Jenesis K., PhD

Neurobiologist studying cellular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disease | Former @NeuroatPitt @GUNeuro @SyracuseUpsych | Horror movie enthusiast

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Is punk academia a thing yet? New headshots in anticipation of my upcoming defense. At least I don’t look nervous in this photo. #BlackinNeuro #womeninSTEM #FutureNeurobiologist

[Zachary Freyberg @zfreyberg]

Excited about our new paper with the amazing @NeuroTejeda and colleagues showing that motivation and reinforcement can be dissociated based on #dopamine receptors: D3 drives motivation and D1 regulates reinforcement!
@NatureNeuro @PittPsychiatry @NIMHgov
https://t.co/s3wsr57CCd

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Grateful to be a part of this work!

[Zachary Freyberg @zfreyberg]

Grateful and thrilled that @Neuro_Jenesis and I could work with @wickedneuro and his group on such an exciting story describing the regulation of fentanyl reward via the circadian transcription Factor NPAS2!
@PittResearch @PittPsychiatry @UMassPsychiatry
https://t.co/hlUVURNvF3

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Repping @NeuroatPitt at @ABRCMS
It was an absolute privilege to serve as a poster judge, learning about the impressive work these undergraduate students are doing - the future is in good hands #ABRCMS2024

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Tailored towards undergraduate students traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research, please share with any students who may be interested. Apps due 2/1/25. https://t.co/8PXske5Md6

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Applications are now open for the Summer Training as Research Scholars Summer 2025 program at @BU_Tweets - I cannot recommend this program enough; it’s a great way to get exposure to different areas of research, network, and learn about future PhD and MD career paths!

[Erik Herzog @ErikHerzog]

Know an undergraduate who wants to pursue a  neuroscience PhD? @WUSTL_ENDURE empowers participants in their path to graduate school and beyond. Includes $7000 per summer, travel, housing, two scientific meetings/year. Applications due by Feb. 3, 2025. https://t.co/Z7PeF8NW38

[🍒 Serge Ahmed 🍒 @sergeahmed.bsky.social @SergeAhmed]

Temporal dynamics of nucleus accumbens neurons in male mice during reward seeking

Inhibiting D1-neurons at −5 sec or D2-neurons at −2.5 sec, but not at other timepoints, reduced sucrose-motivated lever-pressing

https://t.co/gIjXTEBp1d

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

@Pandey_Udaibhan @zfreyberg Thank you so much!

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Could not have asked for a better mentor and lab group during my graduate school career. The Freyberg lab is equally kind as they are intelligent - working together & doing science is easy when you have a team like this. I am forever grateful for the support and the friendship.

[Zachary Freyberg @zfreyberg]

So incredibly proud of the new Dr. @Neuro_Jenesis! What an amazing PhD defense and with many exciting things to come!

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Yeah, I really leaned into the Halloween-time defense with these grad photos. Introducing Dr. Jen K., PhD. Neurobiologist and forever anything spooky enthusiast.

[Connor Dufort @ConnorDufort]

We have a new paper out demonstrating that IL-33 acts on monocyte-derived macrophages to reduce BBB disruption after ischemic stroke! https://t.co/m9gexmwvuF

[Max Joffe @mejoffe]

Our lab is hiring at all levels. Currently have postings up for entry level, more senior, and postdoc positions. Please reach out if interested!

https://t.co/IYXSXwSTSj

https://t.co/jd5e34IIyO

https://t.co/2rmmFKqqCl

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

@wickedneuro Thank you!!

[Jenesis K., PhD @Neuro_Jenesis]

Is punk academia a thing yet? New headshots in anticipation of my upcoming defense. At least I don’t look nervous in this photo. #BlackinNeuro #womeninSTEM #FutureNeurobiologist

[CLaE @leafs_s]

Current Biology

Striosomes control dopamine via dual pathways paralleling canonical basal ganglia circuits

https://t.co/tn1RyzXu9K

[Frontiers - Neuroscience @FrontNeurosci]

New Research: GABAergic dysfunction in postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: implications for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and affective disorders https://t.co/wVTDCcCPx1 #FrontiersIn #CellularNeuroscience

[Daniel da Silva @neurodasilva]

Exciting news! 🎉 Our lab's first official paper is now published in Translational Psychiatry! 🚀 Huge thanks to our collaborators and @SinaiBrain for the support. Stay tuned for more from our team soon. https://t.co/b3Bop0XBcp
#Neuroscience #Transcriptomics #AlcoholResearch

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

A comparison of microglial morphological complexity analysis in adult mouse brain samples using 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional ... https://t.co/r7JCZ1MDkl #biorxiv_neursci

[Zachary Freyberg @zfreyberg]

Our paper with @MaryPhillips23 @anacandreazza and @McClungColleen is officially out! We discuss bioenergetic mechanisms for the ketogenic diet’s therapeutic effects in #Bipolar Disorder. Grateful to @janellison @BaszuckiGroup for support. @PittPsychiatry

https://t.co/i5R65R4mNT

[Friedman Brain Institute @SinaiBrain]

EXCITING research by Bill Janssen TODAY at #SfN24! Grab a coffee☕️ & learn about the great collaboration btwn @DaniBeckman, A Sowa, John Morrison, et al. on #AlzheimersDisease. GREAT OPPORTUNITY to see AMAZING #ArtoftheBrain!
#FBIatSfN @SfNtweets
👉https://t.co/b0ZnZbckGz