Tobias Moser

Professor Tobias Moser is a leading neuroscientist and clinician-scientist at the University Medical Center Göttingen, where he serves as Director of the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience. He also leads research groups at the German Primate Center and the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, focusing on synaptic coding in the auditory system and innovative hearing restoration techniques like optogenetic cochlear implants and gene therapy.

• Education: MD from University of Jena (1995), postdoc training with Erwin Neher at Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (1994-1997)
• Clinical training: Residency in Otolaryngology at University of Göttingen Medical Center

His research bridges molecular neurophysiology and clinical translation, with a focus on hair cell ribbon synapses and their role in auditory coding. He pioneered the concept of auditory synaptopathy and developed advanced imaging and modeling approaches in collaboration with experts in nanobiophotonics and theoretical neurophysics.

Scientific awards include the Heisenberg Fellowship (DFG) and INHABIT Artist-in-Residence. He is also a Spokesperson for the Multiscale Bioimaging Cluster of Excellence (MBExC) and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies. His group has produced numerous high-impact publications in journals like Nature, Science Translational Medicine, and Nature Neuroscience.

Prof. Moser's work exemplifies interdisciplinary collaboration, integrating molecular physiology, clinical audiology, and computational modeling. His InnerEarLab at Göttingen Campus remains a hub for auditory neuroscience research, training the next generation of scientists while advancing therapies for hearing disorders.