Group Leader at IJM Comparative Developmental Neurobiology Lab

Orcid: 0000-0002-9525-2838

Website: https://konstantinides-lab.com/ 

Dr. Konstantinides (SCENTINEL co-PI), an ERC starting grant recipient, is working in the development and evolution of neuronal diversity in different insects with a focus on Drosophila melanogaster visual system. Dr. Konstantinides has been using a variety of single-cell sequencing approaches (Drop-seq, Fluidigm, and 10XGenomics) to understand how different Drosophila neuronal cell types are specified. To answer these questions, Dr. Konstantinides is using state-of-the-art analytical tools for trajectory inference, batch effect correction, cross-species comparisons etc. In this consortium, he will be responsible for sharing expertise and training the members of the network in the different stages of single-cell sequencing, from sample to bioinformatics analytical methods.