Work in the Lab

Within the fields of Behavioural and Molecular Neurobiology and Neuroimmunology the following projects are currently available for Bachelor/Master thesis, Dissertations, or for Zulassungsarbeit.

Topics:

• Neuroendocrine basis of social fear (Mus musculus; Rattus norvegicus)
• Selective manipulation of local gene-expression in the brain: effects on aggression, social cognition and social behaviour (Rattus norvegicus)
• Neuronal regulation of maternal care: link to mom’s anxiety (Rattus norvegicus)
• Chronic psycho-social stress: effects on immune parameters (Mus musculus)
• Psycho-social stress effects on brain circuitries involved in anxiety and depression (Mus musculus)
• Neuropeptide-mediated intracellular signalling in distinct brain regions: link to anxiety behaviour
• Knocking out oxytocin: consequences on cell activity, social and sexual behaviour, and stress susceptibility (Mus musculus)
• Gene expression profiling via cDNA array in the context of stress and anxiety