Karl M. Glastad

The paper investigates how a supergene in fire ants influences genome regulation through chromatin accessibility, enhancer activity, and gene expression.

This study identifies how histone modifications regulate gene expression in memory and exhausted CD8 T cells, revealing distinct epigenetic programs between these cell types.

The paper identifies neuropeptides that specify and reprogram division of labor in leafcutter ants, showing their role in behavior and transcriptomic changes.

This study shows acetate improves spatial memory in female mice via sex- and brain region-specific epigenetic and transcriptional changes in the dorsal hippocampus.

The paper shows the blood-brain barrier regulates social behavior in ants by controlling hormone levels via a key enzyme, with implications for conserved mechanisms across species.

The paper identifies a heat shock factor, hsalHSF2, that contributes to extended lifespan in reproductive ants and shows its transferable role in enhancing survival in fruit flies.

The paper uses single-cell RNA-sequencing to show that caste transition in ants leads to glia remodeling associated with extended lifespan.

The paper analyzes gene and protein domain content changes across 76 arthropod genomes to understand evolutionary patterns and their association with phenotypic adaptations.