Columbia, MO 65211

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Speaker: Dr. Hans Hofmann

Director, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Co-Director, Neural Systems and Behavior Course (MBL)
The University of Texas at Austin
 

“How has complex social behavior evolved? What are the neural and molecular mechanisms underlying specific behavioral patterns? Is there a common neural and molecular tool kit that governs social behavior across species? Research in [the Hofmann] laboratory seeks to answer these questions by utilizing a broad range of approaches to gain insight into the basic mechanisms underlying social and socially regulated behavior in a range of model systems, but most prominently in cichlid fishes. [Their] work has established an experimental and conceptual framework for understanding the molecular and neural basis of social behavior – and its evolution – in a naturalistic and organismal context.” (Source: The Hofmann Lab website)

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