The roles of interneurons in the organization of cortical activity.

Neuroethology; sensory information processing in vertebrate brains.

Development and evolution of vertebrates.

Systematics and biogeography of freshwater fish of Latin America; morphological evolution; conservation of aquatic ecosystems

Evolutionary genetics, speciation, adaptive radiation and biogeography of bacteria.

Muscle development and growth, using zebrafish as a model system.

Neurogenesis of embryonic stem cells; fates of ES cell-derived transplants in the brain; cell migration in early embryo development.

Developmental neurobiology of vocal learning in song birds.

Neuronal cell death and neuroprotection in the developing brain and epilepsy; stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative disorders

Evolution and ecology of plant-insect interactions.

Evolutionary ecology of plant response to environment.

Molecular genetics; bioinformatics.