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Karen E. Weis

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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PRC2 complex subunit JARID2 regulates embryonic pituitary stem cell differentiation to the POMC lineage

Zihuan Lin, Michelle Lynn Brinkmeier, Karen E. Weis, Hayley Bossard, Lori Therese Raetzman

The paper shows that JARID2 promotes pituitary stem cell differentiation to the POMC lineage by regulating chromatin landscapes and gene expression.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Generation of the First Transgenic Line of the Iconic Coral Reef Fish Amphiprion ocellaris

Gabriel J. Graham, Emma M. Ibanez, Laurie J. Mitchell, Karen E. Weis, Lori Therese Raetzman, Fabio Cortesi, Justin S. Rhodes

This paper generates the first transgenic line of the clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris using the Tol2 transposon system, achieving a 2.7% transgenesis rate and confirming germline transmission.

Marine Biotechnology · Aug 19, 2024Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Female-Specific Pituitary Hypersensitivity to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in a Mouse Model of Chronic Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Cathryn A. Cutia, Leanna K. Leverton, Karen E. Weis, Lori Therese Raetzman, Catherine A. Christian

The paper examines changes in pituitary function in a mouse model of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy, finding increased GnRH sensitivity and gene expression in females but no significant changes in LH or FSH levels.

bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022Neuroscience