PI: Florian Reichmann
Focus: The scientific focus of our group is on the analysis of environmental (gut microbiome, stress, diet), immunological and genetic factors relevant for brain function and pathological behavioral changes. This includes (1) microbial agonists of pattern recognition receptors, (2) microbial metabolites, (3) neurobiological manifestations of colitis, (4) stress and resilience interventions, (5) immune mediators (cytokines), (6) microglia, (7) neuropeptides and neurotransmitters and (8) disease and behavior-associated genes.
Network: Ongoing national and international collaborations exist with the following research groups: Gregor Gorkiewicz and Christine Moissl-Eichinger, Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine; Eva Reininghaus, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine; Frank Madeo and Tobias Eisenberg, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz; Christoph Magnes, Joanneum Research; Barbara Kofler, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg; Herbert Herzog, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia; William Norton, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavior, University of Leicester, UK.
