Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab Twitter profile

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Marija Kundakovic

7 months

I am extremely excited to share our Feature Review in @TrendsNeuro : "Epigenetic mechanisms underlying sex differences in the brain and behavior"

Epigenetic mechanisms underlying sex differences in the brain and behavior

Sex differences are found across brain regions, behaviors, and brain diseases. Sexual differentiation of the brain is initiated prenatally but it continues throughout life, as a result of the...

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

1/ I am happy to share our new article: “Why the estrous cycle matters for neuroscience” @BiologySexDiff If you are interested in sex differences & in inclusive research practices that benefit people across gender, please read this article. Thread 👇:

Why the estrous cycle matters for neuroscience - Biology of Sex Differences

Background Ovarian hormone fluctuations over the rodent estrous cycle and the human menstrual cycle are known to significantly impact brain physiology and disease risk, yet this variable is largely...

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

5 months

I can’t describe how ecstatic I am that the X chromosome project is now funded (10th percentile, on the first try!). Let’s see how inactive the “inactive X chromosome” really is! Looking forward to continue working with my Co-I ⁦ @MJordanRowley ⁩ on this! Exciting times!! 🎉

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 months

My lab is recruiting 2 postdocs to work on NIH-funded projects on hormone-driven, sex-specific epigenetic regulation in the brain. Come to NYC to help us transform fields of neuroscience & women's health! We: What we do: Pls RT!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

6 months

In our new lab preprint, led by @DrocksNeuro , 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 and behavior🧵 👇

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Just found out that I received tenure! Many thanks to all my lab members, students, colleagues, and collaborators! Really looking forward to the next phase of my career - to inspiring young minds and future discoveries. Onwards!! 🎉

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 years

If you are interested in doing ATAC-seq on brain tissue, particularly after cell/nuclei sorting, and wonder how to preserve the tissue for best results, here we did a comparison of three commonly used cryopreservation methods.

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

I'm thrilled to share our paper on Sex-specific 3D genome dynamics in the mouse brain by @DrocksNeuro , Shukla et al. now published @NatureComms the result of an amazing collaboration of my group @FordhamNYC w/ @MJordanRowley group at @UNMC_GCBA . Thread:

Sex-specific multi-level 3D genome dynamics in the mouse brain

Nature Communications - Here the authors provide evidence that 3D chromatin structure in the mouse brain differs between males and females and undergoes dynamic remodelling during the female...

www.nature.com

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

My lab is hiring 2 postdocs for the NIH-funded project on #epigenetic regulation of brain & behavior by the estrous cycle. Join us in NYC for this exciting project! Neuroendocrinologists and molecular neurobiologists of all backgrounds encouraged to apply. Details below👇Pls RT!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

I am very excited to share a new preprint from my lab: Early-life stress and ovarian hormones alter transcriptional regulation in the nucleus accumbens resulting in sex-specific responses to cocaine Link and a thread:👇

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 years

Just got the score for my first R01. Speechless! Many thanks to all my lab members past and present, to NIH reviewers, and my great collaborators ⁦ @greally ⁩ and ⁦⁦ @masako_suzuki ⁩ . Can’t wait to see what future will bring!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Thrilled to share our paper: Early-life stress and ovarian hormones alter transcriptional regulation in the nucleus accumbens resulting in sex-specific responses to cocaine Now published at @CellReports . A thread👇

Early-life stress and ovarian hormones alter transcriptional regulation in the nucleus accumbens...

Rocks et al. reveal transcriptional mechanisms through which female-specific factors, early-life stress and ovarian hormones, induce sex-specific cocaine responses. Both factors alter X chromosome...

www.cell.com

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

In this overwhelmingly exciting week, in which we got 2 manuscripts published and one undergoing final proofs correction (stay tuned for the 3rd article!), here arrives the letter stating that I am officially promoted to an Associate Professor! Amazing times! 😀🎉

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Honestly, can we just agree that females should always be included, the estrous cycle matters but not for all behaviors and females are not “erratic” –there is a highly-regulated systemic cycling of ovarian hormones that's critical for reproduction & women’s health. Thx! @nytimes

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

In our new preprint in collaboration w/ @MJordanRowley , we show for the first time that 3D genome organization in the brain differs between males and females and undergoes dynamic remodeling during the female ovarian cycle. @DrocksNeuro , Shukla, et al:

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Totally overwhelmed by the incredible feedback I received regarding my talk at #OSSD2023 . It was so successful thanks to an amazing & receptive @OSSDtweets audience. Thank you all! And, since many have asked, here's my estrous cycle meme from the talk. Feel free to share away!😀

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

5 years

Very excited to share the work from my lab on #chromatin organization dynamics in the female brain. Now out in @NatureComms : @FordhamNYC w/ @JaricIvana @masako_suzuki @EpgntxEinstein

Chromatin organization in the female mouse brain fluctuates across the oestrous cycle

Nature Communications - The molecular mechanisms underlying the dynamic nature of the female brain structure and function remain poorly understood. Here the authors characterise chromatin...

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

My dream symposium on How Hormonal Cycles Impact Mental Health! Excited to finally speak w Julia Sacher @CognNeuroend on menstrual & estrous rhythms of the brain! Am prepping exciting mix of mouse & human data! Can't wait 2 see all #womenmind @CAMHnews @LiisaGalea @ismail_nafissa

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

>100M women use oral contraceptives - 1 of the biggest natural experiments, underexplored in brain. OC use changes brain structure, function, stress response, mood, cognitive strategy. V important work @JesseMLacasse @TronsonLab @ismail_nafissa . Session 2 #OSSD2022 @LiisaGalea

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

11 months

Exactly 20 yrs apart! 1st pic - Aug 13, 2003 - I'm leaving Serbia to do a PhD in the U.S. 2nd - today, just passed my US citizenship test! Greatful to this country for all the intellectual & personal freedom. American dream exemplified! 😊 🇺🇸 Onwards! ⁦ @whitneymuseum ⁩

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Get ready for @OSSDtweets meeting #OSSD2023 ! 🔥 Excited to give a talk as part of the @BiologySexDiff Hot Topics symposium organized by Jill Becker @women_neurosci . Let's discuss 'Why the estrous cycle matters for neuroscience!'

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

R01, here we go! Such great news for a Friday afternoon! Can't wait to celebrate with my lab, @greally and @masako_suzuki . Please spread the news that my lab will be hiring a postdoc and technician... more info coming soon... Exciting times!!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

Greetings from #Bergen , Norway! Would travel anywhere for an opportunity to chat and dine with ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ & ⁦ @CognNeuroend ⁩ ! 😊 What a great evening with a view and good food … looking forward to #OSSD2024 !

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Very excited and honored to become a new Associate Member of @ACNPorg ! Many thanks to the membership committee as well as to @DrFrancisLee and Schahram Akbarian @AkbarianLab for their nominations. I look forward to contributing to the College! #ACNP2022

Director, National Institute of Mental Health

@NIMHDirector

2 years

Congratulations to new Associate and Regular Members of @ACNPorg #ACNP2022

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

For those who don’t know, I was a quite successful basketball player age 11-18; was in Serbian junior national selection. Then had a hiatus of >20 years w/o taking 🏀 until Covid. Now I play every now and then, for relaxation. The muscle memory amazes me… must be epigenetics 😄

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

I am giving a talk this Wednesday, September 15th, at 11 am EDT/5 pm CET: 'Epigenetic regulation of brain and behavior by the estrous cycle', as part of the World Wide Neuro Neuroepigenetics series. Register and join us here:

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Check out our new review article in Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (FIN): “Sex hormone fluctuation and increased female risk for depression and anxiety disorders: from clinical evidence to molecular mechanisms” Thread 👇:

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

What a great line-up of speakers and wonderful company here at #womenmind24 .. Enjoying this woman power working together to improve #WomensMentalHealth ! @LiisaGalea @CognNeuroend @emilyjacobs @Zuloaga_Lab @DocKatiePhd @SeneyMarianne @GeorgiaHodes

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Campfire session on Why sex matters for brain health. ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ preaching 😊 w/ ⁦ @Dalla_Christina ⁩ . Great to see a good turnout and great questions from the audience #ECNP2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 month

Look who I found in Tokyo… ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ ! 🤩 So amazing to be able to hang out together in all these different places! ❤️ #Shinjuku

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Preparing for @OSSDtweets meeting! Excited to give a talk as part of @BiologySexDiff Hot Topics symposium, organized by @women_neurosci , Wed 10:40am ➡️ Let's discuss 'Why the estrous cycle matters for neuroscience!' Can't wait to see everyone! #OSSD2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Grades are in and I am officially on sabbatical until January 2024! You gotta love the life of a professor! 😊☕️

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Continuing with awesome lab news in April, I am thrilled to announce that I was awarded this year's Distinguished Research Award in the Sciences and Mathematics @FordhamNYC . Congrats to all awardees and big thank you to all my students and lab members for making this possible!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

I am beyond thrilled and honored to give a keynote lecture at the 2023 Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology @SBNTweets meeting in Tours, France! Many thanks to the organizers for this invitation. Looking forward to seeing everyone at this great meeting! #SBN2023

SBN Tweets

@SBNTweets

2 years

We are excited to share the program highlights for the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, which will be held in Tours (France) from June 26 to June 29, 2023! @SBN2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

What a week! Coming back from the break, here are the news that our 3D genome paper is accepted at @NatureComms ! 🎉🎉Thanks to all the authors for the hard work and masterfully done revision. Please watch this space for the final publication! w/ @MJordanRowley @DrocksNeuro

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

What a great start to 2022! Symposium accepted for @OSSDtweets meeting: Ovarian hormones in sex-specific brain plasticity and disease, w/ @Profa_Correa , @the_EGG_lab @NCNDgroup_KCL . See you in LA in May! 🌴

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

It is nice that @Nature is featuring lack of funding for #WomensHealth research. But we also need the major journals to start publishing female-focused studies, which requires a shift in priorities. All elements of the "system" need to change to boost research on women's health!

Dr. Liisa Galea

@LiisaGalea

1 year

Conditions that affect women more than men garner less funding. But boosting investment could reap big rewards.

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Disconnect btw psychiatry & reproductive medicine is scary, considering how much reproductive hormones affect brain & mood regulation. Unfortunately, just another sign of lack of interest in women's health. Hope we can raise awareness & change this!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

🚨Estrogen receptor alpha is an RNA-binding protein that mediates alternative splicing and translation of stress response and drug resistance-relevant mRNAs in breast cancer cells. Now we need to understand the implications of this for neuronal function!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

What an amazing year this has been w/ lab growing and glowing, receiving tenure & promotion, great new pubs, wonderful travels & spending time with many amazing people! Time for some rest.. Happy Holidays & New Year to all from this Aries! (captured in natural habitat! 👇♈️😀🎉)

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Again, *hormone withdrawal* is associated with mood worsening & increased anxiety both in oral contraceptive users and in people with natural menstrual cycles! Psychiatrists, neuroscientists take note! 🚨 #WomensHealth #ReproductivePsychiatry

Mental Health Symptoms in Oral Contraceptive Users During Short-Term Hormone Withdrawal

This case-control study evaluates if short-term hormone withdrawal of oral contraceptives (pill pause) is associated with changes in mental health symptoms in long-term users of combined oral...

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

29 days

A great talk by ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ on how to harness the power of sex differences to better understand depression. As always, also amazing advocacy on the importance to study the effect of sex and female-specific factors in psychiatry! 🔥 #CINP2024

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

8 months

Happy to be back in rainy #NYC , to brunch w/ avocado toast in #UWS 😊. Processing my trip in Europe & feeling so grateful that I can travel the world, share work that I feel so strongly about & spend time w/ outstanding colleagues. Thank you all, can't imagine a better life! ❤️

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

This is how conferencing should be done! Amazing #SBN2023 comes to an end. I loved every moment of it. Great seeing you all! And what a dinner! 🥂 Vive la France! 🇫🇷 ⁦ @SBNTweets ⁩

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

An important DEI-focused session on ‘Mentoring People Different than You’. So great to hear from ⁦⁦ @DrGlitterbear ⁩ ⁦⁦ @TheRealDrDukes ⁩ Christine Pfund ⁦ @DrNiiAddy ⁩ #ACNP2022

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Having a great time at #OSSD2023 ! w/ ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ ⁦ @jordanmarrocco ⁩ ⁦ @staci_bilbo ⁩ ⁦ @DocKatiePhd ⁩ ⁦ @TronsonLab ⁩ Thank you ⁦ @SofiaAhmedMD ⁩ ! ⁦ @OSSDtweets ⁩

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

7 months

Just arrived at #ACNP2023 ⁦. Looking forward to seeing everyone! ☀️🌴 My lab studies epigenetic regulation in the brain by ovarian hormones & stress, of relevance to depression, anxiety & SUD. Looking for a postdoc! See more here:

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

After great response to #OSSD2023 talk, I received generous, unexpected email from Irving Zucker @UCBerkeley thanking me for @BiologySexDiff paper, stating its significance may extend across disciplines. Bringing back estrous cycle 4 #WomensHealth ✊

Why the estrous cycle matters for neuroscience - Biology of Sex Differences

Background Ovarian hormone fluctuations over the rodent estrous cycle and the human menstrual cycle are known to significantly impact brain physiology and disease risk, yet this variable is largely...

bsd.biomedcentral.com

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Dear all, let me present to you Dr. Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro ! Having you as my first PhD student was immense privilege. Feeling so proud for what you accomplished so far and can't wait to see what you will do in the future! Next- postdoc at Conor Liston's lab @WeillCornell ! 🌟

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 months

Glad to see that @CellCellPress has issue on sex & gender w/ schematic representation of sex/gender that goes beyond binary. Inclusive language & pics matter a lot! Glad to update my teaching slides to reflect the language that I am using! Before -> After

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

7 months

Very first poster presentation by ⁦ @LailaOuldibbat ⁩ , 4 hours of non-stop talking! So many people, so much interest, amazing job! So proud of Laila! 🔥 #SfN2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Full room for the fantastic symposium on hormone contraceptives, brain function & depression. So glad that ⁦ @ECNPtweets ⁩ highlighted this topic! hormone withdrawal/pill pause worsens mood; mood changes most pronounced in young users, w/ previous mental problems #ECNP2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Horrific scenes from Ukraine are particularly triggering for us who lived through the Yugoslav wars and NATO bombing in the 90s... My heart and thoughts go out to the Ukrainian people as I hope for peace and sanity to win 💙💛

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Come to France this June (27-29) and enjoy three days of wonderful science of neuroendocrinology and behavior! So much looking forward to it! @SBNTweets @SBN2023 #SBN2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Great discussion on importance of using proper language in #SexDifference research at Sex Differences Without Sexism. Language should evolve to be non-harmful/most inclusive ⁦ @women_neurosci ⁩ ⁦ @jordanmarrocco ⁩ ⁦ @jordanwitzel ⁩ #OSSD2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

As I’m leaving Tours, I wanted to thank ⁦ @fachampagne ⁩, ⁦⁦⁦ @CornilLab ⁩ & organizing committee for such special opportunity to give a keynote lecture at ⁩ #SBN2023 . Thank u all for all excitement & positive feedback u shared w/ me - I feel honored and humbled! 🙏

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

Greetings from Toronto! Many thanks to @LiisaGalea and @IvaZovkic for such warm welcome! Having a great time w/ @CognNeuroend @Zuloaga_Lab @DocKatiePhd @SeneyMarianne @GeorgiaHodes .. Looking forward to the conference! #WomensMentalHealth

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 months

Honored to be in the presidential symposium of the @OSSDtweets meeting! Thank you @LiisaGalea ! Come join us in Bergen for #OSSD2024 !

Dr. Liisa Galea

@LiisaGalea

4 months

What can animal models tell us about neurodevelopmental & psychiatric conditions? A lot if we pay attention to sex+ Looking forward to this symposium...(& not just because it's presidential ;) but because it includes some of my fav scientists 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

End-of-year lab celebrations. Eric got Excellence in Neuroscience Undergrad Research Award. Michelle and Sydney got into their grad (PhD/MS) programs of choice. The lab got big paper accepted & another one is almost there. I received Distinguished Research Award. So proud of all!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Great session by @network_alba on whether the "problem" of women in neuroscience is solved. And, of course, the answer is: not even close, there's so much more to be done to achieve gender equality ⁦ @carmensandi10 ⁩ ⁦ @sjo09 ⁩ ⁦ @SachinPatelLab ⁩ #ECNP2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

A nice dinner and catching up with our #SexDifference #Hormones #WomensHealth crew ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ ⁦ @nifti12 ⁩ . Also Casa Batlló is magnificent at night #Gaudi #Barcelona #ECNP2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Enjoying a lunch break in Tours w/ ⁦ @DrGlitterbear ⁩ @Profa_Correa ⁦ @FarrahNMadison ⁩ . Life is good ⁦ @SBNTweets ⁩ #SBN2023 !

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

5 years

Honored to have Jill Becker @women_neurosci , pioneer in #SexDifference research, as mentor for #ACNP2019 . Jill told me that, in the past, she had to JUSTIFY why she WAS including FEMALES in her studies, in each grant app. Things improved but still long way to go! Thank you, Jill!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

5 months

Happy Birthday, ⁦ @Cate_cholamine ⁩ ! ❤️ It was so great to celebrate with you and hang out with everyone! (Sorry I don’t have all the photos) w/ ⁦ @sd_kocher ⁩ ⁦ @martinowk ⁩ ⁦ @IsslerOrna ⁩

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

The view from my room… Good morning, San Juan! We are rolling here in person 🌴 #ACNP2021

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Honored to receive the Distinguished Research Award from Provost Dennis Jacobs. Thank you to @FordhamNYC for organizing a very nice Research Day to honor all awardees -- congrats to all, again!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Our paper on ATAC-seq analysis of brain tissue is now finally published @EpigeneticsJ . We made it open access so please share if someone is interested. The first-first author paper for @DrocksNeuro and congrats to all @masako_suzuki @JaricIvana @greally

Cell type-specific chromatin accessibility analysis in the mouse and human brain

The Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin by sequencing (ATAC-seq) is becoming popular in the neuroscience field where chromatin regulation is thought to be involved in neurodevelopment, activ...

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 years

If you are interested in doing ATAC-seq on brain tissue, particularly after cell/nuclei sorting, and wonder how to preserve the tissue for best results, here we did a comparison of three commonly used cryopreservation methods.

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Great time hanging out with great friends and colleagues @EAHellerPhD , @fachampagne and @WestLabDuke in advance of our symposium. Thank you for the early birthday celebration! <3 #ASN2022

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

A student of mine got accepted into her top graduate program at @UniofOxford and brought me this today... So moved and proud! 🥹 🌟💜

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

See you today for our Presidential Symposium: Studying Sex Differences Relevant for Neurodevelopment and Psychiatric Conditions: From Animal Models to Humans My talk starts at 1:15 pm! @OSSDTweets #OSSD2024

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Marija Kundakovic

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5 months

Join us in Bergen for @OSSDtweets meeting! Looking forward to our symposium chaired by @NCNDgroup_KCL . I'll be presenting on @DrocksNeuro 's PhD work on the sex-specific role of Egr1 in neuronal chromatin regulation and behavioral plasticity 👇

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

Sex differences are found in brain structure and function across species, and across brain disorders in humans[1][1]-[3][2]. The major source of brain sex differences is differential secretion of...

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@OSSDtweets

5 months

Join us in Bergen, Norway for an exciting lineup of speakers! Want more details? #OSSD2024

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Pre-holiday lab gathering, celebrating a very successful and productive year: the lab's first R01; students' awards and grants; a small and a big manuscript; novel research directions and exciting data. All in the middle of the pandemic. Happy holidays from all of us!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Apparently, I am the queen of 'epigenetics'! 😄 Not even John @greally can beat me in this! You can generate a word cloud summary based on your abstracts in PubMed here:

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Freshly printed today, just in time for the start of my European tour tomorrow! 😅 Oct 6-11: Barcelona Oct 11-17: Lisbon Oct 18-25: Serbia Oct 25-28: Alicante Catch me if we cross paths somewhere. Excited and looking forward to seeing you all! ✈️

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 years

Just arrived in Nassau for the neuroepigenetics meeting. Looking forward to the next couple of days! #Neuroepi20

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

Goodbye, #Bergen , Norwegian wood, and fish! Thank you, ⁦ @OSSDtweets ⁩ for another great meeting! So good to see everyone! ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ ⁦ @CognNeuroend ⁩ ⁦ @jordanmarrocco ⁩ ⁦ @NCNDgroup_KCL ⁩ ⁦ @DocKatiePhd ⁩ … until next time! 💚

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

7 months

From the DEI reception this evening. Great catching up with ⁦ @Cate_cholamine ⁩ ⁦ @jordanmarrocco ⁩ ⁦ @calilarco ⁩ ❤️ #ACNP2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

Received a wonderful news today that our symposium: "Sex differences in psychiatric disorders: from molecular neurobiology to therapeutic strategies" was accepted for @theCINP 2024 meeting in Tokyo! Feat. Marin Veldic (chair), @LiisaGalea , Yoji Hirano & myself. Can't wait! 🔥

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

6 months

Arrived in Regensburg, Germany today! Really enjoying my time with this wonderful group. Many thanks to ⁦ @DemarchiLuisa ⁩ and ⁦ @OliBosch ⁩ for the invitation to visit and give a seminar at University of Regensburg 🙏 . Always so good to be in Europe too! 💜

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

What a birthday! Gave a talk this morning in Roanoke (symposium was great!). Arrived in Manhattan just in time to have the traditional B-day dinner in Blue Ribbon Sushi (first in pandemic, finally!). Now packing for a 7 am flight (won't be packing my laptop!). Life is good! 🎉

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

We just spent a wonderful evening in Aspen. Love our Neuroepigenetics crew! ⁦⁦ @WestLabDuke ⁩ ⁦ @EAHellerPhD ⁩ ⁦ @hyejung_won ⁩ ⁦ @winter_brain ⁩ #wcbr2022

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 month

Greetings from beautiful Tokyo! My first day, 30,000 steps, totally jet legged and lost in translation. Literally. But enjoying everything immensely! Did I say sushi? 🔥 😊

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

378.5K of menstruating individuals liked this tweet on premenstrual emotional changes linked to monthly drop in sex hormones. This is real & understanding the effect of sex hormones on the female brain is critical. Let's pls don't downplay this, let's advocate for more studies!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Enjoying the beach in San Juan today. Science starts tomorrow! 😊 #ACNP2021

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Currently in Hawaii on Aloha therapy 🌴

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Bonjour! I am very jet-lagged but have arrived in Tours. It feels so great to be here! Looking forward to seeing everyone! #SBN2023

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

Really enjoyed our symposium today & dinner with the crew @NCNDgroup_KCL @penzes2018 Elena Choleris @AlexTsompanidis ... as well as hanging out with @jordanmarrocco @TravisEHodges .. Another great @OSSDtweets meeting! #OSSD2024

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

8 months

🚨 Another human study showing the importance of incorporating ovarian hormone status in the studies of brain structure and plasticity. 👇

Sofie Valk

@sofievalk

8 months

Relating sex differences in cortical and hippocampal microstructure to sex hormones - very proud of @Svenjakchnhff to preprint this with me! Thanks all co-authors for help and support <3

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

4 years

If you are interested in early life stress, cocaine, estrous cycle, and sex-specific chromatin dynamics, come chat with me at Poster W142, tomorrow afternoon 3:00-4:30 PM EST at @ACNPorg #ACNP2020

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Update! Devin @DrocksNeuro just received the Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award from @OSSDtweets AND the Welcome Initiative Award from @SBNTweets ! A VERY proud mentor here and happy that Devin's work is recognized and highlighted. Huge congrats, Devin, and so well-deserved!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Took a ferry from Venice last evening so we can wake up in beautiful Rovinj, Croatia this morning. Life is amazing! 🌊🐠💙

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

1 year

Color-matching with histones and final checks for a new review manuscript to come from the lab soon. Very excited about it, stay tuned! 💜

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

Had such a great time hanging out with ⁦ @martinowk ⁩ this evening. And the weather in NYC was just perfect!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 months

Goodbye, #Toronto ! This was such an enjoyable and productive visit. Until next time! 💙

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

9 months

So enjoyed being in gorgeous Barcelona for #ECNP2023 . Thank you for the great program. It was so great to see & catch up with everyone! ⁦ @LiisaGalea ⁩ ⁦ @JesseMLacasse ⁩ ⁦⁦ @carmensandi10 ⁩ ⁦ @z_baram ⁩ ⁦ @franciru1 ⁩ ⁦ @nifti12 ⁩ ⁦ @awheel_lab ⁩

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Thanks to @FordhamNYC News for featuring our NIH grant: $1.9 Million Grant Will Fund Research on Women’s Mental Health

Fordham University

@FordhamNYC

3 years

Marija Kundakovic has been awarded nearly $1.9 million for research that focuses on molecular mechanisms behind hormonal changes during the ovarian cycle, and how they can lead to anxiety and depression:

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Excited to speak at the Oslo #Epigenetics Symposium and to visit Oslo for the first time this September!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Biology dept. @FordhamNYC is looking for a TT Assistant Prof! Broad search in Cell/Molecular Biology, chaired by me. Supportive environment valuing research & teaching. Strongly committed to diversify our faculty. Apply & feel free to reach out. Pls RT!

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

3 years

Many thanks to @neuronaircast for this beautiful aura ☺️and for all the amazing work they put into making this podcast!

NeurOnAir Podcast

@neuronaircast

3 years

The discovery & sequencing of the genome was a huge breakthrough, but epigenetics, the study of how the environment influences the expression of those genes, is adding a whole new layer of complexity. Dr. Kundakovic has been there from its inception to unravel its mysteries.

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Marija Kundakovic

@KundakovicLab

2 years

Lunch break #3 . Did some cross-country skiing in Bavarian Alps ⛷ . What a conference! #MunichStress ⁩2022

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