Research section Neurobiology
Neurobiology is one of the two research sections of the Donders Centre for Neuroscience.
In the Neurobiology section we study molecular, cellular and network properties of the brain. Our research spans from studying molecular mechanism within brain cells and their synaptic connections in animal models to examining sensory processing, adaptation and memory in animal models and humans.

Our research
The following groups are part of the Neurobiology section:
- Computational Neuroscience Lab
Group lead: Bernhard Englitz - Networks of Memory and Sleep
Group lead: Lisa Genzel - Molecular Dynamics of the Synapse
Group lead: Anne-Sophie Hafner - Neurodevelopment
Group lead: Sharon Kolk - Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
Group lead: Martijn Kuijpers - Neural Mechanisms of Episodic and Spatial Memory
Group lead: Freyja Ólafsdóttir - Molecular Neurobiology
Group lead: Erik Storkebaum - Visual Neuroscience
Group lead: Richard van Wezel - Multisensory Integration
Group lead: Marc van Wanrooij - Corette Wierenga
News
- ERC starting grant for Anne-Sophie Hafner9 January 2023
- Radboud Science Award for Lisa Genzel5 July 2022
- Interdisciplinary Research Platform Voucher awarded to Anne Wienand4 July 2022
- Paper Witteveen, Visser & Kolk in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences22 June 2022
- Transfer RNA: a new drug for peripheral neuropathy?’13 October 2021