Researchers in Prof. Karl Diesseroth's laboratory have discovered a Dopamine receptor type 2 specific promoter (D2SP) that can be used to transfect, identify and isolate Dopamine R2 (D2R)-expressing cells.
Researchers in Prof. Karl Deisseroth's laboratory have engineered versatile, virus-based constructs that are driven by neuronal activity to either label or optogenetically control those active neurons.