses on the functional analysis of mammalian genomes, the development of animal models that can be used to study the pathogenesis of diseases, and the development of methods for the analysis of gene function in mammals and fish. The main aim is to investigate genetically determined diseases of the central nervous system, the eye, and the skeletal system, and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that control embryonal development.
Main areas of research
- Molecular neurogenetics
- "large scale" mutagenesis (genetrap)
- neuronal differentiation and pattern formation
- genetic control of anxiety
- Molecular eye development
- Somite development
- Zebrafish neurogenetics
- Neuroimaging
- Adult neural stem cells and neurogenesis
Further information
The Department Zebrafisch Neurogenetics in brief
