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  • Figure Coni Hoerndli

    Cell Reports March 8th

    Figure contributed by Coni Hoerndli Noncanonical genomic imprinting in the monoamine system determines naturalistic foraging and brain-adrenal axis functions See press release. "The revelation that maternal and paternal alleles of the same gene along the brain-adrenal axis could have disparate, [...]

  • Preprint: Dopa decarboxylase is a genetic hub of parental control over offspring behavior

    Dopa decarboxylase (Ddc) is a genetic hub of parental control over offspring behavior Hop on over to bioRxiv to see Dr. Bonthuis' latest paper on how Ddc, a monoaminergic regulator, is influenced by parentage and in turn effects social behavior. He [...]

Major Award!

2021_Halloween Best Use of Lab Supplies

Congratulations to the Bonthuis Lab for winning the “Best Use of Lab Supplies” award for the Comparative […]

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Genomic Imprinting in Circuits for Social Behavior

We aim to understand how genes, epigenetic regulation of gene expression, and hormone signaling in the brain interact to regulate social behaviors.

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