The main laboratory activity during the Hands-on Laboratory takes place in the departments of

Neurobiology (Head: Prof. Reinhard Jahn), the research is focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying exocytosis with particular emphasis on synaptic transmitter release;

Molecular Developmental Biology (Head: Prof. Herbert Jäckle), the main research focus centers on the analysis of molecular mechanisms of the development of Drosophila;

Cellular Biochemistry (Head: Prof. Reinhard Lührmann), the research is focused on the analysis of mechanisms underlying RNA transport and processing;

Techniques employed by these departments widely overlap and cover most of modern molecular and cellular techniques;

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics (Head: Prof. Helmut Grubmüller), the research is focused on the analysis of physics and function of protein complexes at the atomic level with the use of complex computer simulations of their atomistic dynamics.