Thomas Euler and Philipp Berens Honored with RPB Transformational Team Science Award (copy)
TÜBINGEN — Two researchers from limits2vision iRTG are part of an international team awarded the prestigious RPB Transformational Team Science Award, recognizing groundbreaking work at the intersection of neuroscience and vision research. The award, worth 950,000 US dollars, supports the project Eyewire II, an ambitious effort with global significance.
The Tübingen-based scientists, Prof. Dr. Thomas Euler of the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and the Institute of Ophthalmic Research, and Prof. Dr. Philipp Berens of the Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health, are collaborating with two U.S. colleagues on the project. Their goal: to construct the first complete wiring diagram of the mouse retina, a so-called connectome.
By combining cutting-edge imaging technologies with artificial intelligence, the team aims to map neural connections at an unprecedented level of detail. The resulting datasets will be made openly available, offering researchers worldwide new opportunities to explore how visual information is processed in the brain.
Experts consider t
he project a potential milestone. Insights gained from the research could fundamentally reshape understanding of visual processing and, over time, contribute to the development of new treatments for eye diseases.
The award also underscores Tübingen’s growing prominence as a center for neuroscience and artificial intelligence research.
Further information about the award and the project is available from Research to Prevent Blindness.
