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Kafetzis G^§, Bok M^§, Baden T^§*, Nilsson DE^§*. A median eye origin of the vertebrate retina explains its unique circuitory. Current Biology 36(4), PR153-R170. direct link. pdf.

News Coverage:

New York Times: (by Carl Zimmer). The Evolution of Eyes Began With One

Herzog T^§, Yoshimatsu T, Moya Diaz J, James B, Lagnado L^§* and Baden T^§*. A heterogeneous population code at the first synapse of vision. (2026). Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68757-x. direct link. 

We are most delighted that Dr Simen Bruoygard has just passed his viva!

For his PhD, Simen looked at the receptove field organisation of retinal bipolar cells of zebrafish. Check out the recent conference poster below, and stay tuned for the paper!

Thank you also to Ryan MacDonald and Varun Sreenivasan for serving as examiners!

Kafetzis G^§, Bok M^§, Baden T^§*, Nilsson DE^§*. A median eye origin of the vertebrate retina explains its unique circuitory. bioRxiv. doi 10.1101/2025.09.11.675609 . direct link. pdf.