Department Cognitive Neuroscience

Animal research

internships

• Group: Behavioural Neurogenetics - Prof. Dr. Judith Homberg

  Focus: Investigation of the role of serotonin in neurodevelopment and how it is additionally modulated by environmental factors in the context of individual differences in behaviour and risk for psychiatric disorders like anxiety, depression, autism and drug addiction. Techniques involve behaviour and in vivo brain measures and manipulations, as well as ex vivo molecular and neuroanatomical assessments.
  Contact: Prof. dr. Judith Homberg
  Email: Judith.Homberg@Radboudumc.nl
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• Group: Behavioural Neuroscience - Prof. Dr. Benno Roozendaal

  Focus: Investigation of the effects of stress and emotional arousal on rodent models of brain activity and learning and memory and possible consequences for neuropsychiatric disorders.
  Contact: Prof. Dr. Benno Roozendaal
  Email: benno.roozendaal@radboudumc.nl
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• Group: Cellular Neurophysiology - Dr. Dirk Schubert

  Focus: Investigations of structural/functional (re)organization of excitatory/inhibitory neuronal networks in health and disease. Methods encompass cell culture, in vitro electrophysiological, immunohistochemical and neuroanatomical techniques in the rodent brain or human iPSP derived neuronal cultures. Research focuses on models for neurodevelopmental distortions including schizophrenia and intellectual disability.
  Contact: Dr. Dirk Schubert
  Email: d.schubert@donders.ru.nl
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• Group: Molecular Neurogenetics - Prof. Dr. Hans van Bokhoven

  Focus: Gain insight into the molecular and mechanistic underpinnings of neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability and autism, using in vitro and in vivo research approaches.
  Contact: Prof. Dr. Hans van Bokhoven.
  Email: Hans.vanbokhoven@radboudumc.nl
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• Group: Molecular Neurophysiology - Dr. Nael Nadif Kasri

  Focus: molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and intellectual disability. We use animal and cellular human (IPS) models combined with molecular and electrophysiological methods to study the function of genes in learning and memory processes.
  Contact: Dr. Nael Nadif Kasri
  Email: n.nadif@donders.ru.nl
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• Group: Preclinical Neuroimaging - Dr. Joanes Grandjean

  Focus: We develop and apply neuroimaging technologies in animal models to identify the distributed neuronal networks implicated in mental health disorders. We combined non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging with genetically targetted neuromodulatory tools to examine the causal mechanisms supporting brain organization and function, and its dynamical adaptations to stressors.
  Contact: Dr. Joanes Grandjean
  Email: joanes.grandjean@radboudumc.nl
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• Group: Stress Susceptibility - Dr. Marloes Henckens

  Focus: Investigation of how stress exposure can lastingly affect brain function, and how this is different between distinct individuals, using animal models that allow for controlled study of the mechanistic underpinnings. The focus is on relating behavioral outcomes to brain function at the neural circuit level, combined with molecular studies to provide detailed mechanistic insight in the causes of altered neuronal circuit structure and function.
  Contact: Dr. Marloes Henckens
  Email: Marloes.Henckens@radboudumc.nl
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