Forrest Rogers, PhD
@forrestdrogers.bsky.social
Postdoc in the Peña and Mallarino labs at Princeton. I study dad brains (he/him). *Looking for Faculty Positions* forrestdrogers.com
Hey @sbn-bsky.bsky.social ! So glad to be here in Niagara Falls for the 30th annual meeting of SBN! Come check out very cool work by @jovianylc.bsky.social on thyroid hormones on Thursday (poster session 1, 53), and come by to chat about how cool striped mouse dads are on Friday (poster 63) 🧠 🧑🧒🧒🧬
I’m on my way to my first @canacn.bsky.social ! Come check out my poster on Tuesday afternoon (P-E-189) 🇨🇦🧠
Lineup, including trainee talks, is all set for this year's Neural Circuits and Behaviour Satellite at @canacn.bsky.social, co-hosted with @franklandlab.bsky.social . One week away, with a few tickets remaining for anyone interested! www.eventbrite.com/e/neural-cir...
I recently joined Bob McDonald on Quirks & Quarks (CBC/Radio-Canada) to chat about my research on male parenting 👨👦 The interview is now live in Canada 🇨🇦 and available internationally (🇺🇸, etc.)! You can check it out here (or on other major streaming platforms): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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I had the opportunity to write a research briefing for Nature, in which I summarized our recent work in African Striped Mice. It’s a short read for anyone who wants a quick overview! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A genetic switch turns off parental behaviour and drives infanticide in male striped mice
In striped mice, the social environment affects expression of the Agouti gene, which in turn can drive pup-directed hostility.
nature.com
Forrest Rogers, PhD@forrestdrogers.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhy are some males caring toward infants while others are neglectful or abusive? I'm so pleased to share work that my colleagues and I @princeton.edu have just published @nature.com (an explanatory thread to follow!) (1/8)
Why are some males caring toward infants while others are neglectful or abusive? I'm so pleased to share work that my colleagues and I @princeton.edu have just published @nature.com (an explanatory thread to follow!) (1/8)
Agouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - Nature
Expression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances...
nature.com
A amazing new story by @cate-cholamine.bsky.social led by @forrestdrogers.bsky.social on the environmental modulation of paternal behavior in African striped mice, with a newly discovered molecular player of parental control, Agouti! Terrific study, congrats to all authors!...
Dr. Cate Peña@cate-cholamine.bsky.social · 6mo agoI am so proud to share @forrestdrogers.bsky.social’s postdoctoral magnum opus, now out in @nature.com! Forrest discovered a novel role for Agouti in the MPOA of the hypothalamus to integrate socio-environmental information to flexibly tune paternal behavior www.nature.com/articles/s41... Thread! 👇🏻
New research on African striped mice found that the caregiving instinct may be rooted in a specific gene
Doting male mouse dads share a genetic signature, new study finds
New research on African striped mice found that the caregiving instinct may be rooted in a specific gene
scientificamerican.com
From "Dad of the Year" to deadbeat: what accounts for a doting father versus a negligent one? PNI's @forrestdrogers.bsky.social working in the labs of @cate-cholamine.bsky.social & @mallarinolab.bsky.social finds a molecular “switch” for paternal care in mice. pni.princeton.edu/news/2026/ma...
Why are some males caring toward infants while others are neglectful or abusive? I'm so pleased to share work that my colleagues and I @princeton.edu have just published @nature.com (an explanatory thread to follow!) (1/8)
Agouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - Nature
Expression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances...
nature.com
Wow thanks for the post! Other UCD authors include @forrestdrogers.bsky.social and @adeleseelke.bsky.social , as well as Jessica Bond and Trent Simmons -- team vole!
Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics@ucdavisipn.bsky.social · 9mo ago#UCDavisIPN Affiliate @baleslab.bsky.social and Directors @deolsonlab.bsky.social and John Gray's teams' works were recognized in @thetransmitter.bsky.social list of the Buzziest Neuroscience Papers. Explore the full list and learn what makes these papers stand out: #Neuroscience #Psychedelics
UCDavis Psych is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠✨ Come join a vibrant, collaborative dept and live in a fun college town near Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. Applications due Oct.21. Please share widely! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
Job alert: We're looking for someone to help us produce a female-specific risk calculator for Alzheimer’s disease! 🧠 Key qualifications are experience w/ large databases, project management, and women's health research. See posting for more info: shorturl.at/zkO8V
Research Analyst - Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology-camh
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An outbreak of wildfires fueled by dry conditions and hurricane-force winds was rapidly spreading across the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma on Friday, prompting evacuations, wreaking havoc on the roads and leaving thousands without power.
Wildfires Fueled by Dry Conditions Quickly Spread Across Texas and Oklahoma
Emergency crews in both states were scrambling to keep up with all the blazes popping up across the map.
nytimes.com
Delighted to announce that the Western University Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is open for 2025 applications. The 2-year Fellowships now include annual stipends of $70,000 plus benefits, plus a $5,000 research allowance. We expect to make up to 19 awards. Details: uwo.ca/research/fun...
Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
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Today I tried to take a break from the bad news by learning to extract nuclei with UCD grad @forrestdrogers.bsky.social
new Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience book! This initiative led by @thekirbylab.bsky.social,with contributions from amazing scientists (and me 😯) is intended for UG with no presumed college-level science coursework, and presents the foundational pples of brain behavior-environm interactions.
Natalia Duque-Wilckens, DVM, PhD@nduquewilckens.bsky.social · 2y agoI am so happy and thankful I got to contribute to this amazing project! Led and edited by @thekirbylab.bsky.social, this #NSF funded book is free for all and presents the foundational principles of brain behavior-environment interactions. openstax.org/details/book.... Please repost!
Hi! My name is Forrest, and I’m a behavioral neuroscientist. I study the neural causes and consequences of male parenting. Currently a postdoc at Princeton with @cate-cholamine.bsky.social and Ricardo Mallarino, where I study the neural substrates of paternal care in African striped mice.
