Project Details
Projekt
Coordination Proposal
Applicant
Professor Dr. Eckhard Friauf
Subject Area
Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
Term
from 2015 to 2021
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 279642394
Like in the 1st period, the goal of Priority Program (PP) 1608 is to obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanisms underlying ultrafast auditory processing with high precision, with the aims of achieving a fundamentally improved understanding of the causes of hearing disorders and tools for better therapeutic treatment. To achieve this goal, the PP has networked renowned and young researchers in physiology, anatomy, human and mouse genetics as well as computational neuroscience. We aim to include behavioral studies into the 2nd period. In an interdisciplinary and seminal endeavor, the PP bundles core competences and ensures strong and synergistic interactions between experts across the various disciplines (see Literature list with co-authorships attached). Researchers make use of a broad repertoire of state-of-the-art as well as innovative technologies (e.g. region- and cell-specific Cre-driver lines, viral gene delivery, next-generation sequencing). Some of the new top technologies are being distributed in the consortium.
DFG Programme
Priority Programmes
