I am fascinated by the great variety of plasticity mechanisms at the cellular and molecular level that allows the brain to generate adaptive response to our environment. During my PhD work at Bonn University in Germany I focused on the function of small members of the RIM protein family important regulators of presynaptic neurotransmitter release. In my postdoctoral training in the Nedivi lab I will study molecular changes that occur during plasticity mechanisms locally at the synapse, their consequences on neuronal networks, and ultimately behavioral outcome to understand how environmental changes influence cognitive processes and brain function.