Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
@drerindunn.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at Purdue University. The Science Tooth Fairy.
Using social behavior and (epi)genetics to understand and predict depression.
Using social behavior and (epi)genetics to understand and predict depression.
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🧪 The Dunn lab is open for business! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look into the process of building our lab at Indy.
We’re hiring now - check out our open positions: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab
We’re hiring now - check out our open positions: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab
Do you know what snail shells & teeth have in common? 🐌🦷
They both grow in distinct layers! Snail shells add spiral layers as they age, much like how our teeth show incremental layers of enamel...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🧪
They both grow in distinct layers! Snail shells add spiral layers as they age, much like how our teeth show incremental layers of enamel...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🧪
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Do you know what snail shells & teeth have in common? 🐌🦷
They both grow in distinct layers! Snail shells add spiral layers as they age, much like how our teeth show incremental layers of enamel...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🧪
They both grow in distinct layers! Snail shells add spiral layers as they age, much like how our teeth show incremental layers of enamel...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🧪
Beautiful fall foliage on my morning run. Looking forward to more time spent outdoors as the seasons shift and change! 🍂
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Beautiful fall foliage on my morning run. Looking forward to more time spent outdoors as the seasons shift and change! 🍂
As the Science Tooth Fairy, I love seeing teeth featured in fall decorations. Here are two of my favorites, featured by local dental offices 🦷🎃
What were your favorite Halloween / Fall sights recently?
What were your favorite Halloween / Fall sights recently?
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
As the Science Tooth Fairy, I love seeing teeth featured in fall decorations. Here are two of my favorites, featured by local dental offices 🦷🎃
What were your favorite Halloween / Fall sights recently?
What were your favorite Halloween / Fall sights recently?
Calling all creative social media enthusiasts! 📷
The Dunn Lab is seeking support to share our science through videos & photos on social media. If you have a talent for content creation & are local to #PurdueUniversity Indianapolis campus, please apply by November 30, 2025!
The Dunn Lab is seeking support to share our science through videos & photos on social media. If you have a talent for content creation & are local to #PurdueUniversity Indianapolis campus, please apply by November 30, 2025!
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Calling all creative social media enthusiasts! 📷
The Dunn Lab is seeking support to share our science through videos & photos on social media. If you have a talent for content creation & are local to #PurdueUniversity Indianapolis campus, please apply by November 30, 2025!
The Dunn Lab is seeking support to share our science through videos & photos on social media. If you have a talent for content creation & are local to #PurdueUniversity Indianapolis campus, please apply by November 30, 2025!
One important part of The Dunn Lab culture is to spend time together outside the lab!
It was so refreshing to be able to host a recent lab lunch for us to reconnect & share ideas in a different setting - always great for creativity ✨🧪
It was so refreshing to be able to host a recent lab lunch for us to reconnect & share ideas in a different setting - always great for creativity ✨🧪
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One important part of The Dunn Lab culture is to spend time together outside the lab!
It was so refreshing to be able to host a recent lab lunch for us to reconnect & share ideas in a different setting - always great for creativity ✨🧪
It was so refreshing to be able to host a recent lab lunch for us to reconnect & share ideas in a different setting - always great for creativity ✨🧪
A quick thread of some great Purdue representation sharing our amazing science at @ispg.bsky.social annual conference #WCPG2025! 🧬 🧠 🧪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A quick thread of some great Purdue representation sharing our amazing science at @ispg.bsky.social annual conference #WCPG2025! 🧬 🧠 🧪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
First up: @ktnthompson.bsky.social presented work investigating whether family acceptance & belonging mitigate depression risk 👪
I love learning about all the things kids do with their baby teeth! In Spain their tooth fairy is a mouse! Casa Museo del Ratón Pérez in Madrid is a hidden gem that shares the story of this folkloric character. 🦷 🐁
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I love learning about all the things kids do with their baby teeth! In Spain their tooth fairy is a mouse! Casa Museo del Ratón Pérez in Madrid is a hidden gem that shares the story of this folkloric character. 🦷 🐁
🧪 Grateful to @hlusko.bsky.social for inviting me to visit & give a talk at the National Human Evolution Research Centre @cenieh.bsky.social during my visit over the summer.
Such a pleasure to meet the team, see their work & share my own! 🦷 🧬
Such a pleasure to meet the team, see their work & share my own! 🦷 🧬
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🧪 Grateful to @hlusko.bsky.social for inviting me to visit & give a talk at the National Human Evolution Research Centre @cenieh.bsky.social during my visit over the summer.
Such a pleasure to meet the team, see their work & share my own! 🦷 🧬
Such a pleasure to meet the team, see their work & share my own! 🦷 🧬
🧪 Finally catching up on social after the summer and reflecting on my first time at the @iadr.bsky.social meeting! I had the pleasure of meeting @hlusko.bsky.social & listening to her keynote talk on decoding human evolutionary adaptation from teeth.
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🧪 Finally catching up on social after the summer and reflecting on my first time at the @iadr.bsky.social meeting! I had the pleasure of meeting @hlusko.bsky.social & listening to her keynote talk on decoding human evolutionary adaptation from teeth.
Reposted by Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
🧪 The Dunn lab is open for business! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look into the process of building our lab at Indy.
We’re hiring now - check out our open positions: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab
We’re hiring now - check out our open positions: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🧪 The Dunn lab is open for business! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look into the process of building our lab at Indy.
We’re hiring now - check out our open positions: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab
We’re hiring now - check out our open positions: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab
Reposted by Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
Looking for a role between postdoc & faculty?
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Looking for a role between postdoc & faculty?
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
Are you looking for a place you can use your advanced #admin skills to make a real-world difference?
Calling all superstar Admin Assistants who want to join a groundbreaking team and use your experience to support researchers making leaps in science! 🧠
Apply now: careers.purdue.edu/job/Lead...
Calling all superstar Admin Assistants who want to join a groundbreaking team and use your experience to support researchers making leaps in science! 🧠
Apply now: careers.purdue.edu/job/Lead...
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Are you looking for a place you can use your advanced #admin skills to make a real-world difference?
Calling all superstar Admin Assistants who want to join a groundbreaking team and use your experience to support researchers making leaps in science! 🧠
Apply now: careers.purdue.edu/job/Lead...
Calling all superstar Admin Assistants who want to join a groundbreaking team and use your experience to support researchers making leaps in science! 🧠
Apply now: careers.purdue.edu/job/Lead...
Looking for a role between postdoc & faculty?
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Looking for a role between postdoc & faculty?
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
We're hiring TWO Senior Research Scholars at Purdue Indianapolis. You'll lead cutting-edge research on #epigenetics of #depression or using baby teeth for mental health #biomarkers 🧬🦷
Learn more & apply: www.thedunnlab.com/join-the...
Reposted by Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
🧪 LAST CALL! We're hiring for 2 positions to work in The Dunn Lab at Purdue Indianapolis on the epigenetics of childhood adversity and #depression risk. Apply by 10/15.
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
September 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🧪 LAST CALL! We're hiring for 2 positions to work in The Dunn Lab at Purdue Indianapolis on the epigenetics of childhood adversity and #depression risk. Apply by 10/15.
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
🧪 LAST CALL! We're hiring for 2 positions to work in The Dunn Lab at Purdue Indianapolis on the epigenetics of childhood adversity and #depression risk. Apply by 10/15.
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
September 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🧪 LAST CALL! We're hiring for 2 positions to work in The Dunn Lab at Purdue Indianapolis on the epigenetics of childhood adversity and #depression risk. Apply by 10/15.
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
Learn more at www.thedunnlab.com/join-the-lab & in 🧵 Please share & repost!
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs
Good news about extensions to ESI status for NIH grants.
Keep cranking, you early career folks. You've got this.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
#NIH #grants #EarlyCareer #Science
Keep cranking, you early career folks. You've got this.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
#NIH #grants #EarlyCareer #Science
NOT-OD-25-114: Notice of Short-Term Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Short-Term Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period NOT-OD-25-114. OD
grants.nih.gov
May 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Good news about extensions to ESI status for NIH grants.
Keep cranking, you early career folks. You've got this.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
#NIH #grants #EarlyCareer #Science
Keep cranking, you early career folks. You've got this.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
#NIH #grants #EarlyCareer #Science
In these challenging times for science, we're grateful that The Dunn Lab at #Purdue is growing 🌱
Take your #NextGiantLeap & join our mental health research team across Purdue’s Indy & West Lafayette campuses.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
Please share widely! #epigenetics #socsky #sciencejobs
Take your #NextGiantLeap & join our mental health research team across Purdue’s Indy & West Lafayette campuses.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
Please share widely! #epigenetics #socsky #sciencejobs
April 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In these challenging times for science, we're grateful that The Dunn Lab at #Purdue is growing 🌱
Take your #NextGiantLeap & join our mental health research team across Purdue’s Indy & West Lafayette campuses.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
Please share widely! #epigenetics #socsky #sciencejobs
Take your #NextGiantLeap & join our mental health research team across Purdue’s Indy & West Lafayette campuses.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
Please share widely! #epigenetics #socsky #sciencejobs
Cultivating interdisciplinary research is more important than ever. The Dunn Lab at #Purdue is hiring:
▶️ Program Director
▶️ Data Analysts
▶️ Post Docs
Make the #NextGiantLeap with us at the forefront of mental health research!
Learn more & apply: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
#SciJobs #neurojobs #HiSciSky
▶️ Program Director
▶️ Data Analysts
▶️ Post Docs
Make the #NextGiantLeap with us at the forefront of mental health research!
Learn more & apply: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
#SciJobs #neurojobs #HiSciSky
April 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Cultivating interdisciplinary research is more important than ever. The Dunn Lab at #Purdue is hiring:
▶️ Program Director
▶️ Data Analysts
▶️ Post Docs
Make the #NextGiantLeap with us at the forefront of mental health research!
Learn more & apply: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
#SciJobs #neurojobs #HiSciSky
▶️ Program Director
▶️ Data Analysts
▶️ Post Docs
Make the #NextGiantLeap with us at the forefront of mental health research!
Learn more & apply: tinyurl.com/885xpkec
#SciJobs #neurojobs #HiSciSky
Reposted by Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
🎉 Very excited to announce that The Dunn Lab website has a fresh new look to match our new home at #PurdueUniversity!
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
March 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🎉 Very excited to announce that The Dunn Lab website has a fresh new look to match our new home at #PurdueUniversity!
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
Really nice review by @cate-cholamine.bsky.social on early-life stress!
Definitely worth your time -
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Definitely worth your time -
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Early-life stress sensitizes response to future stress: Evidence and mechanisms
Early-life stress sensitizes individuals to additional stressors and increases lifetime risk for mood and anxiety disorders. Research in both human po…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🎉 Very excited to announce that The Dunn Lab website has a fresh new look to match our new home at #PurdueUniversity!
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
March 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🎉 Very excited to announce that The Dunn Lab website has a fresh new look to match our new home at #PurdueUniversity!
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
Explore our research on preventing depression, meet our growing team & discover opportunities to join us at www.thedunnlab.com 🧬
#neurojobs #academicsky #publichealth #epigenetics
Reposted by Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
Sociogenomics is upending the debate on nature vs nurture. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
Opinion | It’s Not Nature. It’s Not Nurture. It’s a Möbius Strip. (Gift Article)
Obesity, education, smoking: In more and more cases, we’re finding a nature-nurture feedback loop.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sociogenomics is upending the debate on nature vs nurture. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
Reposted by Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
Epigenetics News - Manipulating time with torpor bit.ly/43DzLXw
Whitehead Institute researchers demonstrate that inducing a prolonged torpor-like state in mice slows down epigenetic changes that accompany aging
#Epigenetics #Aging #EpigeneticAging
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Discover the breakthrough at epigenome.us
Whitehead Institute researchers demonstrate that inducing a prolonged torpor-like state in mice slows down epigenetic changes that accompany aging
#Epigenetics #Aging #EpigeneticAging
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Discover the breakthrough at epigenome.us
March 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Epigenetics News - Manipulating time with torpor bit.ly/43DzLXw
Whitehead Institute researchers demonstrate that inducing a prolonged torpor-like state in mice slows down epigenetic changes that accompany aging
#Epigenetics #Aging #EpigeneticAging
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Discover the breakthrough at epigenome.us
Whitehead Institute researchers demonstrate that inducing a prolonged torpor-like state in mice slows down epigenetic changes that accompany aging
#Epigenetics #Aging #EpigeneticAging
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Discover the breakthrough at epigenome.us
I love me some GxE work. Give this paper a serious look 👇👇👇. #PurdueSocGen
Thrilled to see our study on GxE, neighborhood and education published in @europeansocreview.bsky.social academic.oup.com/esr/advance-... incredible work by @lauisilva.bsky.social and Tobias Wolfram!
Mind the gap: the interplay between genes and neighbourhood context on educational achievement
Abstract. This article expands on previous research on gene-environment (GxE) effects on socio-economic status, by stepping beyond the family dimension and
academic.oup.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I love me some GxE work. Give this paper a serious look 👇👇👇. #PurdueSocGen