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Andrew Plested @andrewplested.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today we celebrated Peter Hegenann’s #NobelPrize for #optigenetics at @humboldtuni.bsky.social Magical and surreal. So much joy. I hurt my hands from clapping so much.

Peter Hegemann introduced by Kerstin Kaufmann, head of the Institue for biology at HUB.

Peter with his current and former lab members in the foyer of the « amoeba » (haus 22).

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Congratulations @deisseroth.bsky.social, #Peter Hegemann and #Georg Nagel! This is an amazing day for #optogenetics and #opsin research. All day I am simply happy and full of good memories - and so gratefull as well!

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

First visitors of the new lab came all the way from Japan 🫶 Always a pleasure to discuss #opsin_mechanisms with Shoko and Satoshi and really looking forward to see them again this afternoon together with many other familiar faces at the #ICRP2026 starting today in Siena🇮🇹🧬🍾

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Opsin Engineering Lab: www.auditory-neuroscience.uni-goettingen.de/group_Vieroc... PhD position: www.auditory-neuroscience.uni-goettingen.de/dl/job/PhD_s... Technician position: www.auditory-neuroscience.uni-goettingen.de/dl/job/TA_Vi...

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Happy to announce that the #VierockLab is moving to #Goettingen joining the new #Else-Kröner-Fresensius-Center-for-Optogenetic-Therapies and a vibrant Optogenetics Community in their goal to bring Optogenetics to the clinic! In the #OpsinEngineeringLab we have Openings - please share and apply! 🚀☺️🎊

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Excellent patching by Klaus and great collaboration by Peter. We helped them with the cloning and later I visited Klaus in Jena as I could also not belief it - It is simply amazing 🤩💪

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Very happy to share our new manuscript on the photocycle of the highly sensitive, K⁺-selective channelrhodopsin #WiChR. Combining electrophysiology with K⁺ imaging & comp. modelling. Thanks Franzi for this fruitful cooperation—congrats to Sophia, Linda & team! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Experimentally informed, quantitative photocycle model of the light-gated potassium channel WiChR

Light-gated ion channels (channelrhodopsins; ChR) can be used to precisely control the electrical activity of genetically targeted cell populations wi…

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BejaLabTechnion @bejalab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

21st International Conference on Retinal Proteins (ICRP2026) will be held in Siena, Italy, from September 14 to 19, 2026 Chair- Massimo Olivucci, Co-Chair- Kwang-Hwang Jung www.congressi.unisi.it/retinalprote...

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Four years ago, the red-light–activated channelrhodopsin #Chrimson restored basic vision in a blind patient. Here, we uncover its #multicolor_photoreactions and show implications for optogenetic applications. Many interesting details and a wonderful team🥳! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The fish, but also hallow’s eve - still many open questions about zombie photo reception 😜

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Amazing! Congratulation Zoe 💪🥳this great application of #BiPOLES and a really cool paper👍

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Great Paper about light harvesting in proton pumping opsins!

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Johannes Vierock @johvierock.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🚨We have an open position in the lab for the engineering of new #optogenetic tools for light control of #subcellular biology!💡🧠🔬 Interested? Get in touch or apply 👍 karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...

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Researcher Subcellular Optogenetics at the Neurosciences Research Center DM.65.25

part-time | 28.03.2025 | Campus Charité Mitte

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Masseck Lab @massecklab.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

🎄PinkyCaMP- our christmas gift to you! 🎁: We are excited to present PinkyCaMP, the first mScarlet based calcium sensor with: ✨exceptional, brightness ✨phototability ✨and optogenetic compatability. Check out our new preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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