Willig, Katrin, Prof. Dr.

• 1995-2001: Study of Physics at University of Würzburg and New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
• 2006: Dr. rer. nat. (University of Heidelberg), thesis on STED microscopy
• 2006-2013: Postdoc in STED microscopy, Department of NanoBiophotonics, Prof. S.W. Hell, Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
• 2014-2023: Independent Junior Research Group Leader, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB), Cluster of Excellence 171 - DFG Research Center 103, Göttingen
• Since 2024: Professor of Cellular and Molecular Imaging in Anatomy, Institute of Theoretical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg

Major Research Interests
Synapses, the contact sites between two neurons, are the most fundamental information processing units in the brain. Their minute size creates an inherent difficulty for conventional imaging but makes them an ideal target for super-resolution STED microscopy. We employ STED microscopy to study the sub-cellular structural plasticity and brain function directly in a living mouse. Recently, we advanced this technique for long-term and multi-label imaging and imaging of the experience-dependent remodeling of the neuronal circuitry.

Homepage Department/Research Group
https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/med/profs/anatomie/forschung-zellulare-und-molekulare-bildgebung-in-der-anatomie/

ORCID: 0000-0002-1860-334X