Research in the Institute comprises work on vertebrate, insect and plant model organisms
Vertebrates: Hammerschmidt Insects: Roth, Panfilio, Pechmann Plants: Werr
Research in the Institute focusses on various aspects of developmental biology
Dorsoventral patterning, Pituitary development, Skin development: Hammerschmidt Axis formation: Roth, Lynch Embryonic patterning, Shoot apical meristem function: Werr Comparative epithelial morphogenesis: Panfilio