EMBO Member
Richard Benton
EMBO 2019
Former EMBO Young Investigator (2012)
University, Lausanne, Switzerland
Chemosensory neurobiology and evolution
Our group is interested in the genetic, neural and evolutionary basis of sensory perception. As a model, we investigate the chemosensory systems of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, which control many sophisticated behaviours, but are numerically simple and experimentally accessible. We take a multidisciplinary approach, including bioinformatic, genetic, cell biological, electrophysiological, optical imaging, and behavioural analyses.
Keywords
Neurobiology / sensory perception / behaviour / evolutionary / genetics / Drosophila / olfactory receptors