Laila Ouldibbat
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
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@kundakoviclab.bsky.social
@fordham.edu
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25 days ago
Ending 2025 w/ our new paper
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which shows that the immediate early gene Egr1 induces sex-dependent changes in ventral hippocampal (vHIP) structure and in anxiety- & depression-related behavior, via direct regulation of chromatin structure š§µš 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Egr1 is a sex-dependent regulator of neuronal chromatin, structural plasticity, and behaviour - Nature Communications
Molecular drivers of sex-specific brain plasticity are unknown. Here, authors show estrogen-driven Egr1 controls chromatin accessibility sex-dependently, driving gene expression, structural plasticity...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66217-6
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2 months ago
Goodbye San Diego! Thank you
@sfn.org
for another great meeting & exciting science! In the future, I hope to see more progressive work on sex/gender & critical
#WomensHealth
- related factors -ovarian cycle, menopause, pregnancy- featured in lectures & symposia! See you next year!
#SfN25
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2 months ago
Day 2
#SfN25
: There was some sun in SD! āļø
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
gave a great presentation & we spent some time w/
@fordham.edu
neuro community. Many interesting talks & sessions... finished w/ a great night hanging out w/ @JaredWYoung at a cute Filipino rest & the dopamine social!
@sfn.org
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2 months ago
Still some time left to stop by
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
ās poster X15! Check out her new single cell study showing how reproductive state - the estrous cycle and OVX - affects the hypothalamus!
#SfN25
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2 months ago
Visit our posters on Sat, Sun & Weds
@sfn.org
!
@luisadema.bsky.social
&
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
will present at
#TPDA
session too. I'll be around for all posters - let's chat about single-cell studies across the cycle, peripartum, OVX.. & the cool dynamics of the X chrom! See you there!
#SfN25
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2 months ago
Excited to have my piece on perimenopause published
@thetransmitter.bsky.social
"Perimenopause: An importantāand understudiedātransition for the brain" We need more studies & better education -we need this to be mainstream- knowledge is power!
#WomensHealth
www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones...
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Perimenopause: An understudied transition for the brain
We know little about the mechanisms underlying well-known perimenopause symptoms in the brain. More researchāin animals and humansāis essential.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/sex-hormones/perimenopause-importantant-understudied-transition-brain/
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3 months ago
A fantastic event for young and wild alike!
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3 months ago
Just 2.5 days left to register for the Online Research Symposium! Weāre so excited to have you experience all of the cool science lined up! Donāt miss out on this opportunity:
@sbn-bsky.bsky.social
sbnorsc.wixsite.com/my-site-1/su...
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SBN on Bluesky
3 months ago
We are excited to announce our keynotes for the 2nd annual SBN ORS! Dr. Sara Freeman (
sarafreeman.bsky.social
) will be our opening keynote this Thursday 10/16 at 12:15pmEST/9:15amPST and Dr. Cheryl McCormick will be the closing keynote Friday 10/17 2pmEST/11amPST. Registration closes TOMORROW 10/15
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Sara M. Freeman (@sarafreeman.bsky.social)
Asst Prof at Utah State University, Bio Dept. Social behavioral neuroendocrinologist, comparative neuroanatomist. Lover of food, dogs, conversation, music, travel. She/her.
https://sarafreeman.bsky.social
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SBN ORS abstract submission has been extended until 10/8! Submit an abstract and register today!
@sbn-bsky.bsky.social
forms.gle/StU5PkrWdG7E...
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4 months ago
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
š„ "Professor Leads Groundbreaking Study on Menopause-Mental Health Connectionā
now.fordham.edu/university-n...
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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.
https://now.fordham.edu/university-news/professor-leads-groundbreaking-study-on-menopause-mental-health-connection/?utm_source=1+Fordham+Master+List&utm_campaign=56c0d9df76-Fordham+Now+10%2F02%2F2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dafb70a51e-172827093
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Aaron Fleischer
4 months ago
Today is the day! Submit your abstract for poster and talk considerations by the end of the day! We would be delighted to see everybodyās super awesome science, so please submit your abstracts!
@sbn-bsky.bsky.social
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SBN on Bluesky
5 months ago
Reminder that registration and abstract submission is open for the SBN online research symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submission will close 10/1 and registration closes 10/15
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SBN on Bluesky
4 months ago
Less than 2 weeks left to submit an abstract!
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SBN on Bluesky
5 months ago
Share your most recent findings at the SBN online research symposium!
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Marija Kundakovic
5 months ago
Amazing day in the lab today... we first got our menopause biomarker paper accepted in Molecular Psychiatry and then... BOTH
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
and
@luisadema.bsky.social
received the Trainee Professional Development Award
#TPDA
from
@sfn.org
. So proud of the lab and my lab members! š„
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SBN on Bluesky
6 months ago
Register here:
forms.gle/6kn696gFtgZa...
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SBN ORS 2025 Registration form
This form is to register for the 2025 SBN ORS held on October 16th & 17th, 2025. Registration will close October 15th, 2025 at 11:59pm PST. All attendees must submit this registration form, but if you...
https://forms.gle/6kn696gFtgZaUAWi9
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SBN on Bluesky
6 months ago
We are excited to announce the 2nd annual SBN Online Research Symposium this October 16-17th. āRegistration and abstract submission is open for the SBN Online Research Symposium. Free to attend and present your research! Abstract submissions open until 10/1. Registration closes 10/15
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Marija Kundakovic
6 months ago
Another great
@sbn-bsky.bsky.social
meeting! So good to see everyone and hear about exciting science! Until next time! ā¤ļø w/
@liisagalea.bsky.social
@drglitterbear.bsky.social
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
@travisehodges.bsky.social
@caromenard666.bsky.social
@ciernialab.bsky.social
#SBN2025
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Marija Kundakovic
9 months ago
Celebrating
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
successfully completed thesis proposal defense - after a 4-hour marathon :), with high pass! I am so proud of you and canāt wait to see where your project brings us! Great time with
@masako-suzuki.bsky.social
&
@luisadema.bsky.social
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Marija Kundakovic
9 months ago
The undergraduate research symposium and the graduate students research day overlapping at Fordham today. So proud of my students killing it at all levels! š„ w/
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
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Marija Kundakovic
11 months ago
My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
kundakoviclab.com
More info š
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Just a bunch of mad scientists in NYC today
#StandUpForScience
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11 months ago
Had a wonderful evening celebrating my promotion to full professor with my lab members & alumni. Thank you all for shining so brightly, for the fantastic work that you do, and for being part of this amazing journey! ā¤ļø
@luisadema.bsky.social
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
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12 months ago
Excited to share Lailaās
@lailaouldibbat.bsky.social
first first-author paper & the very first āmetabolicā paper from the lab just published @ Hormones & Behavior: "The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice
Ovarian hormones, particularly estradiol, play an important role in the regulation of metabolic function including in food intake, thermogenesis, actiā¦
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X25000194?dgcid=author
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