Kat’s perspective piece on studying sex diversity in the field of neuroendocrinology was recently published in Hormones and Behavior! In this article, she and her co-authors propose a new conceptual framework to guide the integrative study of sex and provide practical guidance on research approaches for studying sex-associated variables, including factors to consider in study…
Review Published in Molecular Psychology
Kat’s first paper from her postdoctoral work was recently published in Molecular Psychology: Brain, Behavior, and Society! In this review, she and her advisor Beau discuss correlational, pharmacological, and molecular genetic evidence for the neuroendocrine regulation of social status by sex steroids in teleost fishes. They also argue that use of gene editing approaches in…
Review Published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Kat’s review proposing the seasonal switch hypothesis for the neuroendocrine regulation of aggression was recently published as a featured article in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism! This review is based, in part, on findings from Kat’s Ph.D. research in the Demas lab, in which she examined how melatonin controls seasonal aggression indirectly via steroid hormones…
Manuscript Published in Hormones and Behavior
Kat’s manuscript on sex and seasonal differences in neural steroid sensitivity and aggression was recently published in Hormones and Behavior! In this study, she found that male and female hamsters show distinct changes in the expression of steroid-related genes in the medial preoptic area, anterior hypothalamus, and periaqueductal gray following treatment with short-day photoperiods or…
Preprint Published on bioRxiv
Kat’s first preprint from her postdoc is available now on bioRxiv! In this manuscript, she and her co-authors use phylogenetics to propose a new nomenclature system for novel steroid receptor paralogs in teleost fishes. Click here to read more!
Manuscript Published in Proceedings B
Kat’s manuscript on sex differences in the neuroendocrine regulation of seasonal aggression was recently published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences! In this study, she and her co-authors show that male and female hamsters exhibit different neuroendocrine responses to treatment with short-day photoperiods or timed melatonin injections, despite both sexes showing increased…
Kat Receives SBN New Investigator Award
Kat received a New Investigator Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)! This award is presented annually to postdocs and senior graduate students for their notable research that pushes the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology into new frontiers. She was presented her award at the SBN 2022 meeting in Atlanta, GA and had the opportunity…