Here is our constructive reflection on the announced Agency for Research and Innovation (AI2) for PT Science @publico.pt "there will be no quality science without budgetary reinforcement and explicit protection of fundamental science." @publico.pt www.publico.pt/2025/08/19/c...

New blog post, where I review some recent interesting papers on the role of cell organelles for neuronal calcium signaling: gcamp6f.com/2025/08/11/i... Featuring work by @lorenabenedetti.bsky.social, O'Hare et al. and Lin et al.!

It was an awesome year for my team, with exciting "ups" and also some painful "downs". Before a well-deserved vacation pause, we reflected and prepared for the future... together! @icvs-uminho.bsky.social

📢 Call for Social Media Ambassadors! Help us grow the #GLIA community online & get a free registration for GLIA 2027 in Bologna! We're looking for 5 voices from the field – content, updates, community vibes. ⏰ Apply by Aug 26! 👉 [email protected]

Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We have a new review out in TINS! A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

We are excited to share our latest work showing: 1 - the existence of robust #mGluR5-dependent #astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in the #adult #brain that 2 - is involved in processing of #emotional and #cognitive behaviors Fruitful collab with Gertru Perea www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Interesting approach to provide an alternative view on the understanding of #astrocyte #network connections #across (classically described) #brain #regions. Why does the brain need such alternative #highways?

This has been my first @gliameeting.bsky.social and it will definitely NOT be my last! Such a great conference on glia and an incredible opportunity to meet new people and old frieds with the same shared passion for glia biology. @institutocajal.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social

What an amazing #glia #meeting in Marseille. It was great to have a symposium with @inbalgoshen.bsky.social @julimrosa.bsky.social and Mattias Ollivier. It was also great to meet good old friend-shining scientists, and make some new too!

Fun to participate to the #GliaNetworks joint booth, see you next time!!🙌 Learn more about what all of these network do here: www.networkglia.eu/resources/re... #IGN #GLIA2025 @gliameeting.bsky.social

Network Glia! The French Glial Cell Club is present @Glia2025 as @italianglianetwork.bsky.social @ukglia.bsky.social @gliameeting.bsky.social @gliameeting.bsky.social @atglianet.bsky.social

Still digesting the past few weeks, full of excellent scientific discussions and fun. @esnsociety.bsky.social meeting was excellent: our gender unbalanced symposium on #astrocyte regulation of #brain #circuits was a success.

📖 A New Chapter for ESN 🎓 Grateful to Prof. Illana Gozes for her visionary leadership and dedicated service as President of ESN. 👏 We are proud to welcome Prof. Carlos Duarte as the new President of the Society. We look forward to his leadership as we continue advancing neuroscience together!

#GliaPapers #GliaJune2025 JUNE COVER Mouse oligodendroglia (O4+ in green and nuclei in white) co-cultured with primary microglia (not shown in this image) after exposure to corticosterone.(See Madeira et al, doi.org/10.1002/glia...)

What a great start to 2025! Alexandra Veiga and Duarte Dias just defended their MSc projects with distinction! I'm more than proud of their achievement and my whole team. Witnessing their scientific (and personal) growth has been rewarding. Excellent discussions by Sandra Vaz and Ana Falcão!

This study supports of our parallel memory theory published previously. Yamao 2024 Astrocytic determinant of the fate of long-term memory doi.org/10.1002/glia... Kanaya 2023 Glial modulation of the parallel memory formation doi.org/10.1002/glia... youtu.be/o3Z_S1rprjA

Look @eara.eu , another example of animal research succesfully leading to human therapies

Hi #astrocyte lovers! We are organizing the third edition of #AstrocyteCafe online, with FREE monthly seminars starting from January 2025...and we are looking for speakers! Speakers can be of any career stage: just send us an email with your topic to [email protected] 😍

Saying Goodbye to Traumatic Memories: Astrocytic Manipulation of the Fate of Memory - Artificially acidifying the astrocytes did not affect short-term memory but prevented memories from being remembered long-term. Yamao H, Matsui K. Glia 2024. doi.org/10.1002/glia... youtu.be/o3Z_S1rprjA

There are lots of us missing, but so many joining so quickly Please do share, and comment below to be added go.bsky.app/5f2V6L6 (microglia starter pack also here by @mancusorenzo.bsky.social - bsky.app/starter-pack...)

I'm still overwhelmed by the success of the #Iberian #Glial #Symposium! The excellent quality of the students and postdoc presentations and nearly 200 participants make us confident of a bright #future for #glial #research! We could not be prouder! Thanks, #RedGlial, for the idea and logistics!