Our research targets on the structures of the human body, investigating morphological adaptions in different organs, tissues, celltypes and subcellular organelles. In this context, we investigate the structural and functional plasticity induces in the organism by distinct environmental stimuli - in the day-to-day interaction between an individual an its environment. Super-resolution light microscopy is used to shed light on subcellular nanostructures even in living cells and to map their changes over time. Cellular neuroanatomy deals with the complex interactions of different cell types in the central nervous system, focusing on resident tissue macrophages in the brain and the retina, which is part of the nervous system.

Dissection and presentation of all regions of the human body and organs, both on a macroscopic and microscopic level are fundamental requirements in medical education. While teaching these elementary basics, we make use of a blended learning concept: traditional in-person learning is combined with modern e-learning units, e.g. in cooperation with the VirtuelleHochschule Bayern (vhb), offering the oppotunity to take advantage of digital learning units in addition to face-to-face learning.