Dr Peter Kozulin

Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Research Fellow

School of Biomedical Sciences

+61 7 334 66337

p.kozulin@uq.edu.au

Peter received a Master of Optometry from the University of Melbourne in 2006 and a PhD in primate visual system development from ANU in 2010. Following this he was awarded a CJ Martin fellowship by the NHMRC and undertook postdoctoral research in France and Brisbane investigating the role of guidance factors underlying mammalian hindbrain formation, and the evolution of molecular processes that control mammalian cortical development. Following his long-standing interest in the burgeoning field of high throughput transcriptomic and genomic sequencing, Peter completed a Master of Bioinformatics at the University of Queensland in 2019 and now applies these computational skills to better understand system-level processes driving neurodevelopment. He is currently working on two projects using comparative transcriptomics to investigate the different patterns of cortical neuronal birth and connectivity between the developing brains of marsupials and placental mammals. In his spare time Peter loves to spend time with his family.

Twitter: @PeterKozulin

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7872-9884

Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/peter-kozulin-87897225

Peter is part of the Suarez group which studies brain evolution and development, and the Fenlon Group which studies Cortical development, plasticity and evolution.

Researcher biography

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.

Publications

Book Chapters (3)

Journal Articles (19)

Conference Paper (1)

Preprint (1)

Book Chapters

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

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

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

Journal Articles

Currey, Laura, Mitchell, Benjamin, Al-Khalily, Majd, McElnea, Sarah-Jayne, Kozulin, Peter, Harkins, Danyon, Pelenyi, Alexandra, Fenlon, Laura, Suarez, Rodrigo, Kurniawan, Nyoman D, Burne, Thomas H, Harris, Lachlan, Thor, Stefan and Piper, Michael (2024). Polycomb repressive complex 2 is critical for mouse cortical glutamatergic neuron development. Cerebral Cortex, 34 (7) ARTN bhae268. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae268

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Conference Paper

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