RESOURCES
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We share data, research tools, and experimental knowledge to help turn biological questions into reproducible discoveries.
Transgenic & knock-in mouse models
Sequencing & analysis tools
Sample enrichment for single-nucleus sequencing using concanavalin A-conjugated magnetic beads
Note: mice shown in gray are not currently available in the lab. Please contact us for additional information.
STAR Protoc. 2023;4(4):102595. PubMed PMID: 37740915. PDF
Explore the genomic datasets underlying our published research.
Comparative transcriptomic analyses of developing POMC and NPY/AgRP neurons in E15.5 mouse embryos
J Neurosci. 2020;40(16). PubMed PMID: 32213554. PDF
Hypothalamic gene expression signature associated with chronic risperidone treatment in C57BL/6 mice
J Exp Med. 2021;218(7). PubMed PMID: 33978701. PDF
Single-nucleus RNA-seq analysis of adult AgRP-Cre neurons in the arcuate nucleus of C57BL/6 mice
J Exp Med. 2022;219(8). PubMed PMID: 35796804. PDF
Bulk RNA-seq analysis of hypothalamic MC4R-Cre neurons in adult C57BL/6 mice
Sci Transl Med. 2025;17(781). PubMed PMID:39813316. PDF
Single-nucleus RNA-seq analysis of Sim1-Cre neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
Sci Transl Med. 2025;17(781). PubMed PMID:39813316. PDF
Single-nuclei multiome analyses of POMC-derived neurons in the adult mouse mediobasal hypothalamus
Neuron 2026;114(1210). PubMed PMID: 41702397 PDF
Open-source diets for modeling antipsychotic drug–induced metabolic syndrome in female mice
A rodent diet for modeling olanzapine-induced metabolic syndrome
J Clin Invest. 2017;127(9). PubMed PMID: 28805659. PDF
A rodent diet for modeling risperidone-induced metabolic syndrome
J Exp Med. 2021;218(7). PubMed PMID: 33978701. PDF
A rodent diet for modeling clozapine-induced metabolic syndrome
bioRxiv. 2024.06.07.597973. PDF
All reported diets are fully open source and can be purchased directly from Research Diets.
Public datasets
Protocols, code, and workflows for single-cell and multiomic studies.
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