Konopka Lab
@konopkalab.bsky.social
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We're a group of spirited scientists exploring the genetic landscape of the evolved human brain.
@Los Angeles, CA, konopkalab.org
We're a group of spirited scientists exploring the genetic landscape of the evolved human brain.
@Los Angeles, CA, konopkalab.org
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Konopka Lab
@konopkalab.bsky.social
· Jul 16
Big news—we’ve moved to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA! Even bigger: Gena is now Chair of the Department of Neurobiology. Congrats, Dr. Konopka! 💙🧠 #UCLA #Neurobiology #NewBeginnings
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August 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The future of science is at risk, we need your help to stand up for science: The federal government’s $1B demand from @UCLA puts critical research, innovation, and public health at risk. Join us in standing up for UC’s mission and future. #StandUpForUC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...
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Revealing ancestral evolutionary patterns of the human brain at cell-type resolution, through comparative genomic analysis of open-chromatin regions across apes, old world monkeys & new world monkeys. New integrative paper from @konopkalab.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com. 🧠🧬🧪
Decoding DNA sequence-driven evolution of the human brain epigenome at cellular resolution - Nature Communications
How genetic changes prior to the human-chimpanzee split contributed to human brain evolution remains unknown. Here, the authors address this by identifying open-chromatin regions divergent in various ...
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July 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Revealing ancestral evolutionary patterns of the human brain at cell-type resolution, through comparative genomic analysis of open-chromatin regions across apes, old world monkeys & new world monkeys. New integrative paper from @konopkalab.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com. 🧠🧬🧪
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Human CLOCK enhances neocortical function @natneuro.nature.com @konopkalab.bsky.social @circadianclocks.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Human CLOCK enhances neocortical function - Nature Neuroscience
Regulation of gene expression is a facet of human brain specialization. Here, the authors show that human-like expression of the CLOCK gene in the mouse neocortex enhances cognitive flexibility and ne...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Human CLOCK enhances neocortical function @natneuro.nature.com @konopkalab.bsky.social @circadianclocks.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We celebrated Haley graduating from the Neuroscience Ph.D. program at UT Southwestern. Huge congrats, Dr. Moore! 🎉🎓
July 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We celebrated Haley graduating from the Neuroscience Ph.D. program at UT Southwestern. Huge congrats, Dr. Moore! 🎉🎓
Big news—we’ve moved to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA! Even bigger: Gena is now Chair of the Department of Neurobiology. Congrats, Dr. Konopka! 💙🧠 #UCLA #Neurobiology #NewBeginnings
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Big news—we’ve moved to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA! Even bigger: Gena is now Chair of the Department of Neurobiology. Congrats, Dr. Konopka! 💙🧠 #UCLA #Neurobiology #NewBeginnings
We are super excited to share our latest pre-print in collaboration with @sonjavernes.bsky.social lab! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... : Evolution of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum 🧠🧬🧵
Evolution of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum
The dorsal striatum is important for highly specialized functions including movement, learning, and habit formation. However, it is not known if species-specialized behaviors are associated with cellu...
www.biorxiv.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We are super excited to share our latest pre-print in collaboration with @sonjavernes.bsky.social lab! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... : Evolution of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum 🧠🧬🧵
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Very nice comparative study by the labs of Gena Konopka & Sonja Vernes, on the evolution of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum 🧪🧠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Evolution of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum
The dorsal striatum is important for highly specialized functions including movement, learning, and habit formation. However, it is not known if species-specialized behaviors are associated with cellu...
www.biorxiv.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Very nice comparative study by the labs of Gena Konopka & Sonja Vernes, on the evolution of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum 🧪🧠🧬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...