Organisations
Bonin Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Laboratory of Interneuron Developmental Dynamics (VIB-KU Leuven) KU Leuven
Information processing in the brain depends on specialized circuits that are formed by distinct types of neurons. How these different nerve cells emerge and mature during development remains a fundamental question in neurobiology. We are interested to define at single-cell resolution the metabolic and transcriptomic programmes that shape neuronal diversity and circuit assembly in the developing mammalian cortex. Our research focuses primarily ...
Vanderhaeghen Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Laboratory of Stem Cell and Developmental Neurobiology (VIB-KU Leuven) KU Leuven
We want to force a breakthrough in the cure of neuronal and neurodegenerative disorders. This requires a deep understanding of normal brain function and translation of this knowledge into a solid mechanistic understanding of disease mechanisms.
Urban Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Laboratory of Glia Biology (VIB-KU Leuven) KU Leuven
The long-term goal of Laboratory of Glia Biologyis to understand the molecular mechanisms that control development and function of astrocytes in vivo, and how they interact with neurons.
Our strategy is to use astrocytes isolated from mouse brain as a starting point. This allows us to effectively take a “bottom up” approach to astrocyte function. In a first step, we are combining state-of-the-art biochemical and physiological techniques ...
Laboratory for Circuit Neuroscience KU Leuven
Circuit Neuroscience
Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) University of Antwerp
Laboratory of Synapse Biology (VIB-KU Leuven) KU Leuven
The Laboratory of Synapse Biology aims to unravel the molecular mechanisms that control neuronal connectivity in developing circuits, and determine how perturbations in this process affect cognitive function.