Science & Academic Research
The overarching theme of my scientific career has been investigating the relationships between organisms and their environment. To this day, my fascination with intra- and inter- species relationships is what fuels nearly everything I do.
Before pursuing my cosmetology career, I spent over 7 years as a laboratory manager at Duke University (Durham, NC), where I provided research support and laboratory training to fellow scientists who were studying gene regulation and molecular ecology. Most of this work was related to the Amboseli Baboon Research Project.
Before that, I worked for 4 years as a research tech between NMSU (Las Cruces, NM) and STRI (Gamboa, Panamá) studying memory and sleep in birds, bats, and wasps.
Over the past two years, I have been transitioning into a new role as a Safety & Health Specialist within Duke University Health System. In this role, I’ve had the opportunity to deepen my understanding of chemical compatibility, as well as the effects of chemical exposure on human health.
I am consistently exploring ways to integrate this newly refined knowledge of chemistry, in addition to my 11+ year background in biology, into my herbal creations and cosmetology career.
My list of scientific publications can be found below.
Scientific Publications
1) Anderson, J.A., D. Lin, A.J. Lea, R.A. Johnston, T. Voyles, M.Y. Akinyi, E.A. Archie, S.C. Alberts, and J. Tung. (2024). DNA methylation signatures of early life adversity are exposure-dependent in wild baboons. PNAS: 121 (11) e2309469121. [Open Access]. See also the related Commentary by Robert Sapolsky.
2) Vilgalys, T.P., A.S. Fogel, J.A. Anderson, R.S. Mututua, J.K. Warutere, L. Siodi, S.Y. Kim, T.N. Voyles, J.A. Robinson, J.D. Wall, E.A. Archie, S.C. Alberts, J. Tung. (2022). Selection against admixture and gene regulatory divergence in a long-term primate field study. Science 377: 635-641. [Science link; Link for full access].
3) Anderson, J.A., A.J. Lea, T.N. Voyles, M.Y. Akinyi, R. Nyakundi, L. Ochola, M. Omondi, F. Nyundo, Y. Zhang, F.A. Campos, S.C. Alberts, E.A. Archie, and J. Tung. (2022). Distinct gene regulatory signatures of dominance rank and social bond strength in wild baboons. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0441. [Open Access].
4) Anderson, J.A., R.A. Johnston, A.J. Lea, F.A. Campos, T.N. Voyles, M.Y. Akinyi, S.C. Alberts, E.A. Archie, and J. Tung. (2021). High social status males experience accelerated epigenetic aging in wild baboons. eLife 10: e166128. [Open Access].
5) Sanz, J., P.L. Maurizio, N. Snyder-Mackler, N.D. Simons, T. Voyles, J. Kohn, V. Michopoulos, M.E. Wilson, J. Tung, and L.B. Barreiro. (2020). Social history and exposure to pathogen signals modulate social status effects on gene regulation in rhesus macaques. PNAS 117: 23317-23322. [Open Access].
6) Snyder-Mackler, N., J. Sanz, J.N. Kohn, T.N. Voyles, R. Pique-Regi, M.E. Wilson, L.B. Barreiro, and J. Tung. (2019). Social status alters chromatin accessibility and the gene regulatory response to glucocorticoid stimulation in rhesus macaques. PNAS 116: 1219-1228. [Open Access]. See also the related Commentary by Hofmann and Friesen.
7) Whitney, O., T. Voyles, E. Hara, Q. Chen, S.A. White & T.F. Wright. (2014). Differential FoxP2 and FoxP1 expression in a vocal learning nucleus of the developing budgerigar. Developmental Neurobiology: doi.org/10.1002/dneu.22247. [Open Access].