Devin Rocks

Postdoc in the Liston lab at Weill Cornell studying mechanisms underlying antidepressant treatments. PhD in the Kundakovic lab at Fordham University.

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

Excited to share Laila’s @LailaOuldibbat first first-author paper & the very first “metabolic” paper from the lab just published at @HormBehav .

"The role of ovarian hormone dynamics in metabolic phenotype and gene expression in female mice"

https://t.co/SwbmLEgjdH

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

Thrilled to share my perspective in @_TheTransmitter on how to study the influence of "sex" and "gender" in the brain in a scientifically accurate and socially responsible manner:

"Revisiting sex and gender in the brain"

https://t.co/SKLKaIDBRq

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

Couldn’t be more proud! Huge congrats to Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro for receiving the @SBNTweets New Investigator Award for his PhD thesis work on sex-specific effects of Egr1 on chromatin, synaptic plasticity and behavior. Such nice talk and so well deserved award! #SBN2024

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

From today's @DrocksNeuro 's hooding ceremony. Such a special moment, so proud! Congrats to all @FordhamNYC @FordhamGSAS graduates! 🎓 🎉

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

@FrontalCortes @gallolab @greally @masako_suzuki @KundakovicLab Thank you Laura!

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

The work behind my PhD thesis is now out as a preprint! Thanks to the coauthors Eric Purisic, @gallolab, @greally, @masako_suzuki, and especially my mentor @KundakovicLab for making this possible 🙏 It was an incredible project to call my thesis, see below for the 🧵!

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

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🧵 👇
https://t.co/eRUEhHIpEY

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

Last ⁦@FordhamNYC⁩ Magazine highlights 20 recent star alumni, 2 of my students: Devin Rocks ⁦@DrocksNeuro⁩ (now ⁦⁦⁦⁦@WCMPsychiatry⁩ ) & Sonola Burrja (now ⁦@EinsteinMed⁩ ), with their research on women's health. Couldn't be more proud! ⭐️ ⭐️ 🥹 ❤️

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

I am extremely excited to share our Feature Review in @TrendsNeuro :

"Epigenetic mechanisms underlying sex differences in the brain and behavior"

https://t.co/ZSoOt0qFpw

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

Check out this thread by @KundakovicLab for the highlights. Learned so much working on this project, with great collaborators, huge congrats to all!

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

Check out our paper in @CellReports !

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

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👇

https://t.co/0npS2gbncl

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

The end of an era in the Kundakovic lab as we say goodbye to Devin ⁦@DrocksNeuro⁩ ⭐️🥹. And Happy Birthday to Maria ⁦@mariatickerhoof⁩ ! Stay tuned for all the cool stuff to come out of the great work these young people are doing! ⁦@LailaOuldibbat⁩

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

@women_neurosci @KundakovicLab Thank you!

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

Dissertation defended! It was a surreal experience to put together all these years of research and to celebrate with the lab & family. So fortunate to have @KundakovicLab as
my mentor and looking forward to taking what I’ve learned from you to a postdoc and beyond!

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

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 ! 🌟

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

@jordanmarrocco @KundakovicLab Thanks Jordan!

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

@MegMassa @KundakovicLab Thanks Megan!

[Dr. Liisa Galea @LiisaGalea]

.@KundakovicLab on why estrous cycle matters...although females are not more variable than males - this does not mean that the e cycle doe matters for understanding E/P effects on certain regions (ie HPC), gene expression, or behaviour https://t.co/afDfcXg0jw.

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

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:👇
https://t.co/6eYLEfWNlM

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

There was no sign of a teen mental illness epidemic until around 2012. Then liberal girls' rates started increasing. Then everyone else. Why? @glukianoff nailed it: Reverse CBT, as I explain here:

https://t.co/mLdsjkgpv7

[Devin Rocks @DrocksNeuro]

Had a great time celebrating with the lab! Thanks everyone 😁

[Marija Kundakovic @KundakovicLab]

Happy Birthday, Devin @DrocksNeuro ! And thank you to Fabio for bringing a little Italy to us! 🎂 w/ @LailaOuldibbat @mariatickerhoof

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

New Huberman Lab Podcast: Optimizing Hormones for Females w/Dr Sara Gottfried MD @DrGottfried

•Exercise, Nutrients, Fasting(?)
•Microbiome
•Puberty Timing/Family History
•Controlling Cortisol
•PCOS, (Peri)Menopause, HRT
•Birth Control Pros/Cons
https://t.co/2ZxymgvOYF