Prof. Dr. Daniel Alfonso Colon-Ramos

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietZellbiologie,Molekulare und zelluläre Neurologie und Neuropathologie
KeywordsNeurobiology, Metabolism, Condensate Biology, C. elegans

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtNew Haven
Universität/InstitutionYale University
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Anthony A. HymanMax-Planck-Institut für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik, Dresden
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2023

Programm(e)

2022Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Colón-Ramos is well known internationally for his outstanding research in neuroscience and cell biology. A fundamental question in neuroscience is how synapses are assembled in living animals to produce behaviors and store memories. Professor Colón-Ramos discovered concepts that reframed how we understand the cell biology of the synapse in vivo, including developmental principles that guide the precise and hierarchical assembly of the layered nerve ring neuropil. During his stay in Germany, he will study biophysical principles of membraneless compartments in energy metabolism.