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Colton Krull

Scripps Research Institute

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 1

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Functional remodeling of the parasubthalamic nucleus drives alcohol drinking escalation in dependence

Jeffery L. Dunning, Max Kreifeldt, Agbonlahor Okhuarobo, Catherine Lopez, Florence P. Varodayan, Michal Bajo, R MAINS SMITH, Celeste Moreau, Colton Krull, Leeann Shu, Allison White, Giovana C. Macedo, Harpreet Sidhu, Howard C. Becker, Marisa Roberto, , Candice Contet

This study identifies PSTN Crh neurons as a key driver of alcohol drinking escalation in dependence, showing their role shifts from inhibitory to stimulatory with dependence.

bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Top-down regulation of ingestive behavior fragmentation

Tianbo Qi, Colton Krull, Verina H. Leung, Vlad Mardare, Dong Yang, Neeraj Lal, Jingrui Ma, Shiqi Wang, Hanbing Shen, Alan Zhang, Bohan Zhao, Saba Heydari Seradj, Tatiana M. Korotkova, Ann Kennedy, Ye Li

The paper identifies a neural circuit regulating feeding bout fragmentation through activity in the dorsal subiculum to mammillary body pathway.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

The parasubthalamic nucleus refeeding ensemble delays feeding initiation

Jeffery L. Dunning, Catherine Lopez, Colton Krull, Max Kreifeldt, Maggie Angelo, Charu Ramakrishnan, Karl A. Deisseroth, Candice Contet

This study identifies PSTN neuron subpopulations that regulate feeding initiation and consumption behaviors in mice during refeeding.

bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience