Governance Structure
Organisation

The Speaker and Vice Speaker of BIGS Neuroscience represent the graduate school to the University administration and to the outside world. They supervise the proper allocation of funds, prepare meetings of the Steering Committee, and implement its decisions. The Speakers are elected by the BIGS Neuroscience faculty every two years.

The Steering Committee is responsible for the development and coordination of academic and training programmes, including quality control. This includes decisions on the general use of funds and the awarding of the BIGS Neuroscience thesis award and travel grants. The Steering Committee also decides on the admission of new Principal Investigator to the faculty of BIGS Neuroscience.

The Teaching Committee is responsible for developing the curriculum, ensuring it covers the latest developments in the field of neuroscience.

The Student Council consists of graduate students elected annually by the BIGS Neuroscience student body. The Student Council represents the student body and organises the annual BIGS Neuroscience Student Retreat as well as social events.

SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neurodevelopmental Genetics
VICE SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neuroimmunology and Imaging
SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neurodevelopmental Genetics
VICE SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neuroimmunology and Imaging
Synaptic neuron-glia interactions
Neurobiology of Magnetoreception
Genetics of nutrient control
HEAD of Teaching Committee & Circuit Mechanisms of Behavior
Computational Neuroscience of Behavior
SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neurodevelopmental Genetics
VICE SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neuroimmunology and Imaging
Synaptic neuron-glia interactions
Functional Diversity of Neural Circuits
Brain lipid metabolism
HEAD of Teaching Committee & Circuit Mechanisms of Behavior
Social Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience of Behavior
Sensory Dynamics and Behaviour
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Artificial intelligence and neuroscience
Molecular Psychiatry
Aging and Neurodegeneration
Neuronal input-output computation during cognition
Translational Epilepsy Research
Molecular Immunology in Neurodegeneration
SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neurodevelopmental Genetics
Axon Growth and Regeneration
Computational Neuroethology
Reconstructive Neurobiology
Degenerative Retinal Diseases
Immune Regulation
Multiple Sclerosis
Experimental Neurophysiology
Molecular and Cellular Cognition
Cognitive Psychology
Institute of Physiology I
VICE SPEAKER of BIGS Neuroscience & Neuroimmunology and Imaging
Neural Circuit Computations
Neural Circuits and Metabolism
Microglia and Neuroinflammation
Advanced adaptive optics for single-cell psychophysics
Synaptic neuron-glia interactions
Cardiovascular Immunology
Department of Molecular Sensory Systems
Behavior and Brain Organization
Functional Diversity of Neural Circuits
Brain lipid metabolism
Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience
Division of Neurochemistry
Neurobiology of Magnetoreception
Developmental Biology of the Immune System
Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Memory and Imagination
Lichtenberg Professor of Cognitive and Clinical Neurophysiology
Neural Regeneration
In Silico Brain Sciences
Investigating myelination in-vivo
Genetics of nutrient control
Neurovascular Diseases
Cellular signaling cascades, viral vectors, nano-medicine
Differential and Biological Psychology & Center for Economics and Neuroscience
HEAD of Teaching Committee & Circuit Mechanisms of Behavior
Translational Neuroimaging Group
Neurovascular Cell Biology
Nuclear Function in CNS pathophysiology
Translational Dementia Research
Neurobiology of flight control
Synapse function, diversity and plasticity
Neural Information Flow
Social Neuroscience
Functional Neuroconnectomics
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sleep and Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease
Institute of Physiology II
Institute of Cellular Neurosciences
Computational Neuroscience of Behavior
Sensory ciliary signaling
Molecular Cell Biology
Center for Economics and Neuroscience AND Neurocognition & Imaging
Circuits of chronically epileptic seizures
Institute of Genetics
Biomarker Parkinson's disease
Institute of Molecular Psychiatry

We are a group of PhD students elected by the BIGS Neuroscioence student body to represent the BIGS Neurosciences students. Our primary role is to establish a direct link between programme administration and students, facilitating and enhancing communication among all stakeholders. Our duties encompass organising a variety of events, both scientific and non-scientific, and fostering interaction within the broader PhD community in Bonn. We are committed to helping students with any challenges they may encounter within the graduate school environment. We actively solicit ideas, propose projects, and facilitate networking opportunities. If you have suggestions for scientific or social events, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

New members are welcome to join the council at any time. For further inquiries or information, please contact us via email (students(at)bigs-neuroscience.de).

Microglia and Neuroinflammation
Sensory ciliary signaling
Functional Neuroconnectomics
Reconstructive Neurobiology
Developmental Biology of the Immune System
Nuclear Function in CNS pathophysiology
Main Programme Coordinator
Programme Coordinator