| Yves-Alain Barde | Neurotrophins, stem cells | | | | Hans Thoenen (research scientist) |
| Ruben Deogracias | neurotrophins, interneurons, BDNF, TrkB, development, synapsis, | Neurobiology | 2007 | 2013 | Yves-Alain Barde (post-doc) |
| Kevin Fidelin | Motor control, Spinal cord, Midbrain, Electrophysiology | | 2018 | | Silvia Arber (post-doc) |
| Karl Herrup | | | | | Hans Thoenen (post-doc) |
| Simon Hippenmeyer | Neural Development | | | | Silvia Arber (grad student) |
| Sonja B Hofer | Neurobiology | | | | |
| Adil Ghani Khan | Vision, Attention | | 2014 | | Thomas Mrsic-Flogel (post-doc) |
| David R. Ladle | spinal cord, development | | 2002 | 2008 | Silvia Arber (post-doc) |
| Adam Linstedt | Membrane Trafficking | | | | Hans-Peter Hauri (post-doc) |
| Oded Mayseless | neurobiology, development, olfaction, innate behavior, molecular neuroscience, transcriptomics, behavior, Ca imaging | Biozentrum | 2019 | | Alexander Schier (post-doc) |
| Dylan Richard Muir | Spiking Neural Networks, Superficial patch system, Cortical dynamics, Two-photon imaging, Competitive architectures, Visual cortex, Rodent, Cat, Monkey | | 2013 | 2018 | Thomas Mrsic-Flogel (post-doc) |
| Joaquin Navajas Acedo | Development, Neuroscience, Zebrafish, Imaging, single-cell transcriptomics | | | | |
| Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard | genetics, eye development | | | 1975 | Walter Gehring (post-doc) |
| Morgane Roth | | | | | Sonja B Hofer (post-doc) |
| Randall R. Stewart | Channels, Transporters, Signaling systems | | 1985 | 1989 | John G. Nicholls (post-doc) |
| Marco Tripodi | Neuroscience | | | | Silvia Arber (post-doc) |
| Zoltan M. Varga | Developmental Biology, Genetics, | Pharmakology | 1992 | 1995 | John G. Nicholls (grad student) |
| David P. Westfall | Neuropharmacology | | 1977 | 1977 | Hans Thoenen (research scientist) |
| Petr Znamenskiy | Auditory system, decision making | | | | |