Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist and microscopy enthusiast. She/her
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
VectorBuilder
3 months ago
Interested in using tissue-clearing techniques to study intact samples in 3D? Check out our seminar with Dr.
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
as she introduces novel tissue-clearing strategies and key considerations for selecting the right protocol for different samples and research objectives.
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
3 months ago
Latest from the lab, led by
@ara-donia.bsky.social
and
@juliavdkorput.bsky.social
Huge team effort, with immense contributions by friends from nearby and around the globe.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Myelin sheaths in the central nervous system can withstand damage and dynamically remodel
Myelin damage is a hallmark of several neurological disorders, but how it occurs remains to be fully understood. In this study, we found that early damage in zebrafish and rodent demyelination models ...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr4661
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
VectorBuilder
4 months ago
Our first Gene Delivery Seminar of the year kicks off TODAY! Dr.
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
will share practical insights on choosing tissue-clearing approaches and utilizing advanced imaging to visualize intact samples in 3D.
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
VectorBuilder
4 months ago
Interested in tissue-clearing techniques to study intact samples in 3D? Catch Dr. Cristina Martinez Gonzalez's talk (
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
) as she introduces novel tissue-clearing strategies & key considerations for selecting the right protocol for different samples & research objectives.
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Edinburgh Neuroscience
6 months ago
Join us for our annual lecture! We have a fantastic line-up this year: a consultant neurosurgeon and two discovery scientists will discuss how they are redefining biomedical methods - using living human brain tissue - bringing us closer to curing major neurological diseases. Book:
edin.ac/4oYHTtk
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Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Christmas Lecture 2025
A brain surgeon and two discovery scientists unwrap the story of their unique collaboration using living human brain slices.
https://edin.ac/4oYHTtk
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
8 months ago
Thanks to everyone who joined the 9th Annual SIDB Retreat! Two incredible days of inspiring science, great discussions, and vibrant collaboration. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Find out more on
sidb.org
or via linktree in our bio
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Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
8 months ago
SIDB recently featured in STV News. Using a GRIN2B rat model, Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser and Katerina Hristova showed an epilepsy drug can reduce seizures. Check it out ⬇️
edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
@edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinburghuni.bsky.social
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Epilepsy medication could control seizures in children with rare brain disorder
Scientists have been studying GRIN2B-Related Disorder, a rare condition that affects the nervous system of young kids.
https://edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
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Brianna Vandrey
9 months ago
🚨 New preprint! 🚨 Proud to have been a small part of this project RatDISCO is a simple & affordable tissue-clearing protocol that works in rodent brains and organoids. Enormous potential for imaging long-range projections and labelled neuron populations in the whole brain 🧠 👉
tinyurl.com/670723v1
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RatDISCO, a tissue clearing and immunolabelling protocol for large rat brains
RatDISCO is a simple, cost-effective, and reproducible tissue-clearing protocol optimised for immunolabeling in adult rat brains. It enables robust detection of diverse neuronal subtypes, glial popula...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.17.670723v1
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Unsure about tissue clearing methods? Join our online workshop to learn about the soundest clearing protocols for your tissue, next Tuesday, 30th September, organised by BNA
@britishneuro.bsky.social
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
British Neuroscience Association
8 months ago
Want to run your own lab one day? In our Postdoc to PI series with Scientifica, Dr Sam Booker shares practical tips on the 5 pillars of academic independence: Research, Funding, Teaching & supervision, Outreach and Balance Register:
tinyurl.com/337ww4mc
#PostdocLife
#FuturePI
#PhDLife
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
eurobioimaging.bsky.social
8 months ago
Our Scientific Ambassador
@virsicas.bsky.social
interviewed Robert Lees, an expert in multiphoton & light sheet microscopy at the 🐙 Octopus facility, part of Euro-BioImaging’s UK Node
@bioimaginguk.bsky.social
. 🔬Learn more about his role in the full interview🔽
www.eurobioimaging.eu/news/meet-ro...
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
British Neuroscience Association
9 months ago
🔬 New to
#tissueclearing
or unsure which method is right for your samples? Join our
@miltenyibiotec.bsky.social
sponsored workshop with
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
& Kirsty Craigie to learn the fundamentals, compare methods, and get expert advice. 👉
www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...
#microscopy
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Carmen Sandi
9 months ago
Happy to announce our new paper in Nature Communications:
rdcu.be/eBpGY
We show how CRH in the thalamic reticular nucleus modulates NREM sleep, helping to understand how stress impacts sleep Congrats to Loredana Cumpana and team, in work led by Simone Astori!
@epfl-brainmind.bsky.social
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Corticotropin-releasing hormone modulates NREM sleep consolidation through the thalamic reticular nucleus
Nature Communications - Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), known for activating the HPA axis during stress, also acts centrally in the brain. Here, the authors show that CRH modulates thalamic...
https://rdcu.be/eBpGY
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
bioRxiv Neuroscience
9 months ago
RatDISCO, a tissue clearing and immunolabelling protocol for large rat brains.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.17.670723v1
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Liam Rooney
10 months ago
The Strathclyde Optical Micoscopy Course
#SOMC25
kicked off today - 10 days of practical light microscopy training with 24 students from around the world! From fundamental & advanced lectures, to hands-on workshops with high end systems, & a field trip to the Isle of Cumbrae, it will be great! 🔬
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
10 months ago
🎉 Congrats to
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
for winning 1st prize in the BNA Photo Competition! Her image of a whole mouse brain labelled for tyrosine hydroxylase, captured with light-sheet microscopy, will feature in the BNA 2025/26 calendar
@britishneuro.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
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Thank you
@britishneuro.bsky.social
for this amazing opportunity to share my work 🔬
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
British Neuroscience Association
10 months ago
What does everyday
#neuroscience
look like? We asked BNA members, and the results were truly inspiring.
www.bna.org.uk/resource/exp...
Congratulations to
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
as well as shortlisted images including
@kmujmer.bsky.social
@mickcraig.bsky.social
and
@dalmaijer.bsky.social
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Exploring the World of Neuroscience - by BNA Members
What does everyday neuroscience look like? We asked our members to show us, and the results were nothing short of inspiring.
https://www.bna.org.uk/resource/exploring-the-world-of-neuroscience.html
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
12 months ago
In April, SIDB researchers had a great time presenting at BNA 2025 - Festival of Neuroscience in Liverpool, UK. Find out more in our bio!
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
@edinburghuni.bsky.social
@britishneuro.bsky.social
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
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Rana Fetit
about 1 year ago
Lets talk about brains, stem cells, and organoids with playdough and a crochet brain hat!
@soapboxscienceedin.bsky.social
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Heading to Liverpool for
#BNA2025
- plus a chance to see my team to win the league!
about 1 year ago
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#BNA2025
Symposium talk first, to The Cavern Club later!
@britishneuro.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Rochefort Lab
about 1 year ago
I just received the price, thank you so much for all your work
@womeninneurouk.bsky.social
!!!
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
The Nolan lab at SIDB reveal new methods to provide a more detailed picture of how the brain forms and maintains spatial maps, which is important for memory and navigation. Read the news 🔽
sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@elife.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
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Buenos días Huatulco
over 1 year ago
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
This month, the Illingworth Lab inspired future neuroscientists with 'Slice of Science' at Castlebrae High School. This exciting series of monthly outreach events is organised by PhD student Lucy Doyle, and gives students a slice of science alongside a slice of pizza.
sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
👏 Congratulations, Nathalie (
@rochefortlab.bsky.social
)! What an inspiration!
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
Congratulations, Katerina! We're so pleased for you, and look forward to seeing more of you as a postdoc.
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
Huge congratulations to
@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social
, awarded the Runner Up for the Scottish Microscopist of the Year Award 2024. This award celebrates inspirational and outstanding contributions to the Scottish Microscopy community. L - organid; R - rat heart.
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
Apply by the the 10th of January 📲
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Research Support Engineer
To contribute to the programme of world-leading research in the Simons Initiative for the Developing brain, bringing skills to complement those of the researchers to design and manufacture tools for u...
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/11691/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
Do you have experience in mechanical/electrical engineering, or a related field? Are you passionate about neurodevelopmental biology? 🚨SIDB is recruiting for a Research Support Engineer🚨
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Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB)
over 1 year ago
Congratulations Ying Sze for being awarded the presentation prize at the Scottish Pain and Research Community meeting. Her talk was on 'Affective Pain in a Rat Model of SYNGAP1 Haploinsufficiency'. >
sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
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