The Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience division consists of nine research groups that use molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, electrophysiology, pharmacology, imaging, and transgenesis to investigate the fundamental bases of development, physiology and pathologies of the nervous system.
Research interests include the characterization of mechanisms involved in neural dfferentiation, neuronal migration, axon guidance, synaptogenesis, degeneration, and phy- siology of neurons, astrocytes, and microglia.
At the long run, the aim of the research is to improve diagnosis and treatment of congenital malformations, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and neuro-muscular disorders such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
