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Nov 26, 2025 📄 New paper out in Nature
Our latest study used pan-neuronal volumetric brain imaging 🧠🔬 across three Drosophila species 🪰 to show that ecological niche adaptations are driven by central sensory processing rather than peripheral tuning
Big collaboration led by Enrico Bertolini and Thomas Auer
📰 German Press Release
📰 English Press Release
🔗 Full Paper in Nature
Oct 28, 2025 📄 New paper out in Current Biology
Collaboration with Gili Ezra Nevo and Silvia Henriques from Ribeiro lab shows how amino acid–driven appetite 🍽️ reshapes olfactory receptor expression 👃, guiding flies 🪰 to seek bacteria 🦠 and fermented cues 🥫.
📰 Read more on Champalimaud News
🔗 Paper in Current Biology
Jun 02, 2025 Join Our Lab – PhD Position Available
We are looking for a PhD student excited about neuroscience, behavior, or neural circuits to join our newly founded lab in Gießen. If you’re enthusiastic about exploring how brains process sensory information to guide behavior, we’d love to hear from you!
👉 Check out the full job ad and apply via the university portal.
Apr 01, 2025 The Münch Lab officially opened its doors at JLU Gießen.