Kengo Horie

Assistant Professor at Okayama University, 2023-
Postdoc at Emory University, 2019-2023

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Our newly generated vasopressin 1a receptor knockout prairie vole paper is out now! Both oxytocin receptor and V1aR knockout prairie voles exhibited reduced aggression while maintaining intact pair bonding. Congratulations to Kansuke!
https://t.co/dXPX1qLwFN

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

SNAP25 in taste cells serves dual roles — maintaining sour taste cells and transmitting sour signals. Check out our new paper published in @JPhysiol.
https://t.co/eZzGJxh1v8

[Akiyuki Taruno @AkiyukiTaruno]

✨New paper from my lab out now in @CellCellPress !
We identified pathways for airway protective reflexes—swallowing and coughing—in mice, driven by rare throat chemosensory cells that signal vagal nerves via channel synapses.
https://t.co/MeIl4Tbi5E

[Niko Rigney @NikoRigney]

Please check out our latest work! It has been a rough year with the passing of Dr. Larry Young. However, I will never forget his kindness and excitement for science.

Neural connectivity of oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the nuc... https://t.co/MY9lRSjwkq

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

@NikoRigney Congratulations, Niko!

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Our latest study on the role of oxytocin receptors in prairie voles is now published! We are deeply grateful to Larry, whose encouragement and vision allowed us to pursue this work. His legacy continues to guide and motivate us.
https://t.co/mf7i6qpQeO

[岡山大学 大学院医歯科学専攻（修士課程） @oumd_master]

明日5/31(金)13:00から第2回修士学生募集説明会を鹿田キャンパスで開催します！少しでも医・歯学研究に興味のある方は、学年や文系理系に関わらずお気軽にご参加ください！ 事前参加登録をホームページからお願いします。当日飛び入り参加も大歓迎です！ #岡山大学 #修士

[岡山大学 大学院医歯科学専攻（修士課程） @oumd_master]

Grad School of Med and Dent Sci at Okayama uni is recruiting students for the master's program! The first seminar for the course will be held in person and online at Shikata on April 26. You'll have the opportunity to meet PIs and senior students. Plz register for it and join us!

[岡山大学 大学院医歯科学専攻（修士課程） @oumd_master]

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[Anne Z. Murphy @AnneZMurphy]

It is with an unbelievably heavy heart that I write that my husband, best friend, and partner in crime for 20 years, Larry Young, passed away unexpectedly. I will share details regarding a memorial service once I know something. Please share with those who knew Larry @lyoun03

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

@AnneZMurphy @lyoun03 So sad. I am so sorry.

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

@AmelieBorie @lyoun03 @okayama_uni Thanks Amelie!

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Happy to contribute to this work!

[Larry Young @lyoun03]

Excited to share our detailed RNAscope mapping of oxytocin receptor in vole brain, relation to DA receptors, SNPs & mRNA-protein mismatch. Evidence of presynaptic function! Great teamwork by Kiyoshi Inoue, @Charles53738010 & @KengoHorie! https://t.co/mTakAUMB3B

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Helping Behavior in Prairie Voles: A Model of Empathy and the Importance of Oxytocin is officially out in @iScience_CP. Congrats collaborators!
Wildtype prairie voles learn helping distressed partners and oxytocin receptor knockout voles learn less.
https://t.co/2x5zWgHngO

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Let's create CRISPR voles!
https://t.co/36TjS1hGxE

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

@usachanpunch かわいいvoleありがとうございます 笑
復帰おめでとうございます！

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

A new CRISPR knock-in vole is out!

[Larry Young @lyoun03]

CRISPR Oxtr-Cre voles created by @KengoHorie & in collab w/ K. Nishimori!! Kengo labeled Oxtr cells projecting to NAc as a proof of principle. Intersectional Oxtr circuit manips (opto-, chemogenetics) & behavior in voles will follow.

https://t.co/dz3HzALJBT

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Helping Behavior in Prairie Voles: A Model of Empathy and the Importance of Oxytocin. CRISPR Oxtr KO voles were used.
https://t.co/oQ1nLxHy7F

[Kengo Horie @KengoHorie]

Single administration of resveratrol improves social behavior in adult mouse models of autism spectrum disorder
https://t.co/63rmzcIgyw