Evolution of neurons and nervous systems / choanoflagellates / sponges / ctenophores. Deputy Director & Group leader at the Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen. Webpage: https://www.uib.no/en/michaelsarscentre/114773/burkhardt-group
Our News & Views article “Body-plan organizer in comb jellies hints at animal ancestry” now published in @nature.com 🎉 We discuss fascinating work revealing organizer activity in comb jellies & the evolution of animal development. rdcu.be/fsLWq @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Thrilled to present our labs's work on the syncytial nerve net in #ctenophores - offering a different view on neural organization and signaling - later today as part of the wonderful symposium: Origins & Diversifications of Neural Systems at #FENS2026. fens2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/de...