Ema defends his thesis
On Friday May 30th, Emanuele successfully defended his PhD thesis. As you can see from the picture, he was both struggling to balance the top-heavy hat on his head (you […]
The lab is heading to Cornell!
Starting this summer, and after 11 wonderful years in Munich, the Portugues Lab will be starting a new adventure at the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior (NBB) at Cornell University […]
Ot is Doc
Ot is Doc. Doc is Ot. Who is Ot? Ot is Doc! Ot Prat just defended his thesis entitled “Sensory Representations of Visual Stimuli in the Zebrafish Brain” and he […]
1st Munich Brain Day
It was a great incredible experience to organise and be a part of the very first Munich Brain Day – an initiative, spearheaded by the Munich Center for Neurosciences and […]
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells sculpt the visual system by regulating axonal remodeling
A collaboration from the lab is out! Did you ever wonder what all the oligodendrocyte precursors in the brain are up to when they don’t make myelin? They fine-tune circuits! […]
Temporarily distributed lab
Physical isolation not a reason to stop doing science. Exciting data analyses, crazy new ideas, discussions, online courses, participating in virtual conferences, and virtual coffee breaks. Our lab is still […]