Biologist Angelica Coculla is researching the internal circadian clock of fruit flies. Her latest studies show that the insects are able to reset their internal clock. As the molecular clock resets, t...

We are recruiting a postdoctoral scientist to join the recently opened Zandawala Lab at KU Leuven. The position is funded by an Odysseus grant from FWO (Research Foundation – Flanders). For more infor...

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Experiments on Drosophila show that an evolutionarily conserved photoreceptor that senses light outside of the retina can regulate responses to direct visual cues.

A cluster of Drosophila clock neurons remodel their axonal arbors daily. Using volumetric electron microscopy at different times of day, Ispizua, Rodriguez-Caron, and colleagues reveal ultrastructural...

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Für herausragende Verdienste um die JMU erhielt Professorin Charlotte Förster auf dem Stiftungsfest 2025 die Julius-Maximilians-Verdienstmedaille.

npj Biological Timing and Sleep - In this career perspective article, the author describes her long pathway to a professorship in Germany.

Behavioral experiments provide strong evidence that krill swimming behavior is controlled by biological clocks throughout the year, revealing a key mechanism for adaptation to high-latitude habitats.

Das Gutachten des Verfassungsschutzes zur AfD hat auch juristisches Gewicht, meint Max Bauer. Die verfassungsfeindlichen Ziele der Partei seien überdeutlich: Nur ein Verbot könne die Demokratie und ih...