Gierke, Kaspar

Dr. Kaspar Gierke

Department Biologie
Chair of Animal Physiology (Prof. Dr. Brandstätter)

Room: Room 00.108 (Building A1)
Staudtstraße 5
91058 Erlangen

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Training and Research

2015 – 2020 Dr. rer. nat. (magna cum laude), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Supervisor: Prof. J.H. Brandstätter)
since 2020 Postdoctoral fellow, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Laboratory of Prof. J.H. Brandstätter)

Main Research Interests

  • The function of presynaptic proteins with a focus on retinal ribbon synapses
  • Retinal synapse development and maintenance throughout aging
  • Molecular tethering of synaptic vesicles