Focused on discovery and on mentoring future generations of researchers, the Department of Cellular Neurobiology aims to foster our understanding of cellular signal transduction, neuronal processing mechanisms, and neuromodulation. Combining physiological, behavioral, and molecular approaches, we are studying:
(Heinrich group).
Profiting from the genetic and experimental tractability of insect sensory organs and nervous systems, recent work in the Department has provided insights into salient aspects of neuron function and dysfunction in the context of cellular mechanotransduction, auditory signaling and processing, and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Dept. of Cellular Neurobiology
Prof. Dr. Martin Göpfert
Schwann-Schleiden Research Centre
Julia-Lermontowa-Weg 3
37077 Göttingen
Germany
email: neuro@bio.uni-goettingen.de
Latest news
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2023-04-12
Goepfert Lab involved in Human Frontier Science Program project
Research project “Evolution of protein multifunctionality" funded by HFSP
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2019-08-22
Tracing the Evolution of Vision
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2018-03-15
Locomotion control with photopigments
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Patient-specific mutation of contact site protein Tomm70 causes neurodegeneration
Vranda Garg, Wiebke Möbius, Ralf Heinrich, Torben Ruhwedel, Roshan Priyarangana Perera, Patricia Scholz, Till Ischebeck, Gabriela Salinas, Christian Dullin, Martin C. Göpfert, Jacob Engelmann, Roland Dosch, Bart R.H. Geurten (2025)
Disease Models & Mechanisms 18: link -
Synchronization in epithelial tissue morphogenesis
Prachi Richa, Matthias Häring, Qiyan Wang, Ankit Roy Choudhury, Martin C Göpfert, Fred Wolf, Jörg Großhans, Deqing Kong 7 (2025)
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Hearing: Insects
Tejaswini Manoj Kumar, Martin C Göpfert (2025)
In: (ed.): Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Third Edition., , p
