Valentina Kirsch
v-kirsch.bsky.social
Valentina Kirsch
@v-kirsch.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Würzburg
Reposted by Valentina Kirsch
Delighted that my PhD student @v-kirsch.bsky.social received an award for her poster on RHODOPSIN 7 in the @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social section. Many thanks to the @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social for a wonderful and inspiring meeting!
#DZG #Drosophila #Rhodopsin7
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reposted by Valentina Kirsch
Our new paper is out now!
We show the non-image forming role of #Rhodopsin7 in #Drosophila, expanding our understanding of #opsins beyond classical vision.
This work highlights how #Rh7 contributes to extra-retinal light sensing and plays a role in behavioral light responses.
@flyneuro.bsky.social
RHODOPSIN 7: An ancient non-retinal photoreceptor for contrast vision, darkness detection, and circadian regulation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.29.667052v1
August 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM