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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks to the many collaborators involved in the projects, most notably Judith Homberg, coordinator of “Serotonin and beyond”. Thanks also to the PhD thesis committee members: Prof. Dr. Nina Alexander, Prof. Dr. Michael Bader, Prof. Dr. @dominikdeffner.bsky.social, and Prof. Dr. Jinye Dai.

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

During her PhD, Tianhua investigated the role of brain serotonin in regulating social behavior, resulting in four first author publications - an outstanding achievement! doi: 10.1186/s13229-024-00629-x doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111469 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106747 doi: 10.1111/bph.70226

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Proud mentor moment. Happy to share that @tianhuawang.bsky.social @wohrlab.bsky.social has successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congrats, Tianhua. Excellent work. It has been a pleasure to see you grow as a scientist throughout this journey. (Picture credit: Dr. @pvsarchi.bsky.social)

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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Congratulations to @tianhuawang.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! Her hard work on Tph2-deficient rats resulted in a series of studies exploring the role of serotonin in social behaviour during different developmental stages. For more details 👉🏻 orcid.org/0009-0008-38...

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Great poster sessions at the joint DGBP and AGNP meeting in Berlin. Thanks to all poster presenters representing @wohrlab.bsky.social: Alper Demir, Nadine Faesel, @gnade-aaron.bsky.social, Lars Tacken, @bvdvoort.bsky.social, @tianhuawang.bsky.social, and Maria Willadsen. You did a great job!

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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Big news! Our WöhrLab team members received an impressive number of awards recently! Thanks to @ebbsociety.bsky.social, @neurowissg.bsky.social & @fens.org, @liviadicrescenzo.bsky.social, Sara Mejía Chávez, @tianhuawang.bsky.social & @fjrsousa.bsky.social will be able to attend #FENS2026! Congrats🎉

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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Congratulations to @gnade-aaron.bsky.social & @tianhuawang.bsky.social for winning a travel award for the 6th joint congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biologische Psychiatrie (DGBP) x Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Neuropsychopharmakologie und Pharmakopsychiatrie (AGNP)!

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Thanks to the European Innovative Training Network 953327 “Serotonin and Beyond” (@erc.europa.eu) and the Collaborative Research Center 289 “Treatment Expectation” (@sfb-trr-289.bsky.social; @dfg.de) for the support. bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Background and Purpose 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, is a psychostimulant with entactogenic properties and known to induce arousal and euphoria. As an amphetam...

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Through applying advanced behavioral assessment including 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations as a marker for positive affect, @tianhuawang.bsky.social from the @wohrlab.bsky.social demonstrated that arousal and euphoria vastly depend on intact serotonergic neurotransmission. @britpharmsoc.bsky.social

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Markus Wöhr @markuswohr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The party drug MDMA (“ecstasy”) shows promising efficacy as adjunct to psychotherapy. The psychostimulant with entactogenic properties is known to induce arousal and euphoria. We now studied the neurochemistry underlying the behavioral effects of MDMA in rats lacking serotonin in the brain.

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The Power of Expectations @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Our A09 PI @markuswohr.bsky.social was part of a new publication 🐀 Alterations in social adjustment via Tph2 deficiency likely contribute to growth retardation through reduced quality of mother-pup interactions 😭 Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NeuroSkyence #animalresearch

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Rodent Ultrasonic Vocalizations @rodent-usv.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

In mice, rats, and monkeys, a lack of serotonin in the brain leads to impaired maternal affiliation. @tianhuawang.bsky.social now showed that early social enrichment has ameliorating effects but leaves prominent reduction in pup ultrasonic calling untouched. rdcu.be/eJjtX & doi.org/10.1016/j.pn...

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Socio-affective communication in Tph2-deficient rat pups: communal nesting aggravates growth retardation despite ameliorating maternal affiliation deficits | Molecular Autism

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Laboratory of Biological Psychology @biopsylbp.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

It’s that time of the year again: LBP retreat! Rudi D’Hooge and @markuswohr.bsky.social labs gathered together for 2 full days of science. A special thank you to Dr. Elodie Ey for bringing her expertise on animal research to this event!

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Tianhua Wang @tianhuawang.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Nice completion of my core PhD work. (I personally like this story more than the 1st one🤫). Thanks to Markus and all other collaborators. ❤️

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Wöhr Lab @wohrlab.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Wöhr Lab at @ibnsconnect.bsky.social having great time sharing exciting science and enjoying the amazing landscape. Now ready to bring new ideas and inspiration back to the lab 💪🏼 @ozgesungur.bsky.social @Theresa Kisko @tianhuawang.bsky.social

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Tianhua Wang @tianhuawang.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Interested in social interaction between rat pups and the mother? Check out my 1st PhD work. 👇🏻

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