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Papers related to thermoregulation
Sex-specific thermoregulatory effects of estrogen signaling in Reprimo lineage cells.
Endocrinology, bqaf177 (2025)
Park, J.W.*, Cortes, L.R.*, Sandoval, N.P., Vree A.R., Baron A.G., Vranich, K., Fideles, H.J., Martinez, R.M., Dilday, E.A., Hansen, M.R., Lopez, J.I., Kammel, L.G., Veen J.E., Correa, S.M. * co-first authors
Neural basis of collective social behavior during environmental challenge.
Nature Neuroscience, in press. Pre-print: BioRxiv 2024.09.17.613378
Raam T.*, Li, Q.*, Gu L., Elagio G., Lim K.Y., Zhang, X., Correa, S.M., Hong, W.
Biological mechanisms balancing torpor and reproduction in mammals
Endocrinology, 166: bqaf141 (2025)
Vander, P. B. and Correa, S. M.
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy
Trends in Neurosciences (2025)
Cortes, L. R. and Correa, S. M.
Metabolic Messengers: estradiol
Nature Metabolism, 7:1114-1122 (2025)
Hevener, A.L. and Correa, S.M.
Exploring the effects of estrogen deficiency and aging on organismal homeostasis during menopause
Nature Aging, 4:1731–1744 (2024)
Camon, C., Garratt, M., Correa, S. M.
Estrogen receptor alpha in the brain mediates tamoxifen-induced changes in physiology in mice
eLife, 10:e63333 (2021)
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g, Z., Park, J. W., Ahn, I. S., Diamante, G., Sivakumar, N., Arneson, D. V., Yang, X., van Veen, J. E.# and Correa, S. M.# #corresponding authors.
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Read the summary of the paper by eLife Digest, All in the Head.
The effects of estrogens on neural circuits that control temperature
Endocrinology, 162:bqab087 (2021)
Zhang, Z., DiVittorio, J.R., Joseph, A.M., and Correa, S.M.
Estrogen-Sensitive Medial Preoptic Area Neurons Coordinate Torpor in Mice
Nature Communications, 11:6278 (2020)
Zhang, Z., Reis, F. M. C. V., He, Y., Park, J. W., DiVittorio, J. R., Sivakumar, N., van Veen, J. E., Pereira, S., Shum, M., Nichols, I., Anderson, S., Massa, M. G., Paul, K. N., Liesa, M., Ajijola, O. A., Xu, Y, Adhikari, A., and Correa, S. M.
Hypothalamic oestrogen receptor alpha establishes a sexually dimorphic regulatory node of energy expenditure. Nature Metabolism, 2: 351–363 (2020)
van Veen, J. E.*, Kammel, L. G.*, Bunda, P. C., Shum, M., Reid, M. S., Massa, M. G., Arneson, D. V., Park, J. W., Zhang, Z., Joseph, A. M., Hrncir, H., Liesa, M., Arnold, A. P., Yang, X., and Correa, S. M. *authors contributed equally
Cover image by Laura Kammel, PhD — Link to viewable PDF: rdcu.be/b3xKk —Query the scRNA-seq data from this publication here.
Selective sexual differentiation of neurone populations may contribute to sex-specific outputs of the ventromedial hypothalamus
J Neuroendocrinol.; 00:e12801 (2020)
Kammel, L. G. and Correa, S. M.
Papers related to feeding, physical activity, and bone density
Feeding Neurons Integrate Metabolic and Reproductive States in Mice.
iScience 10, 107918 (2023)
Massa, M.G., Scott, R.L., Cara, A.L., Cortes, L.R., Vander, P.B., Sandoval, N.P., Park, J.W., Ali, S., Velez, L.M., Wang, H.B., Ati, S.S., Tesfaye, B., Reue, K., van Veen, J.E., Seldin, M.M., and Correa, S.M.
Oestrogen engages brain MC4R signalling to drive physical activity in female mice. Nature 599, 131–135 (2021)
Krause, W. C., Rodriguez, R., Gegenhuber, B., Matharu, N., Rodriguez, A. N., Padilla-Roger, A. M., Toma, K., Herber, C. B., Correa, S. M., Duan, X. Ahituv, N., Tollkuhn, J., and Ingraham, H. A.
Sexes on the Brain: Sex as Multiple Biological Variables in the Neural Control of Feeding. BBA Molecular Basis of Disease 1866:165840 (2020)
Massa, M. G.# and Correa, S. M.# (#corresponding authors)
Estrogen signaling in arcuate Kiss1neurons suppresses a sex-dependent female circuit promoting dense strong bones
Nature Communications, 10: article 163 (2019)
Herber C. B.*, Krause, W. C.*, Wang, L., Bayrer, J. R., Li, A., Schmitz, M., Fields, A., Ford, B., Zhang, Z., Reid, M. S., Nomura, D. K., Nissenson, R. A., Correa S. M.#, and Ingraham, H. A.# *authors contributed equally #corresponding authors
An Estrogen-Responsive Module in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Selectively Drives Sex-Specific Activity in Females
Cell Reports, 10: 62-74 (2015)
Correa, S. M., Newstrom, D. W., Warne J. P., Flandin, P., Cheung, C. C., Pierce, A. A., Lin-Moore, A. T., Xu, A. W., Rubenstein, J. L. and H. A. Ingraham.
Collaborations with other labs
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Transcriptional analysis of the multiple Sry genes and developmental program at the onset of testis differentiation in the rat
Biology of Sex Differences,11: 28 (2020)
Prokop, J. W., Chhetri, S., van Veen, J. E., Chen, X., Underwood, A. C., Uhl, K., Dwinell, M. R., Geurts, A. M., Correa, S. M., and Arnold, A. P.
IDOL regulates systemic energy balance through control of CNS VLDLR expression. Nature Metabolism 1: 1089–1100 (2019)
Lee, S. D.*, Priest, C.*, Bjursell, M., Gao, J., Arneson, D. V., Ahn, I. S., Diamante, G., van Veen, J. E., Massa, M. G., Calkin, A. C., Kim, J., Andersén, H., Porritt, M., Carreras, A., Ahnmark, A., Seeliger, F., Maxvall, I., Eliasson, P., Althage, M., Åkerblad, P., Lindén, D., Cole, T. A., Lee, R., Boyd, H., Bohlooly-Y, M., Correa, S. M., Yang, X., Tontonoz, P., and Hong, C. *authors contributed equally
Commentaries & Profiles
2023 The Science Show with Robyn Williams “The hot and cold effects of our hormones”Australian Broadcasting Corp
2022 U Magazine (UCLA Health) Spotlight “What’s the Difference?”
2021 Daily Bruin Article: “Latino scientific researchers reflect on achievements, importance of mentorship” with MS student Amanda Misquez
2021 UCLA College Featured Story “Stronger Together” with doctoral student, Norma Sandoval
2021 Career Pathway profile in Nature Metabolism, doi: 10.1038/s42255-021-00379-7
2021 Knowing Neurons neuroscience education website, interview by Arielle Hogan
2018 Commentary with Rebecca M. Calisi and a Working Group of Mothers in Science. “How to Tackle the Childcare–Conference Conundrum“, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 201803153; doi:10.1073/pnas.1803153115