EMBO Member
Iris Salecker
EMBO 2013 | GinC 19–23
Former EMBO Young Investigator (2004)
Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Paris, France
Visual circuit assembly in Drosophila
Our group uses the visual system of Drosophila as a genetic model to investigate the mechanisms by which neurons and glia assemble into functional neural circuits. We are particularly interested in the cell-type specific molecular programs and mutual interactions of afferent axons, glia and target neurons that regulate the stepwise formation of laminated and columnar synaptic units within this circuit.
Keywords
Neuronal circuit formation / developmental neurobiology / axon targeting / glial cell biology / Drosophila genetics