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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 19h

Congrats, Armin! So happy for you!

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 2d

A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 3d

Totally!

Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 4d

Feeling so blessed to see one of my favorite pieces of literature, Beckett’s #WaitingForGodot , being played on #Broadway at the Hudson Theatre by… imagine…Keanu Reeves! This is magic! Don’t miss if you are in NYC.. things that make this city so amazing! ❤️

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this nice story from @fordham.edu News on our work on #menopause transition recently published in Molecular Psychiatry & funded by the NIH. Knowledge is power! #WomensHealth 🔥

"Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connection”

now.fordham.edu/university-n...

Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connection

A biology professor is examining the links between menopause and depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses, building on a pioneering study she and her team just published.

now.fordham.edu

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 8d

So funny how I always look like I am an athlete at the Olympic Games when I am receiving an award! 😂 I am not even aware of that but it is deeply ingrained in my behavior I believe 🥇😃

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 8d

Many thanks to @fordham.edu for organizing the celebration of the recently promoted & tenured faculty. It is incredible honor to be celebrated by the President, the Provost & the Deans. So proud of my dear colleague Eduardo Gallo & many thanks to our chair @ehekkala.bsky.social for her support!

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 11d

So much enjoyed the night out with @jordanmarrocco.bsky.social & Co. tonight. We are having just incredible weather in NYC this week…let’s enjoy while it lasts! ❤️

Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to give a talk on sex differences to @springernature.com editors focusing on neuroscience. I highlighted factors & mechanisms underlying sex differences in the brain, behavior & brain disease risk. Hope this helps editors and our field. Great Qs & thanks to Ben Bessieres for the invitation!

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 18d

Big lab celebration: my 10 year anniversary @fordham.edu ; papers accepted @natcomms.nature.com Mol. Psychiatry @npp-journal.bsky.social ; @luisadema.bsky.social & @lailaouldibbat.bsky.social won #TPDA @sfn.org ; new postdoc @bruzzone-sep.bsky.social ; w/ Devin Rocks 🍾 Killing it - so proud! 🔥

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Anders Sejr Hansen @andersshansen.bsky.social · 21d

Very interesting new @wbickmor.bsky.social commentary on the mechanistic mystery that is very distal enhancer-promoter interactions www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Is enhancer-driven gene regulation all wrapped up? - Nature Reviews Genetics

In this Comment, Wendy Bickmore discusses mechanistic models of how 3D genome organization facilitates communication between distant enhancers and their target promoters to regulate gene expression.

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you, Laura!

Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 20d

Incredible day today as Devin Rocks' main PhD thesis manuscript was accepted @natcomms.nature.com ! Please stay tuned for all the updates we made to the paper since *2023*! - so proud of Devin for all the fantastic work!

Also, I got 15% funding cut on my R01 restored today!

Lets go! 🏆 🔥

Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Dec 28

Here is our new lab preprint @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social, where we introduce the first sex-specific immediate early gene, Egr1!

Egr1 opens neuronal chromatin sex-specifically, with consequences for targeted gene expression changes, synaptic plasticity & behavior 👇

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Egr1 is a sex-specific regulator of neuronal chromatin, synaptic plasticity, and behaviour

bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

www.biorxiv.org

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 21d

Morrissey opening tonight’s show at the Radio City Music Hall with ‘There is a light that never goes out’. My heart jumped ❤️☺️… Amazing night! 🙏

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · 23d

Still a bit jet lagged… the last part of my European trip was beautiful, stylish (& sustainable!) Copenhagen! Enjoyed this visit immensely… many thanks to Vibe Frokjaer for invitation to give a seminar at the University of Copenhagen. This is indeed the best job in the world! 💙💛♥️

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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · Sep 2

#ThisWeekInNPP

This 🔥 Hot Topic 🔥 emphasizes that ovarian hormone fluctuations - across the menstrual cycle, postpartum, & menopause - are key drivers of psychiatric risk in ♀️, yet remain understudied / @kundakoviclab.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Sep 2

Many thanks to Joram Mul and the Brain Plasticity group for hosting my talk at the University of Amsterdam . Really enjoyed visiting the university and meeting everyone — such a great group! w/ @anikokorosi.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Sep 2

Next step of the trip was beautiful #Amsterdam ! So lively, vibrant & free-spirited.. enjoyed every moment of the visit! Spent time with a dear friend and exploring the city, the Moco museum & my favorite Van Gogh museum, saw mesmerizing #AlmondBlossom again! 🌸 ❤️

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 28

Goodbye beautiful #Helsinki ! This was an amazing visit to @helsinki.fi , Helsinki Biennial at the wonderful Vallisaari island w/ @iirishovatta.bsky.social lab , beautiful art at the Kiasma museum , swimming & sauning at the Allas pools. 🙏 Iiris, until next time! ❤️

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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · Aug 27

A new 🔥 Hot Topic 🔥 from @kundakoviclab.bsky.social is out now in @npp-journal.bsky.social

Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thrilled to share our Hot Topics article just published @npp-journal.bsky.social :

"Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging & (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health"

Always huge pleasure to work w/ @cogneuroend.bsky.social on revolutionizing #WomensMentalHealth 🔥

rdcu.be/eCy6i

Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

Neuropsychopharmacology - Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you, Iiris, for everything! It was a wonderful visit!

Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thrilled to share our Hot Topics article just published @npp-journal.bsky.social :

"Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging & (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health"

Always huge pleasure to work w/ @cogneuroend.bsky.social on revolutionizing #WomensMentalHealth 🔥

rdcu.be/eCy6i

Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

Neuropsychopharmacology - Leveraging high-resolution brain imaging and (epi)genomic approaches to improve women’s mental health

rdcu.be

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 23

On my way to begin my Northern European tour! ☺️ The first stop is Helsinki and seminar at the University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi Many thanks to @iirishovatta.bsky.social for this kind invitation. Can’t wait to visit the uni and the city! 😍

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you!

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you, Debbie!

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