In September 2019, we had a conference month to present our research! Veronika, Dima, Nik and Zuza attended the European Congress of Ichthyology in Lausanne with the following contributions:
Nik Lupše – Evolution of the visual sensory system in the deep-sea fishes from the Sargasso Sea (talk)
Dmytro Omelchenko – Molecular basis of adaptation to hypoxia in Barombi Mbo crater lake cichlids (talk)
Veronika Truhlářová – Opsin gene expression and vision modification during ontogeny in European cyprinid fishes (poster)
Zuzana Musilova – Deep-sea fish can see colours using multiple rod opsins – and how about their larvae? (keynote talk)
Veronika, Katka, Dima, Demi and Zuza attended also the Cichlid Science 2019 conference in Madrid with the contributions:
Dmytro Omelchenko – Evolution of hemoglobin genes in cichlid fishes (talk)
Demian Burguera – Genomic changes involving olfactory receptor genes across distinct evolutionary scales (talk)
Veronika Truhlářová – Modification of colour vision in African riverine cichlids (poster)
Kateřina Remišová – FISHing for Opsins: Photoreceptor Distribution in the Retina of the Cameroonian Crater Lake Cichlids (poster)
Zuzana Musilova – How do fish see in the dark and what do deep-sea fish and deep-water cichlids have in common? (plenary talk)
On top of this, in June 2019, Gina represented our team at the 11th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences in Zagreb, with the contribution:
Gina Sommer – In the eyes of the beholder – Evolution of vision and trophic ecology in the elephant fishes (Mormyridae) (poster)
Thanks everybody for representing our team!:-)