Keleman Group
Krystyna Keleman (Staff Scientist)
Molecular and cellular basis of learning and memory in Drosophila
To survive and reproduce in ever-changing environment, animals need to be able to modulate their behaviour upon experience. We seek to understand this process of learning and memory by studying a specific form of behavioural plasticity in Drosophila at the molecular, cellular, and circuit levels.
Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, VDRC
A Drosophila genome-wide transgenic RNAi library has been generated, allowing researchers to systematically study gene functions in specific tissues at specific developmental stages. The VDRC maintains and distributes this library to Drosophila researchers world-wide.
Selected Publications
- Dietzl, G., Chen, D., Schnorrer, F., Su, KC., Barinova, Y., Fellner, M., Gasser, B., Kinsey, K., Oppel, S., Scheiblauer, S., Couto, A., Marra, V., Keleman, K., Dickson, BJ. (2007). A genome-wide transgenic RNAi library for conditional gene inactivation in Drosophila. Nature. 448(7150):151-6 (abstract) (fulltext)
- Keleman, K., Krüttner, S., Alenius, M., Dickson, BJ. (2007). Function of the Drosophila CPEB protein Orb2 in long-term courtship memory. Nat Neurosci. 10(12):1587-93 (abstract)
