Mark E. Wilson

A next generation space antimicrobial: assessing microbial activity and reduction across the International Space Station

This study evaluates a novel antimicrobial polymer coating on the ISS, showing a 95.9% reduction in bacterial surface loads and durability over six months.

Structural Effects of Low Social Status and Obesogenic Diet on Social and Emotional Neurocircuits in Female Macaques: A Longitudinal Study from Infancy to Adulthood

This study examines how low social status and obesogenic diets affect brain structure in female macaques from infancy to adulthood, finding specific and persistent effects of social rank and transient effects of diet.

A novel epigenetic clock for rhesus macaques unveils an association between early life adversity and epigenetic age acceleration

This paper develops two epigenetic clocks for rhesus macaques and finds that early life adversity, specifically infant maltreatment, is associated with epigenetic age acceleration.

Chronic Psychosocial Stress and Experimental Pubertal Delay Affect Socioemotional Behavior and Amygdala Functional Connectivity in Adolescent Female Rhesus Macaques

This study examines how pubertal timing and chronic stress affect socioemotional behavior and amygdala connectivity in adolescent female macaques, finding overlapping and distinct neural effects.

Heritability and relationship of oxytocin receptor gene variants with social behavior and central oxytocin in colony-reared adult female rhesus macaques

This study estimates heritability of social behavior and central oxytocin in rhesus macaques and tests SNP associations with behavior and oxytocin levels, finding no significant SNP effects.

Social status alters chromatin accessibility and the gene regulatory response to glucocorticoid stimulation in rhesus macaques

This study shows that social status affects chromatin accessibility and gene regulation in response to glucocorticoids in rhesus macaques, with stable effects on chromatin accessibility and reduced gene expression effects after treatment.