Katrin Willig

Katrin Willig is a Guest Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, specializing in optical nanoscopy techniques like STED microscopy to study synaptic processes and dendritic spines in neuroscience. Her work focuses on overcoming the diffraction barrier to visualize subcellular structures in living systems.

• Research Interests: Structural dynamics of dendritic spines, super-resolution imaging, synaptic function, and brain tissue analysis using STED microscopy.
• Technical Expertise: Fluorescent dye applications, 3D sectioning, and deep tissue imaging with nanoscopy.

Her research bridges cellular neuroscience and advanced optical methods, aiming to decode neural information processing at the synaptic level.