Analysis of synapse assembly in Drosophila melanogaster [Elektronische Ressource] = Analyse des synaptischen Aufbaus der Drosophila melanogaster / submitted by Wernher Fouquet

Analysis of synapse assembly in Drosophila melanogaster Analyse des synaptischen Aufbaus der Drosophila melanogaster Doctoral thesis for a doctoral degree at the Graduate School of Life Sciences, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Section Biomedicine submitted by Wernher Fouquet from São Paulo Würzburg 2008 1 Submitted on: ................................................................................................. Office stamp Members of the Promotionskomitee: Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Caroline Kisker Primary Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stephan J. Sigrist Supervisor (Second): Prof. Dr Erich Buchner Supervisor (Third): Dr. Asparouh Iliev Date of Public Defence: 16.09.2009 Date of receipt of Certificates: ...................................................................... 2 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my instructor and supervisor Prof. Dr. Stephan Sigrist for giving me the opportunity to conduct these scientific studies in his research group. Over the years Stephan has been my major scientific mentor and thanks to him I had access to the most extraordinary equipment, which finally allowed me to perform my experiments. His diligent supervision and faithful friendship were decisive for the realization of this work. I would also like to thank both supervisors Prof. Dr. Erich Buchner and Dr.