Jenny Tung

Journal article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · October 2020 Featured Publication In humans and other long-lived species, harsh conditions in early life often lead to profound differences in adult life expectancy. In response, natural selection is expected to accelerate the timing and pace of reproduction in individuals who experience s ... Full text Cite

Social history and exposure to pathogen signals modulate social status effects on gene regulation in rhesus macaques.

Journal article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · September 2020 Featured Publication Social experience is an important predictor of disease susceptibility and survival in humans and other social mammals. Chronic social stress is thought to generate a proinflammatory state characterized by elevated antibacterial defenses and reduced investm ... Full text Cite

Broadening primate genomics: new insights into the ecology and evolution of primate gene regulation.

Journal article Current opinion in genetics & development · June 2020 Featured Publication Comparative analyses have played a key role in understanding how gene regulatory evolution contributes to primate phenotypic diversity. Recently, these studies have expanded to include a wider range of species, within-population as well as interspecific an ... Full text Cite

Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals.

Journal article Science (New York, N.Y.) · May 2020 Featured Publication The social environment, both in early life and adulthood, is one of the strongest predictors of morbidity and mortality risk in humans. Evidence from long-term studies of other social mammals indicates that this relationship is similar across many species. ... Full text Open Access Cite