I am a developmental neuroscientist and bioinformatician interested in the molecular evolution of the mammalian brain. I completed a PhD on the molecular development of vasculature in the primate retina at the Australian National University, followed by a postdoctoral position at the Institut de la Vision in France that was supported by a NHMRC CJ Martin fellowship, where I investigated the role of guidance factors in the formation of commissural neurons within the mammalian hindbrain. My current research focuses on the development and evolution of the mammalian forebrain, in particular understanding the regulatory mechanisms and molecular evolutionary processes that control specification of cortical neuron subtypes.
Journal Article: LINE-1 retrotransposon activation intrinsic to interneuron development
Bodea, Gabriela O., Ferreiro, Maria E., Sanchez-Luque, Francisco J., Botto, Juan M., Rasmussen, Jay, Rahman, Muhammed A., Fenlon, Laura R., Gubert, Carolina, Gerdes, Patricia, Bodea, Liviu-Gabriel, Ajjikuttira, Prabha, Kozulin, Peter, Billon, Victor, Morell, Santiago, Kempen, Marie-Jeanne H.C., Love, Chloe J., Palmer, Lucy M., Ewing, Adam D., Jhaveri, Dhanisha J., Richardson, Sandra R., Hannan, Anthony J. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2022). LINE-1 retrotransposon activation intrinsic to interneuron development.
Journal Article: The people behind the papers - Peter Kozulin, Rodrigo Suárez, Qiong-Yi Zhao, Linda Richards and Laura Fenlon
Kozulin, Peter, Zhao, Qiong-Yi, Richards, Linda, Fenlon, Laura and Suárez, Rodrigo (2022). The people behind the papers - Peter Kozulin, Rodrigo Suárez, Qiong-Yi Zhao, Linda Richards and Laura Fenlon. Development, 149 (3) dev200543. doi: 10.1242/dev.200543
Journal Article: Divergent evolution of developmental timing in the neocortex revealed by marsupial and eutherian transcriptomes
Kozulin, Peter, Suárez, Rodrigo, Zhao, Qiong-Yi, Paolino, Annalisa, Richards, Linda J. and Fenlon, Laura R. (2022). Divergent evolution of developmental timing in the neocortex revealed by marsupial and eutherian transcriptomes. Development, 149 (3) dev200212. doi: 10.1242/dev.200212
(2022–2026) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
(2012–2016) NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship
Timing of gene expression in the evolution of mammalian brain traits
Doctor Philosophy
(2020) Doctor Philosophy
Axonal guidance: making connections
Kozulin, Peter and Richards, Linda J. (2022). Axonal guidance: making connections. Neuroscience in the 21st Century. (pp. 383-406) edited by Donald W. Pfaff, Nora D. Volkow and John L. Rubenstein. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-88832-9_131
Axonal guidance: making connections
Kozulin, Peter and Richards, Linda (2016). Axonal guidance: making connections. Neuroscience in the 21st century. (pp. 201-224) edited by Donald W. Pfaff and Nora D. Volkow. New York: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3474-4_131
Kozulin, Peter, Almarza, Gonzalo, Gobius, Ilan and Richards, Linda J. (2016). Investigating early formation of the cerebral cortex by in utero electroporation: Methods and protocols. Prenatal and Postnatal Determinants of Development. (pp. 3-20) edited by Walker, David W.. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3014-2_1
LINE-1 retrotransposon activation intrinsic to interneuron development
Bodea, Gabriela O., Ferreiro, Maria E., Sanchez-Luque, Francisco J., Botto, Juan M., Rasmussen, Jay, Rahman, Muhammed A., Fenlon, Laura R., Gubert, Carolina, Gerdes, Patricia, Bodea, Liviu-Gabriel, Ajjikuttira, Prabha, Kozulin, Peter, Billon, Victor, Morell, Santiago, Kempen, Marie-Jeanne H.C., Love, Chloe J., Palmer, Lucy M., Ewing, Adam D., Jhaveri, Dhanisha J., Richardson, Sandra R., Hannan, Anthony J. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2022). LINE-1 retrotransposon activation intrinsic to interneuron development.
Kozulin, Peter, Zhao, Qiong-Yi, Richards, Linda, Fenlon, Laura and Suárez, Rodrigo (2022). The people behind the papers - Peter Kozulin, Rodrigo Suárez, Qiong-Yi Zhao, Linda Richards and Laura Fenlon. Development, 149 (3) dev200543. doi: 10.1242/dev.200543
Kozulin, Peter, Suárez, Rodrigo, Zhao, Qiong-Yi, Paolino, Annalisa, Richards, Linda J. and Fenlon, Laura R. (2022). Divergent evolution of developmental timing in the neocortex revealed by marsupial and eutherian transcriptomes. Development, 149 (3) dev200212. doi: 10.1242/dev.200212
Morcom, Laura, Gobius, Ilan, Marsh, Ashley P. L., Suárez, Rodrigo, Lim, Jonathan W. C., Bridges, Caitlin, Ye, Yunan, Fenlon, Laura R., Zagar, Yvrick, Douglass, Amelia M., Donahoo, Amber-Lee, Fothergill, Thomas, Shaikh, Samreen, Kozulin, Peter, Edwards, Timothy J., Cooper, Helen M., IRC5 Consortium, Sherr, Elliott H., Chédotal, Alain, Leventer, Richard J., Lockhart, Paul J. and Richards, Linda J. (2021). DCC regulates astroglial development essential for telencephalic morphogenesis and corpus callosum formation. eLife, 10 e61769, 1-35. doi: 10.7554/eLife.61769
Bilateral visual projections exist in non-teleost bony fish and predate the emergence of tetrapods
Vigouroux, Robin J, Duroure, Karine, Vougny, Juliette, Albadri, Shahad, Kozulin, Peter, Herrera, Eloisa, Nguyen-Ba-Charvet, Kim, Braasch, Ingo, Suárez, Rodrigo, Del Bene, Filippo and Chédotal, Alain (2021). Bilateral visual projections exist in non-teleost bony fish and predate the emergence of tetrapods. Science, 372 (6538), 150-156. doi: 10.1126/science.abe7790
Paolino, Annalisa, Fenlon, Laura R., Kozulin, Peter, Haines, Elizabeth, Lim, Jonathan W. C., Richards, Linda J. and Suárez, Rodrigo (2020). Differential timing of a conserved transcriptional network underlies divergent cortical projection routes across mammalian brain evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (19), 201922422-10564. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1922422117
Shared and differential features of Robo3 expression pattern in amniotes
Friocourt, François, Kozulin, Peter, Belle, Morgane, Suárez, Rodrigo, Di‐Poï, Nicolas, Richards, Linda J., Giacobini, Paolo and Chédotal, Alain (2019). Shared and differential features of Robo3 expression pattern in amniotes. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 527 (12), 2009-2029. doi: 10.1002/cne.24648
Suárez, Rodrigo, Paolino, Annalisa, Fenlon, Laura R., Morcom, Laura R., Kozulin, Peter, Kurniawan, Nyoman D. and Richards, Linda J. (2018). A pan-mammalian map of interhemispheric brain connections predates the evolution of the corpus callosum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115 (38), 9622-9627. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1808262115
Paolino, Annalisa, Fenlon, Laura R., Kozulin, Peter, Richards, Linda J. and Suarez, Rodrigo (2018). Multiple events of gene manipulation via in pouch electroporation in a marsupial model of mammalian forebrain development. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 293, 45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.09.004
Suarez, Rodrigo, Paolino, Annalisa, Kozulin, Peter, Fenlon, Laura R., Morcom, Laura R., Englebright, Robert, O'Hara, Patricia J., Murray, Peter J. and Richards, Linda J. (2017). Development of body, head and brain features in the Australian fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Marsupialia: Dasyuridae); A postnatal model of forebrain formation. Plos One, 12 (9) e0184450, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184450
Gobius, Ilan, Suarez, Rodrigo, Morcom, Laura, Paolino, Annalisa, Edwards, Timothy J., Kozulin, Peter and Richards, Linda J. (2017). Astroglial-mediated remodeling of the interhemispheric midline during telencephalic development is exclusive to eutherian mammals. Neural Development, 12 (1) 9, 9. doi: 10.1186/s13064-017-0086-1
Rutar, Matt, Natoli, Riccardo, Kozulin, Peter, Valter, Krisztina, Gatenby, Paul and Provis, Jan M. (2011). Analysis of complement expression in light-induced retinal degeneration: Synthesis and deposition of C3 by microglia/macrophages is associated with focal photoreceptor degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 52 (8), 5347-5358. doi: 10.1167/iovs.10-7119
Ashby, Regan, Kozulin, Peter, Megaw, Pam L. and Morgan, Ian G. (2010). Alterations in ZENK and glucagon RNA transcript expression during increased ocular growth in chickens. Molecular Vision, 16 (73-74), 639-649.
The cellular expression of antiangiogenic factors in fetal primate macula
Kozulin, Peter, Natoli, Riccardo, O'Brien, Keely M. Bumsted, Madigan, Michele C. and Provis, Jan M. (2010). The cellular expression of antiangiogenic factors in fetal primate macula. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 51 (8), 4298-4306. doi: 10.1167/iovs.09-4905
Gradients of Eph-A6 expression in primate retina suggest roles in both vascular and axon guidance
Kozulin, Peter, Natoli, Riccardo, Madigan, Michele C., O'Brien, Keely M. Bumsted and Provis, Jan M. (2009). Gradients of Eph-A6 expression in primate retina suggest roles in both vascular and axon guidance. Molecular Vision, 15 (282), 2649-2662.
Kozulin, Peter and Provis, Jan M. (2009). Differential gene expression in the developing human macula: microarray analysis using rare tissue samples. Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics, 2 (4), 176-189. doi: 10.1007/s12177-009-9039-1
Effects of a Head-Mounted Display on the Oculomotor System of Children
Kozulin, Peter, Ames, Shelly L. and McBrien, Neville A. (2009). Effects of a Head-Mounted Display on the Oculomotor System of Children. Optometry and Vision Science, 86 (7), 845-856. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181adff42
Differential expression of anti-angiogenic factors and guidance genes in the developing macula
Kozulin, Peter, Natoli, Riccardo, O'Brien, Keely M. Bumsted, Madigan, Michele C. and Provis, Jan M. (2009). Differential expression of anti-angiogenic factors and guidance genes in the developing macula. Molecular Vision, 15 (3-5), 45-59.
Developmental scenarios for the evolutionary origin of the corpus callosum
Suarez, R., Paolino, A., Kozulin, P., Morcom, L., Fenlon, L. and Richards, L. (2015). Developmental scenarios for the evolutionary origin of the corpus callosum. 25th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry Jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian Pacific Society for Neurochemistry in Conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society, Cairns, QLD Australia, 23-27 August 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jnc.13188
(2022–2026) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
(2012–2016) NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship
Timing of gene expression in the evolution of mammalian brain traits
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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