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KorbLab
@KorbLab
The Korb Lab works at the intersection of epigenetics and neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Opinions are our own.




A histone post-translational modification linked to lifelong susceptibility to #stress in mice @neurocellpress medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-h…



Congratulations to @efeierman (@korblab/ @PennNGG) & Katherine Alexander (@berger_lab/ @PennCDB), recipients of the 2024 Kaushal Family Awards in Genetics! A ceremony with presentations by the recipients will take place on 10/25 at 1pm in the CRB Austrian Auditorium @PennGenetics




#H2BE & chromatin accessibility in neurons ft. @efeierman, Sean Louzon, @QiQiu8788, @kc_palozola, @avoss2022, Shreya Mehta, Camille Quaye, Katherine Lynch, @hao_wu_7, @KorbLab (@PennGenetics/ @PennEpiInst), Kyuhyun Choi & @Fuccillomarc (@PennMINS) tinyurl.com/ys654jn3

Our beautiful cover image by @willdelannoy ! This issue features my thesis work in the @KorbLab and a q&a with me and Erica!

Our beautiful cover image by @willdelannoy ! This issue features my thesis work in the @KorbLab and a q&a with me and Erica!


Turkey sent a 51 yr old guy with no specialized lenses, eye cover or ear protection and got the silver medal

Check out our new publication out today! We found that the histone H2B variant, H2BE is widely expressed and functions to open chromatin at promoter regions. In neurons it controls expression of synpatic genes and promotes memory formation.


"Histone variant H2BE enhances chromatin accessibility in neurons to promote synaptic gene expression and long-term memory" @MolecularCell @KorbLab cell.com/molecular-cell…





