DrMarios Chatzigeorgiou

The Chatzigeorgiou  lab investigates the development, function, and evolution of nervous systems across the tree of life using marine organisms. Current projects focus on  the invertebrate chordates Ciona intestinalis and Oikopleura dioca. His research combines genetics, advanced imaging, quantitative behavioural analysis, and neurophysiology to uncover how simple chordate nervous systems process sensory information and generate behaviour. The lab also explores the molecular mechanisms underlying sensory perception, the organization of behavioural states, the development of key chordate structures such as the nervous system and notochord, and the impact of environmental stressors, including anthropogenic underwater noise, on marine organisms.