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Prof. Dr. Thomas Euler
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Euler is a distinguished professor in the field of ophthalmic research, currently serving at the Institute of Ophthalmic Research and the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Throughout his career, he has been contributing significantly to the understanding of neural mechanisms of vision, with a particular emphasis on retinal function and visual processing. Together with colleagues at the University of Tübingen, Prof. Euler is exploring the nuanced complexities of gender/sex-differences within the realm of neuroscience.
Education and Career
Since 2029, Thomas Euler holds a position as Professor for Ophthalmic Research at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He completed his Diplom in Biology at the Johannes Gutenberg University (Mainz) in 1993 and earned his Doctorate in Biology in 1996, mentored by Prof. Christa Neumeyer (University of Mainz) and Prof. Heinz Wässle (MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt). His postdoctoral work includes positions at the Harvard Medical School / Mass. General Hospital in Boston, USA, and the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg.
Research Interests
Thomas Euler's research focuses on the neural mechanisms of vision, contributing to our knowledge of how the brain interprets the visual world. In his lab, he aims to elucidate the fundamental computational principles underlying early vision. Specifically, his lab investigates the functional organization of retinal circuits. He wants to understand what visual information is encoded – in different parts of the visual field and especially in the context of the animal’s visual ecology. In addition, he is interested in how diseases, such as progressive photoreceptor degeneration, impact the retina’s structure and function. Together with colleagues at the University of Tübingen, Euler recently started exploring the nuanced complexities of gender/sex-differences within the realm of neuroscience, specifically neural mechanisms of vision.
Engagement in the Research System
Thomas Euler is a prominent figure in the vision research community, serving as Deputy Director of the Institute for Ophthalmic Research and, until recently, as Speaker (now as Co-Speaker) of the CIN. He is a member of the steering committees for the CRC 1233 “Robust Vision” and a member of the Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) Tübingen. Additionally, he serves as a grant reviewer for several prestigious science organizations, including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the European Commission (ERC), and reviews for journals such as J Neuroscience, Nature, and Neuron.
Thomas Euler has coordinated significant research projects, including the ITN “switchBoard” funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 program, and he participated in several multi-PI NIH grants.
Academic Contributions
He co-founded the European Retina Meeting (ERM) in 2007 and organized several ERM, including 2019 in Helsinki and 2023 in Tübingen [link]. In addition, he has organized various symposia and conferences, contributing to the dissemination and advancement of knowledge in retinal neurobiology and visual processing.
Selected Publications
4. Höfling L, Szatko KP, Behrens C, Qiu Y, Klindt DA, Jessen Z, …, Euler T (2022) A chromatic feature detector in the retina signals visual context changes. bioRxiv doi:10.1101/2022.11.30.518492.
5. Gonschorek D, Goldin MA, Oesterle J, Schwerd-Kleine T, Arlinghaus R, Zhao Z, Schubert T, Marre O, Euler T (2024). Nitric oxide modulates contrast suppression in a subset of mouse retinal ganglion cells. eLife 13:RP98742, 10.7554/eLife.98742.1.
6. Strauss S*, Korympidou MM*, Ran Y, Franke K, Schubert T, Baden T, …, Euler T#, Vlasits AL# (2022) Center-surround interactions underlie bipolar cell motion sensitivity in the mouse retina. Nat Comm 13:5574. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32762-7
7. Behrens C, Yadav SC, Korympidou MM, Zhang Y, Haverkamp S, Irsen S, …, Euler T, Berens P, Schubert T (2022) Retinal horizontal cells use different synaptic sites for global feedforward and local feedback signaling. Curr Biol 32:545-58. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.055
8. Qiu Y, Zhao Z, Klindt D, Kautzky M, Szatko KP, Schaeffel F, …, Euler T (2021) Natural environment statistics in the upper and lower visual field are reflected in mouse retinal specializations. Curr Biol 31:3233-47. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.017
9. Franke K*, Maia Chagas A*, Zhao Z, Zimmermann MJY, Bartel P, Qiu Y, Szatko K, Baden T, Euler T# (2019). An arbitrary-spectrum spatial visual stimulator for vision research. eLife 2019;8:e48779, 10.7554/eLife.48779
10. Franke K*, Berens P*, Schubert T, Bethge M, Euler T#, Baden T# (2017). Inhibition decorrelates visual feature representations in the inner retina. Nature 10.1038/nature21394.
11. Baden T*, Berens P*, Franke K*, Román Rosón M, Bethge M, Euler T# (2016). The functional diversity of retinal ganglion cells in the mouse. Nature 10.1038/nature16468.
Recognition and Awards
Prof. Euler has received the Boycott Prize together with Jeff Diamond in 2022 and multiple teaching awards from the Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience, Tübingen. He has also been offered Professorships at the University of Heidelberg, University of Göttingen, and University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
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- [curriculum vitae - [pdf/english]
- https://www.erm2023.eu/