Naked Mole-Rat Lab

Studying the neurobiology of social plasticity in the naked mole-rat under Dr. Melissa Holmes. (Tweets by lab) @UTMPsychology @UofTCellSysBiol @eebtoronto

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Female naked mole rats show little or no decline in fertility over their lifespan. A study published in @NatureComms demonstrates that naked mole-rats establish an exceptionally large ovarian reserve and undergo postnatal oogenesis. https://t.co/rQhA6bf67i

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Another exciting recap on the work by @BrienoAngel et al! https://t.co/TfTF8zf7Xg

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Exceptional work! We are delighted to have been a part of this finding!

[Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine @cornellvet]

Unlike humans—becoming less fertile with age—naked mole-rats can reproduce throughout their remarkably long lifespans. A #CornellVet co-authored study in @NatureComms examines naked mole-rats' unique processes, which could lead to new therapies for humans.https://t.co/cmcqtwI9cv

[Naked Mole-Rat Lab @nakedmoleratlab]

Exceptional work! We are delighted to have been a part of this finding!

[Brieño-Enriquez lab @BrienoAngel]

Finally out! Postnatal oogenesis leads to an exceptionally large ovarian reserve in naked mole-rats | Nature Communications Thank you to all our collaborators Ned Place, ⁦@wilson_md⁩ ⁦@marielakfm⁩ ⁦@nakedmoleratlab⁩ ⁦@cohen_lab⁩ etc https://t.co/uMNtisFAgl

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@UTMBiology @UTMPsychology @eebtoronto @UTM_Research

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Brand new paper on the gut microbiome of the naked mole-rat in collaboration with @crfitzpat (formerly @evoecolab ) and PhD cand. Ila Toor. Naked mole-rat gut microbiomes are dictated by colony membership -- not status! https://t.co/vrnn9QM56V

[BSN @bsneuroendo]

Next is Mariela Fayloo-Martinez talking about naked mole rats @INFneuroendo #ICN2022

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So proud of Holmes lab PhD candidate @marielakfm for her talk on her thesis work at the International Congress for Neuroendocrinology!

[International Neuroendocrine Federation @INFneuroendo]

Impressive #ICN2022 Early Career Researcher symposium with Alexander Reichenbach, Mariela Faykoo-Martinez, @bsneuroendo Julia Buckingham Prize winner Encarnacion Torres, and Alison Douglas Award lecturer Barbara Cannon

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This work is a collaboration between doctoral students Ilapreet and Mariela + post-doc Phoebe. We are elated to contribute this new molecular exploration of behavioral phenotypes in the naked mole rat!

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Dr. Holmes speaks to National Geographic about the love lives of naked mole rats....check it out here!

https://t.co/medxEJOqFN

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Congratulations to Holmes research opportunity program alumnus, Aishwarya Nair, on becoming UTM valedictorian! https://t.co/TRFf01zKpB

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@IvaZovkic @Gildastefy @mitchell_lab @GSinghPhD @MagosBiologis @brimmmers Congratulations!

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This work is important to understanding individual differences in social decision-making. But also, check out the harnesses in Figure 1. Getting a hairless rodent with huge incisors to remain in a chamber was half the battle! (3/3)

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New paper alert! Together with @AnnalieseBeery we show social phenotypes are predictive of behavior in a partner preference paradigm. https://t.co/q4wPkD1KoD
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Soldiers are more aggressive to unfamiliar, workers prefer the chamber of familiars and these highly social creatures prefer chambers with conspecifics as opposed to being in the empty middle chamber. (2/3)

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Further, work in Columbian ground squirrels indicate that females are more reactive and exhibit spikes in cortisol when presented with the scent of kin relative to unfamiliar conspecifics! (https://t.co/fHEk0k69h8) 3/3

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This is one of the excellent articles coming out of the (in progress) special issue on Hormones & Hierarchy
@SBNTweets

Stay tuned for more articles to come!

[Maruska Lab @MaruskaLab]

Our new review paper is out in Hormones & Behavior (@SBNTweets )! We discuss the role of different endocrine & neuroendocrine molecules is establishing or maintaining social rank in #cichlids

Fun collaboration with postdoc & grad student lab members!

https://t.co/3rahFDq2Dh

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Other fantastic pieces of work include a study on how vasopressin affects social boldness in green anole lizards by
@alaurenoconnell
and colleagues (https://t.co/fEgqxI8NcJ
)
@SBNTweets
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