Jens Hjerling Leffler ⭐️⭐️🇺🇦⬜️🟥⬜️
@HjerlingLeffler
Professor of Molecular Psychiatry Karolinska Institutet. Genetics, functional genomics and adolescent neuroscience.
We are half way through the 10th year anniversary of our conference and course “the Developing Brains” - judging by the happy faces of speakers and course participants I’d say it is a success! @StratNeuro @karolinskainst @KarolinskaN
10th Developing Brains conference @karolinskainst with @adameykolab @enomoto_hideki @GordFishell Sonia Garel @GeschwindLab @bassemh1 @EthanHughesLab @kaltschmidt_lab @ThoraKaradottir @xinjin @UlrikaKMarklund @chr_mayer @LabNowakowski @Sergiu_P_Pasca @laupellegrini @hyejung_won!
Identification of distinct neural ensembles in the adult mouse spinal cord encoding mechanical and heat #pain @patrikernfors @Mingdong_MDZ @YizhouHu_Eugene nature.com/articles/s4159…
are my behav neuro peeps still here? I posted the fabulous new work from the lab, led by PhD student @KaixinCHuang over on the other place last night and got crickets... check it out!! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Postdoc positions available in my lab @karolinskainst - exciting science and fantastic environment. I take mentoring seriously - 7/7 postdocs that left my lab has faculty positions today. Existing datasets and funds to build new ones available. shorturl.at/sj2YE
Great news! 🚀 Our latest research on oligodendroglia is out now — with fresh insights into Parkinson's disease. Take a look! #Parkinsons #NeuroResearch @INiBICA_IIS @univcadiz @karolinskainst @SENC_ @SEBBM_es @medicinauca @CIBER_SAM . link.springer.com/article/10.100…
1/2 Planning to perform single nuclei RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) experiments in complex tissues? We performed a head-to-head comparison with five different methods on human post-mortem brain tissue. Check out the benchmarking in our new preprint. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
Registration for our 2025 Genetics & Genomics Winter School is now open! hsu.imb.uq.edu.au/genetics-and-g… Up to 80 positions available for this in-person course in Brisbane. Great opportunity to learn statistical and computational methods in genetics and genomics! #StatGen
Looking for a postdoc? See below for a fantastic lab, inspiring supervisor, cutting-edge science — all in an amazing city
Postdoc positions available! Interested in coming to Karolinska and work on adolescent development/schizophrenia? Have a background in neuroscience, functional genomics, computational analysis or spatial transcriptomics? Large data sets available for analysis. Get in touch!
Postdoc positions available! Interested in coming to Karolinska and work on adolescent development/schizophrenia? Have a background in neuroscience, functional genomics, computational analysis or spatial transcriptomics? Large data sets available for analysis. Get in touch!
Anna Matton @karolinskainst giving a lecture on dementia prevention at the well attended Brain Awareness Week in Stockholm arranged by @StratNeuro. Fantastic moderation by star journalist Amina Manzoor @Expressen

Incredible research lecture by the brilliant @michelle_monje today at Nobel Forum! A true treat for a packed auditorium!
Leaders of Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Norway on their way to Ukraine. Thank you for supporting Ukraine! 📷: @joakial_
The leaders of Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have also arrived in Kyiv today. Thank you for standing with Ukraine!
As the Kremlin apparently pushes for new elections in Ukraine, remember former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, poisoned with dioxin when he ran against the pro-Russian candidate in 2004.
80 years ago 17 East European nations were sold out to communist tyranny so that the West could enjoy peace and liberal democracy. 30 years ago Eastern Europe won back its freedom despite efforts of our friends to “keep stability”. 1/6
Så här fantastiska är spåren inför Ski for Mental Health i Saltsjöbaden imorgon! Anmälan stänger imorgon klockan 9.00 men det går att anmäla sig på plats också (Swish 300 kronor, gratis för barn och ungdomar upp till 15 år) 😍❄ Info och anmälan: fondenpsykiskhalsa.se/ski-for-mental…
Mos def!
Congrats Jens! Get you a beer in Stockholm next week to celebrate!
We have a new Professor in the house @karolinskainst! Congrats Professor Jens Hjerling Leffler @HjerlingLeffler!
Congrats Hyejung!!
1/ I am beyond thrilled to share our new paper in @CellCellPress! We explored the regulatory principles underlying pleiotropy in psychiatric disorders. cell.com/cell/abstract/…
Bipolar disorder and artistic temperament: Mechanisms Linking Creativity and bipolar disorder. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…