Lehrstuhl für Tierphysiologie/Neurobiologie - Forschung

Welcome to the "NEUROBIOLOGY OF MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS" GROUP
Junior group leader: Dr. David A. Slattery

University of Regensburg
Faculty of Natural Sciences III - Biology and Preclinical Medicine
Institute for Zoology
Department of Behavioural and Molecular Neuroendocrinolgy

Mood and anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric illnesses but despite substantial research efforts their underlying aetiology remains poorly elucidated. This has lead to a more endophenotype-based approach and the employment of psychosocial stress paradigms, which are believed to be more relevant to the human situation. Moreover, brain neuropeptide systems, characterized by discrete neuropeptide synthesis sites, widespread receptor distribution and multiple behavioural functions have received extensive attention for the treatment of such disorders.

People
Junior Group Leader	David A. Slattery	0941 / 943 3076	3.2.29	david.slattery@biologie.uni-r.de
PhD Students	Katharina Hillerer	0941 / 943 3056	3.2.07	katharina1.hillerer@biologie.uni-r.de
	Iulia Toth	0941 / 943 3056	3.2.07	iulia.toth@biologie.uni-r.de
	Clara Perani	0941 / 943 3119	3.2.09	clara.perani@biologie.uni-r.de
	Sebastian Peters (together with Dr Stefan Reber)	0941 / 943 3118	3.2.09	sebastian.peters@biologie.uni-r.de
Master Students	Christina Deinhard	---	---	---

Projects See Projects Slattery for full details

1. Towards a better understanding of maternal mental health: Stress effects on peripartum adaptations (DFG SL141/4-1 and Bayerische Forschungsstiftung)

2. Assessment of the contribution of the Neuropeptide S (NPS) system in an animal model of high anxiety-related behaviour
in collaboration with Prof. Rainer Landgraf (MPI, Munich), Prof. Aleksander Mathé (Karolinska Institute) and Prof. Gregers Wegener (Aarhus University)

3. Behavioural and central consequences of chronic psychosocial stress
in collaboration with Dr Stefan Reber (DFG Re2911/5-1)

4. The development of a novel animal model to study social anxiety disorder (Bayerische Forschungsstiftung)

Projects	See Projects Slattery for full details
	1. Towards a better understanding of maternal mental health: Stress effects on peripartum adaptations (DFG SL141/4-1 and Bayerische Forschungsstiftung)
	2. Assessment of the contribution of the Neuropeptide S (NPS) system in an animal model of high anxiety-related behaviour in collaboration with Prof. Rainer Landgraf (MPI, Munich), Prof. Aleksander Mathé (Karolinska Institute) and Prof. Gregers Wegener (Aarhus University)
	3. Behavioural and central consequences of chronic psychosocial stress in collaboration with Dr Stefan Reber (DFG Re2911/5-1)
	4. The development of a novel animal model to study social anxiety disorder (Bayerische Forschungsstiftung)