Blanca Díaz Castro
@bdiazcastro.bsky.social
Neuroscientist passionate about astrocytes and the brain vasculature. Group leader at @UKDRI - @EdinburghUni. (she/her)
https://www.diaz-castrolab.com
https://www.diaz-castrolab.com
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Postdoctoral Researcher Vacancy at the @ukdri.ac.uk Hall Lab UCL London with Catherine Hall exploring how vascular dysfunction shapes brain activity in dementia research. Closing date: 4th January
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Fellow: Dysfunctional vasculature
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Hall Lab UCL London with Catherine Hall exploring how vascular dysfunction shapes brain activity in dementia research.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Postdoctoral Researcher Vacancy at the @ukdri.ac.uk Hall Lab UCL London with Catherine Hall exploring how vascular dysfunction shapes brain activity in dementia research. Closing date: 4th January
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
👉🏼👉🏾👉🏻👉🏿👉🏽An opportunity for a PhD studentship in my lab to investigate the mechanisms that mediate the specialization astrocyte endfeet (subcellular compartments enwrapping the vasculature) in collaboration with the magnificent Lorena Arancibia.
See below:
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November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
👉🏼👉🏾👉🏻👉🏿👉🏽An opportunity for a PhD studentship in my lab to investigate the mechanisms that mediate the specialization astrocyte endfeet (subcellular compartments enwrapping the vasculature) in collaboration with the magnificent Lorena Arancibia.
See below:
See below:
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Data from this study by Isabel Bravo-Ferrer and colleagues paves the way for future studies to investigate how region-specific blood-brain barrier dysfunction may contribute to disease-associated regional vulnerability in the brain.
Real the full paper: edin.ac/4idNn1a
Real the full paper: edin.ac/4idNn1a
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Data from this study by Isabel Bravo-Ferrer and colleagues paves the way for future studies to investigate how region-specific blood-brain barrier dysfunction may contribute to disease-associated regional vulnerability in the brain.
Real the full paper: edin.ac/4idNn1a
Real the full paper: edin.ac/4idNn1a
On my way to San Diego for the Society for Neuroscience 2025 conference to present in the amazing minisymposium: Astrocytes as therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative disorders.
Anyone there? 👀
Anyone there? 👀
November 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
On my way to San Diego for the Society for Neuroscience 2025 conference to present in the amazing minisymposium: Astrocytes as therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative disorders.
Anyone there? 👀
Anyone there? 👀
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A team led by Blanca Díaz Castro (UK DRI at Edinburgh) has uncovered how specialised cells in the blood-brain barrier communicate, and how that dialogue changes during inflammation & disease.
The research could lead to new therapeutic targets👉 buff.ly/jXxViZO
The research could lead to new therapeutic targets👉 buff.ly/jXxViZO
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A team led by Blanca Díaz Castro (UK DRI at Edinburgh) has uncovered how specialised cells in the blood-brain barrier communicate, and how that dialogue changes during inflammation & disease.
The research could lead to new therapeutic targets👉 buff.ly/jXxViZO
The research could lead to new therapeutic targets👉 buff.ly/jXxViZO
Finally it’s here! 🌟⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’m sooo excited to share our latest article led by Steve Hill and Isabel Bravo-Ferrer
1- How does the vasculature communicate with astrocytes?
2- Is this communication dependent to what happens in the body.
3- Is it relevant to human diseases?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’m sooo excited to share our latest article led by Steve Hill and Isabel Bravo-Ferrer
1- How does the vasculature communicate with astrocytes?
2- Is this communication dependent to what happens in the body.
3- Is it relevant to human diseases?
Fig. 1: Establishment of methods to identify astrocyte endfoot proteins. | Nature Communications
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Finally it’s here! 🌟⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’m sooo excited to share our latest article led by Steve Hill and Isabel Bravo-Ferrer
1- How does the vasculature communicate with astrocytes?
2- Is this communication dependent to what happens in the body.
3- Is it relevant to human diseases?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’m sooo excited to share our latest article led by Steve Hill and Isabel Bravo-Ferrer
1- How does the vasculature communicate with astrocytes?
2- Is this communication dependent to what happens in the body.
3- Is it relevant to human diseases?
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📢 June 8th-9th 2026 Bristol University 📢
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
UK Glia 2026
UK Glia 2026 meeting will highlight the pivotal role of glia in brain physiology, offering invaluable insights for those investigating glia function in both health and disease. Find out more about the...
www.physoc.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
📢 June 8th-9th 2026 Bristol University 📢
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
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NIHR Postdoctoral Award funds researchers with a PhD or submitted thesis to develop careers improving health and care. Flexible, 2–5 years, all disciplines. Apply by 16th December
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
NIHR Postdoctoral Award - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
NIHR Postdoctoral Award funds researchers with a PhD or submitted thesis to develop careers improving health and care. Flexible, 2–5 years, all disciplines.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
October 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NIHR Postdoctoral Award funds researchers with a PhD or submitted thesis to develop careers improving health and care. Flexible, 2–5 years, all disciplines. Apply by 16th December
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
Happy to share the video Isabel Bravo-Ferrer and Katrine Gaasdal-Bech made to summarize the findings of our manuscript in Brain Communications (academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...) Age-dependent regional differences in features of the brain vasculature, including endfeet 💙!
youtu.be/mwgh_H1mcLI?...
youtu.be/mwgh_H1mcLI?...
Blood-brain barrier phenotyping shows prefrontal cortex most vulnerable to ageing in mice
YouTube video by BRAIN Journals
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Happy to share the video Isabel Bravo-Ferrer and Katrine Gaasdal-Bech made to summarize the findings of our manuscript in Brain Communications (academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...) Age-dependent regional differences in features of the brain vasculature, including endfeet 💙!
youtu.be/mwgh_H1mcLI?...
youtu.be/mwgh_H1mcLI?...
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My amazing wife just finished her very first children’s book, and I couldn’t be prouder 💛
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August 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
✨ Preorders are OPEN ✨
My amazing wife just finished her very first children’s book, and I couldn’t be prouder 💛
📚 Preorder until Sept 7
📦 Shipped w/ tracking
🔗 www.etsy.com/shop/ElodieWho
She’s poured her heart into this — every preorder, share, & boost means the world 🙌
My amazing wife just finished her very first children’s book, and I couldn’t be prouder 💛
📚 Preorder until Sept 7
📦 Shipped w/ tracking
🔗 www.etsy.com/shop/ElodieWho
She’s poured her heart into this — every preorder, share, & boost means the world 🙌
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Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals - Nature Neuroscience
The relative contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to astrocyte heterogeneity is unknown. Using heterotropic transplantation of septal astrocytes with distinct lineage origins, we show that ...
www.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🚨Another PI job opening in the Neuroscience dept. at @umontreal.ca ! 🚨
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Professor at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the field of neurocircuitry - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with Université de Montréal | 12843808
Professor at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the field of neurocircuitry involved in the production of complex behaviors
www.nature.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🚨Another PI job opening in the Neuroscience dept. at @umontreal.ca ! 🚨
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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We’re hiring! 🥳fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in human cognitive neuroscience @mpicybernetics.bsky.social
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
PhD and Postdoc Positions (m/f/d) in Human Cognitive Neuroscience of Dynamic Cognition – M/EEG, brain stimulation
Job Offer from August 11, 2025
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August 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We’re hiring! 🥳fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in human cognitive neuroscience @mpicybernetics.bsky.social
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
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Cool astrocyte paper!
Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals - Nature Neuroscience
The relative contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to astrocyte heterogeneity is unknown. Using heterotropic transplantation of septal astrocytes with distinct lineage origins, we show that ...
www.nature.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cool astrocyte paper!
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#BINBoston is back! 🧠🎉
Join us Sat, Aug 2 from 2–5 PM for a community social with local scholars & professionals. All are welcome — students, faculty, & more!
📍Register for details: tinyurl.com/BINBoston2025
#BlackInNeuro #NeuroTwitter #Networking
Join us Sat, Aug 2 from 2–5 PM for a community social with local scholars & professionals. All are welcome — students, faculty, & more!
📍Register for details: tinyurl.com/BINBoston2025
#BlackInNeuro #NeuroTwitter #Networking
July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#BINBoston is back! 🧠🎉
Join us Sat, Aug 2 from 2–5 PM for a community social with local scholars & professionals. All are welcome — students, faculty, & more!
📍Register for details: tinyurl.com/BINBoston2025
#BlackInNeuro #NeuroTwitter #Networking
Join us Sat, Aug 2 from 2–5 PM for a community social with local scholars & professionals. All are welcome — students, faculty, & more!
📍Register for details: tinyurl.com/BINBoston2025
#BlackInNeuro #NeuroTwitter #Networking
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We’re celebrating trailblazers across 4 key domains of neuroscience. These awards spotlight researchers who’ve driven major advances in their field, shaped future directions & inspired others.
🧾Who inspires you in these fields?
Nominate today!
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🧾Who inspires you in these fields?
Nominate today!
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July 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We’re celebrating trailblazers across 4 key domains of neuroscience. These awards spotlight researchers who’ve driven major advances in their field, shaped future directions & inspired others.
🧾Who inspires you in these fields?
Nominate today!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧾Who inspires you in these fields?
Nominate today!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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EMBO Lab Leadership @embolableadership.bsky.social is #hiring a Finance Coordinator & Executive Assistant – Apply now: www.embolableadership.org/jobs/
jobs - EMBO Lab Leadership
EMBO Solutions is a not-for-profit enterprise dedicated to the advancement of life sciences and the support of scientists through the training of leadership and other professional and scientific…
www.embolableadership.org
July 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
EMBO Lab Leadership @embolableadership.bsky.social is #hiring a Finance Coordinator & Executive Assistant – Apply now: www.embolableadership.org/jobs/
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The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil
June 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil
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We have a new part-time role open in our People & Culture team for a People Partner. Projects will include schools outreach and women's PhD mentoring.
📍 Nationwide / hybrid role
🗓️ Deadline: 6 June
Find out more 👉 careers.ukdri.ac.uk/jobs/5922960...
📍 Nationwide / hybrid role
🗓️ Deadline: 6 June
Find out more 👉 careers.ukdri.ac.uk/jobs/5922960...
People Partner - UK DRI
When you join the UK DRI, you'll be working with a vibrant and challenge led team of researchers, technical specialists and professional support.
careers.ukdri.ac.uk
May 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We have a new part-time role open in our People & Culture team for a People Partner. Projects will include schools outreach and women's PhD mentoring.
📍 Nationwide / hybrid role
🗓️ Deadline: 6 June
Find out more 👉 careers.ukdri.ac.uk/jobs/5922960...
📍 Nationwide / hybrid role
🗓️ Deadline: 6 June
Find out more 👉 careers.ukdri.ac.uk/jobs/5922960...
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I'm excited to announce the opening of our new education laboratory!
This purpose-built space is designed to inspire students by offering hands-on experiences with real-world scientific techniques.
Our goal is to ignite curiosity and foster a love for science through interactive learning.
This purpose-built space is designed to inspire students by offering hands-on experiences with real-world scientific techniques.
Our goal is to ignite curiosity and foster a love for science through interactive learning.
Curiosity sparked. 🧠✨
We're opening the doors to our new education lab. In this space, students don't just learn about science, they do science. Hands-on, data-driven, curiosity-fueled.
#EduSky #iTeachBio
We're opening the doors to our new education lab. In this space, students don't just learn about science, they do science. Hands-on, data-driven, curiosity-fueled.
#EduSky #iTeachBio
Allen Institute opens new education lab in Seattle to strengthen science globally
YouTube video by Allen Institute
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm excited to announce the opening of our new education laboratory!
This purpose-built space is designed to inspire students by offering hands-on experiences with real-world scientific techniques.
Our goal is to ignite curiosity and foster a love for science through interactive learning.
This purpose-built space is designed to inspire students by offering hands-on experiences with real-world scientific techniques.
Our goal is to ignite curiosity and foster a love for science through interactive learning.
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Single-nucleus multiomics in brains from Hispanic individuals reveal APOE-ε4-driven disruption of focal adhesion signaling in the presence of cerebrovascular pathology #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
http://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.05.21.25328040v1
http://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.05.21.25328040v1
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Single-nucleus multiomics in brains from Hispanic individuals reveal APOE-ε4-driven disruption of focal adhesion signaling in the presence of cerebrovascular pathology #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠
http://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.05.21.25328040v1
http://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.05.21.25328040v1
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Hiring! We're looking for a postdoc to join my lab at the @ukdri.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk We’re investigating neuronal and circuit dysfunction in Alzheimer's, and developing innovative new treatments.
Apply here👇
shorturl.at/LpCAq
Apply here👇
shorturl.at/LpCAq
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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May 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Hiring! We're looking for a postdoc to join my lab at the @ukdri.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk We’re investigating neuronal and circuit dysfunction in Alzheimer's, and developing innovative new treatments.
Apply here👇
shorturl.at/LpCAq
Apply here👇
shorturl.at/LpCAq
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Thought this would be a nice way to enter the bsky community👇Delighted for Katie (now in Chris Dulla's lab at Tufts). Thank you to our collaborators, to the reviewers and to Cagla Eroglu for the highlight!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Norepinephrine signals through astrocytes to modulate synapses
Locus ceruleus (LC)–derived norepinephrine (NE) drives network and behavioral adaptations to environmental saliencies by reconfiguring circuit functional connectivity, but the underlying synapse-level...
www.science.org
May 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Thought this would be a nice way to enter the bsky community👇Delighted for Katie (now in Chris Dulla's lab at Tufts). Thank you to our collaborators, to the reviewers and to Cagla Eroglu for the highlight!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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SfN Awards and Prizes provide more than recognition—they create visibility for important work in neuroscience.
🚨 Nominations close Thursday, May 15.
Submit yours today.
🔗 bit.ly/4iXFGLz
#NeuroSky #AcademicChatter
🚨 Nominations close Thursday, May 15.
Submit yours today.
🔗 bit.ly/4iXFGLz
#NeuroSky #AcademicChatter
May 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
SfN Awards and Prizes provide more than recognition—they create visibility for important work in neuroscience.
🚨 Nominations close Thursday, May 15.
Submit yours today.
🔗 bit.ly/4iXFGLz
#NeuroSky #AcademicChatter
🚨 Nominations close Thursday, May 15.
Submit yours today.
🔗 bit.ly/4iXFGLz
#NeuroSky #AcademicChatter
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Hi everyone! I’m a #NewPI just starting my lab and would love to hear your advice on lab management and building the lab culture. Any tips, lessons learned, or resources you’ve found helpful are very welcome! Feel free to reply, message me, or email me at rcastellsg(at)cnio.es
thanks a lot!! 🤗
thanks a lot!! 🤗
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May 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Hi everyone! I’m a #NewPI just starting my lab and would love to hear your advice on lab management and building the lab culture. Any tips, lessons learned, or resources you’ve found helpful are very welcome! Feel free to reply, message me, or email me at rcastellsg(at)cnio.es
thanks a lot!! 🤗
thanks a lot!! 🤗