David P. Wolfer, M.D.

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Institute for Human Movement Sciences, ETH Zurich

David P. Wolfer, M.D.About the speaker
David P. Wolfer (born 1960) has been associate professor of anatomy at the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Zurich and at the Institute for Human Movement Sciences at ETH Zurich since 2005. He studied medicine in Zurich and got his doctorate in 1988. His research group investigates the biological basis of cognitive functions, in particular the role of the hippocampus in memory and control of behavior. The group works with genetically modified mice as well as with classical genetics and lesion studies. In the context of this research new methods of behavioral analysis are developed, allowing to measure cognitive functions more efficiently and reliably.

The teaching activities of David P. Wolfer cover the whole microscopic and macroscopic human anatomy with special emphasis on the nervous and musculoskeletal system. At the advanced level, his teaching covers the topics of neuroanatomy and genetics of behavior.


Keynote Lecture
'Automated testing of mouse behavior in the home cage: can it meet its promises?'; watch his lecture on-line.