Selected Publications
Ju, L.*, Glastad, K.M.*^, Sheng, L., Gospocic, J., Kingwell, C.J., Davidson, S.M., Kocher, S.D., Bonasio, R., and Berger, S.L.^ (2023). Hormonal gatekeeping via the blood-brain barrier governs caste-specific behavior in ants. Cell, 186(20), 4289-4309. e23. *Authors contributed equally; ^Co-corresponding authors link
K. M. Glastad, Roessler, J., Gospocic, J., Bonasio, R., & Berger, S. L. (2023). Long ant life span is maintained by a unique heat shock factor. Genes & development, 37(9-10), 398-417. link
Kee, J.^, Thudium, S.^, Renner, D. M.*, Glastad, K.M.*, Palozola, K., Zhang, Z., Li, Y., Lan, Y., Cesare, J., Poleshko, A., Kiseleva A.A., & Korb, E. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 disrupts host epigenetic regulation via histone mimicry. Nature, 610(7931), 381-388. ^*Authors contributed equally link
Gospocic, J.*, Glastad, K. M.*, Sheng, L., Shields, E. J., Berger, S. L., & Bonasio, R. (2021). Kr-h1 maintains distinct caste-specific neurotranscriptomes in response to socially regulated hormones. Cell, 184(23), 5807-5823. *Authors contributed equally link
Glastad, K. M., Ju, L., & Berger, S. L. (2021). Tramtrack acts during late pupal development to direct ant caste identity. PLoS Genetics, 17(9), e1009801. link
Sheng, L.*, Shields, E. J.*, Gospocic, J., Glastad, K. M., Ratchasanmuang, P., Berger, S. L., Raj, A., Little, S., & Bonasio, R. (2020). Social reprogramming in ants induces longevity-associated glia remodeling. Science Advances, 6(34), eaba9869. *Authors contributed equally link
Glastad, K. M.*, Graham, R. J.*, Ju, L., Roessler, J., Brady, C. M., & Berger, S. L. (2020). Epigenetic regulator CoREST controls social behavior in ants. Molecular Cell, 77(2), 338-351. *Authors contributed equally link
Rehan, S. M.*, Glastad, K. M.*, Steffen, M. A., Fay, C. R., Hunt, B. G., & Toth, A. L. (2018). Conserved genes underlie phenotypic plasticity in an incipiently social bee. Genome biology and evolution, 10(10), 2749-2758. *Authors contributed equally link
Gospocic, J., Shields, E. J., Glastad, K. M., Lin, Y., Penick, C. A., Yan, H., Mikheyev, A.S., Linksvayer, T.A., Garcia, B.A., Berger, S.L., Liebig, J., Reinberg, D., & Bonasio, R. (2017). The neuropeptide corazonin controls social behavior and caste identity in ants. Cell, 170(4), 748-759. link
Glastad, K. M., Arsenault, S. V., Vertacnik, K. L., Geib, S. M., Kay, S., Danforth, B. N., Rehan, S.M., Linnen, C.R., Kocher, S.D., & Hunt, B. G. (2017). Variation in DNA methylation is not consistently reflected by sociality in Hymenoptera. Genome Biology and Evolution, 9(6), 1687-1698. link
Glastad, K. M., Gokhale, K., Liebig, J., & Goodisman, M. A. (2016). The caste-and sex-specific DNA methylome of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 37110. link
Glastad, K. M., Goodisman, M. A., Yi, S. V., & Hunt, B. G. (2016). Effects of DNA methylation and chromatin state on rates of molecular evolution in insects. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 6(2), 357-363. link
Rehan, S. M.*, Glastad, K. M.*, Lawson, S. P., & Hunt, B. G. (2016). The genome and methylome of a subsocial small carpenter bee, Ceratina calcarata. Genome biology and evolution, 8(5), 1401-1410. *Authors contributed equally link
Glastad, K. M., Hunt, B. G., & Goodisman, M. A. (2015). DNA methylation and chromatin organization in insects: insights from the ant Camponotus floridanus. Genome biology and evolution, 7(4), 931-942. link
Glastad, K. M.*, Hunt, B. G.*, Yi, S. V., & Goodisman, M. A. (2014). Epigenetic inheritance and genome regulation: is DNA methylation linked to ploidy in haplodiploid insects?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1785), 20140411. *Authors contributed equally link
K. M. Glastad, Roessler, J., Gospocic, J., Bonasio, R., & Berger, S. L. (2023). Long ant life span is maintained by a unique heat shock factor. Genes & development, 37(9-10), 398-417. link
Kee, J.^, Thudium, S.^, Renner, D. M.*, Glastad, K.M.*, Palozola, K., Zhang, Z., Li, Y., Lan, Y., Cesare, J., Poleshko, A., Kiseleva A.A., & Korb, E. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 disrupts host epigenetic regulation via histone mimicry. Nature, 610(7931), 381-388. ^*Authors contributed equally link
Gospocic, J.*, Glastad, K. M.*, Sheng, L., Shields, E. J., Berger, S. L., & Bonasio, R. (2021). Kr-h1 maintains distinct caste-specific neurotranscriptomes in response to socially regulated hormones. Cell, 184(23), 5807-5823. *Authors contributed equally link
Glastad, K. M., Ju, L., & Berger, S. L. (2021). Tramtrack acts during late pupal development to direct ant caste identity. PLoS Genetics, 17(9), e1009801. link
Sheng, L.*, Shields, E. J.*, Gospocic, J., Glastad, K. M., Ratchasanmuang, P., Berger, S. L., Raj, A., Little, S., & Bonasio, R. (2020). Social reprogramming in ants induces longevity-associated glia remodeling. Science Advances, 6(34), eaba9869. *Authors contributed equally link
Glastad, K. M.*, Graham, R. J.*, Ju, L., Roessler, J., Brady, C. M., & Berger, S. L. (2020). Epigenetic regulator CoREST controls social behavior in ants. Molecular Cell, 77(2), 338-351. *Authors contributed equally link
Rehan, S. M.*, Glastad, K. M.*, Steffen, M. A., Fay, C. R., Hunt, B. G., & Toth, A. L. (2018). Conserved genes underlie phenotypic plasticity in an incipiently social bee. Genome biology and evolution, 10(10), 2749-2758. *Authors contributed equally link
Gospocic, J., Shields, E. J., Glastad, K. M., Lin, Y., Penick, C. A., Yan, H., Mikheyev, A.S., Linksvayer, T.A., Garcia, B.A., Berger, S.L., Liebig, J., Reinberg, D., & Bonasio, R. (2017). The neuropeptide corazonin controls social behavior and caste identity in ants. Cell, 170(4), 748-759. link
Glastad, K. M., Arsenault, S. V., Vertacnik, K. L., Geib, S. M., Kay, S., Danforth, B. N., Rehan, S.M., Linnen, C.R., Kocher, S.D., & Hunt, B. G. (2017). Variation in DNA methylation is not consistently reflected by sociality in Hymenoptera. Genome Biology and Evolution, 9(6), 1687-1698. link
Glastad, K. M., Gokhale, K., Liebig, J., & Goodisman, M. A. (2016). The caste-and sex-specific DNA methylome of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 37110. link
Glastad, K. M., Goodisman, M. A., Yi, S. V., & Hunt, B. G. (2016). Effects of DNA methylation and chromatin state on rates of molecular evolution in insects. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 6(2), 357-363. link
Rehan, S. M.*, Glastad, K. M.*, Lawson, S. P., & Hunt, B. G. (2016). The genome and methylome of a subsocial small carpenter bee, Ceratina calcarata. Genome biology and evolution, 8(5), 1401-1410. *Authors contributed equally link
Glastad, K. M., Hunt, B. G., & Goodisman, M. A. (2015). DNA methylation and chromatin organization in insects: insights from the ant Camponotus floridanus. Genome biology and evolution, 7(4), 931-942. link
Glastad, K. M.*, Hunt, B. G.*, Yi, S. V., & Goodisman, M. A. (2014). Epigenetic inheritance and genome regulation: is DNA methylation linked to ploidy in haplodiploid insects?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1785), 20140411. *Authors contributed equally link