Thomas (Dong Won) Kim

Resolving forebrain developmental organisation by analysis of differential growth patterns - Nature Communications Experiments on the embryonic chick brain reveal distinct directional growth patterns and a tripartite hypothalamus, challenging the classic segmented prosomere model and offering an updated view of ho...

Excited to finally share the final/final.doc version of our paper. It's been a journey, but very proud of the result. Well done to all involved, especially @elsieplace.bsky.social

@kchinnaiya.bsky.social , @thomasdwkim.bsky.social, @sethblackshaw.bsky.social 👏👏

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Several stages of brain development in a chick embryo

New featured article!

Resolving forebrain developmental organisation by analysis of differential growth patterns

@emmanning.bsky.social @elsieplace.bsky.social @kchinnaiya.bsky.social @sethblackshaw.bsky.social @thomasdwkim.bsky.social

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The deadline for this fully funded (uk home fees rate) PhD is coming up soon (31 Oct) so please apply if you’re interested and spread the word if others on your network might be. Thanks!

Please RP.
We are thrilled to announce that our lab’s first preprint is out!
”Whole-genome single-cell multimodal history tracing to reveal cell identity transition”

We report HisTrac-seq, a multiomic single-cell molecular recording platform.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sleep pressure is differentially regulated by molecularly distinct subtypes of Lhx6-positive and Lhx6-negative neurons of the zona incerta Sleep pressure, the accumulating drive towards sleep during wakefulness, is shaped by Lhx6-positive GABAergic neurons in the zona incerta (ZI). Here, we show that these neurons are broadly activated b...

Our latest preprint is out, focusing on characterizing the response of Lhx6-positive neurons of the zona incerta (ZI) to naturally-occurring and experimentally-induced changes in the need to sleep, also known as sleep pressure.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📣 We’re recruiting 1-2 Group Leaders! NCMBM is looking for early-career researchers ready to establish their independent research groups!

🧬 With an attractive start-up package, help us shape the future of molecular biosciences and medicine in 🇳🇴 and be part of the @nordicembl.bsky.social!

Postdoctoral Researcher in Single-Cell Genomics through the NORPOD program Postdoctoral Researcher in Single-Cell Genomics through the NORPOD program

Job alert ‼️ @thomasdwkim.bsky.social and I are recruiting a postdoc in single-cell genomics via the NORPOD program of the @nordicembl.bsky.social. Collaboration between @fimm-uh.bsky.social and @dandrite.bsky.social on multimodal data integration in neurodevelopment.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Sleep need–dependent plasticity of a thalamic circuit promotes homeostatic recovery sleep Prolonged wakefulness leads to persistent, deep recovery sleep (RS). However, the neuronal circuits that mediate this process remain elusive. From a circuit screen in mice, we identified a group of th...

New collaborative study out with Mark Wu’s group identifies a thalamic reuniens-zona incerta circuit as both responsive to induced sleep deprivation and essential for mediating recovery sleep. Further perspective on this work follows./1
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Postdoctoral/Researcher position in Molecular and Systems Neuroscience through the NORPOD program (282173) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral/Researcher position in Molecular and Systems Neuroscience through the NORPOD program (282173), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, August 15, 2025

We have a 3-year postdoctoral position open in our lab in Oslo
@ncmbm.bsky.social
to work on Sleep and Development through the NORPOD program together with
@thomasdwkim.bsky.social
and supported by
@nordicembl.bsky.social

Check application here:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

FENS Regional Meeting 2025 Welcome to the FENS Regional Meeting 2025 — in Oslo, Norway.

Registration and abstract submission is open for the Oslo meeting - June 16-19, 2025. Everyone is welcome from anywhere in the world!

frm2025oslo.no

Excited to share our new preprint on #SYNGAP1 that shows how its enzymatic and structural role can be dissociated! The GAP activity is essential in increasing intrinsic excitability but does not contribute to the seizure protection SynGAP is important for: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our second preprint, which was spearheaded by @thomasdwkim.bsky.social, uses single-cell multiomic analysis to identify gene regulatory networks controlling neurogenesis and cell fate specification in mouse hypothalamus and prethalamus./1
biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

2/2 preprint on the hypothalamus development

1/2 of our preprints on hypothalamic development

Resolving forebrain developmental organisation by analysis of differential growth patterns The forebrain is the most complex region of the vertebrate CNS, and its developmental organisation is controversial. We fate-mapped the embryonic chick forebrain using lipophilic dyes and Cre-recombin...

We begin the New Year with two preprints on hypothalamic development. The first, part of a long-term collaboration with Marysia Placzek’s group, investigates the organization of the developing forebrain, and show that current models are (mostly) incorrect./1
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Postdoctoral position in biophysical and structural characterization of auxin transport, Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Protein Science, Aarhus University

Interested in structural biology, membrane proteins, biophysics and working onto understand hormone transport in plants?☘️🔬👩‍🔬🧪
We are recruiting a postdoc:
- Deadline 20. Dec 2024.
- 2(+2) year position.
- Details and application link: tinyurl.com/y7vnewen
- PM for questions
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