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Neural induction, pattern formation and cell fate determination

No	Title	Area of expertise	Project leader, institution
A1	Functional characterization of a novel Wnt regulator	Molecular and Cell Biology, Developmental Biology	C. Niehrs / C.-M. Sirrenberg-Cruciat German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg
A5	Mechanisms of specification and delamination of Neural Crest progenitors	Cell Biology; Developmental Neurobiology; Cell specification, Snail, FoxD3, Sox9, MITF, regulation of cell migration vis-à-vis cell specification, epithelial-mesenchymal conversion, cell adhesion, cytoskeletal assembly, cell cycle regulation	C. Kalcheim Hebrew University, Israel
A6	Specification and maintenance of chromaffin cells and their preganglionic innervation	Neuroanatomy, Developmental Neurobiology	K. Unsicker / C. Kalcheim Neuroanatomy, IZN of the University of Heidelberg / Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
A8	Retinal growth and regeneration	Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology	J. Wittbrodt Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg
A12	Patterning of an ancient nervous system. Analysis of regulatory genes in the cnidarian nervous system	Developmental Biology, Neurobiology	T. Holstein Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg
A14	Specification of peripheral neurons at the lateral neuroectoderm border in the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii	Neural Crest, sensory placodes, annelids, neurodevelopment, molecular profiling, peripheral system, cell type evolution	D. Arendt Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg
A15	Mechanical regulation of neuronal differentiation in vivo	Developmental and Cell Biology	D. Gilmour European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
A17	Identification of cis-regulatory grammar controlling neuronal development in vertebrate	Bioinformatics, Developmental Biology	L. Ettwiller Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg
A18	Establishment of neuroanatomical asymmetries in the zebrafish brain	Developmental Biology, Developmental Neurobiology	M. Carl Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg

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Axonal growth and pathfinding

No	Title	Area of expertise	Project leader, institution
B4	The Role of the cell adhesion molecule DM-GRASP and its effectors in axon growth and navigation in vivo	Developmental Biology	G.E. Pollerberg Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg
B6	Functional roles of Semaphorin-Plexin-B interactions in mechanisms governing neuronal specification and connectivity	Molecular pharmacology; mechanisms of neuronal morphogenesis; migration and pattern formation	R. Kuner Institute of Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg
B8	Functional role of the RhoGAP gene MEGAP in neuronal development	Developmental Neurobiology, Cell Biology, Human and Mouse Genetics	G. Rappold Department of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg
B9	Control of mouse brain development by primary cilia	Developmental neurobiology, Axonal growth and pathfinding	K. Tucker Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN) University of Heidelberg

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Molecular bases of synapse and network formation

No	Title	Area of expertise	Project leader, institution
D6	The role of the nuclear receptor ´tailless´ in development and adult neural stem cells	Neurobiology; Molecular Biology	G. Schütz German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg
D7	Analysis of GADD45-mediated epigenetic control of activity-dependent neuronal survival	Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology	H. Bading Institute of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
D12	The role of GABA-A receptors in GnRH neurons and of olfactory bulb GnRH neurons of reproduction	Molecular Biology	P. Seeburg Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
D13	Functional maturation of patterned network activity in the dentate gyrus	Neurophysiology, Developmental Neuroscience	A. Draguhn Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology University of Heidelberg
D16	Role of presynaptic NMDA-receptors during the development of neuromuscular junctions in Drosophila	Developmental Neurobiology, Synaptic Plasticity	C. Schuster Institute of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
D17	Signaling pathways in tangentially migrating neuroblasts	Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Neurogenesis in the adult brain	H. Monyer Department of Clinical Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
D18	Control of synapse assembly and development of neuromuscular junctions in genetically engineered mouse models	Developmental Neurobiology; Neurogenetics	U. Müller / V.Witzemann Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Heidelberg / Department of Cellphysiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg
D20	Regulation of SVZ precursors proliferation by EGFR signalling	Neurogenesis, neural stem cells, SVZ, proliferation, growth factor	F. Ciccolini Institute of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg

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No	Title	Area of expertise	Project leader, institution
N1	Investigating the role of neuronal microRNAs in local translation of dendritic mRNAs in mammalian cells	Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Synapse development	G. Schratt SFB 488 Junior Group, IZN, University of Heidelberg

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Central Services

No	Title	Area of expertise	Project leader, institution
Z1	Administrative project	n.a.	U. Volbehr / J. Wittbrodt Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg
Z3	Confocal Live Cell Microscopy	n.a.	U. Engel / T. Holstein / J. Wittbrodt Nikon Imaging Center / Heidelberg Institute of Zoology, University of Heidelberg

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