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Eduardo Zimmer

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Researcher interested in neurodegeneration and astrocytes. Assistant professor at UFRGS (🇧🇷), Research Associate at BraIns (🇧🇷) and Adjunct Professor at McGill (🇨🇦) https://zimmer-lab.org/ 🌎 zimmerneurolab.bsky.social 🦋

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Nov 19

I’m an Assistant Prof of Pharmacology at @ufrgs.br (🇧🇷) and an adjunct professor at McGill (🇨🇦). We study neurodegeneration, with a particular focus on astrocytes! More about the lab 👉 zimmer-lab.org 👉 Looking forward to rebuild our network here 🦋

Home Page - Zimmer Lab

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Aug 21

Absolutely!

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Sudeshna Das, PhD @sdas617.bsky.social · Aug 9

Another reason to study developmental biology for #Alzheimer disease @erzimmer.bsky.social

JAMA @jama.com · Aug 8

A recent study showed that newborns have high levels of p-tau, a biomarker for #Alzheimer disease.

Understanding how infants clear the protein could help prevent aggregation, which leads to #neurodegeneration in adults.

#MedSky #NeuroSky

Clues to Alzheimer Disease in the Newborn Brain

This Medical News article discusses a new finding that healthy infants have high blood levels of the protein p-tau217, a key biomarker for Alzheimer disease.

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Shannon Macauley @macauleylab.bsky.social · Jul 31

Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Jul 31

Tau pathology reprograms glucose metabolism to support glutamatergic activity and excitatory imbalance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.25.666872v1

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Crystal M. Glover, Ph.D. @cgster.bsky.social · May 15

@beyoung40.bsky.social speaking about the @rushalzheimers.bsky.social Latino Core in Lima for the @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAICSatellite. Plus, she shouted out the team! @drmlamar.bsky.social and Dr. David Marquez

She’s so good!

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Zimmer Lab @zimmerneurolab.bsky.social · May 14

Dr. @erzimmer.bsky.social in action at the #AAICSatellite in Peru, presenting the landscape of 🩸biomarkers in Brazil. His talk highlighted key advances and outlined promising perspectives to boost Brazil’s response to dementia — from research to public health @alzassociation.bsky.social

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Apr 22

What a spectacular event the first @embo.org #Astrocyte Workshop was!

Maurizio De Pittà @mdepitta.bsky.social · Apr 21

The first @embo.org #Astrocyte #Meeting was a success! Thanks to our excellent speakers, brilliant trainees, & DiBio @unipd.bsky.social volunteers. Looking forward to the next iteration! Laura.Civiero Matthew.Holt Olga.Sin WonSuk.Chun Keith.Murai Valentin.Nagerl @carmenfalcone.bsky.social

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Apr 14

An inspiring kickoff to the #EMBOastrocytes workshop honoring the legacy of #ElenaGalea

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Carolyn Fredericks @carolynfredericks.bsky.social · Mar 28

We are HIRING!! Postdoc for multimodal imaging lab at Yale. If you get excited about preclinical and prodromal states, atypical Alzheimer’s, graph theory, predictive modeling, and/or baked goods at lab meetings, come join us: postdocs.yale.edu/postdoctoral...

Please share with your circles!

The Fredericks Lab! - with deliberately poor photoshopping of lab members who couldn't be there that day.

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Mar 6

Welcome! 🧠🌟🧠

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NeuroscienceNext Argentina @neurosciencenext.bsky.social · Mar 1

Day 3 of Neuroscience
Next 2025 - Buenos Aires Hub 🇦🇷

#neuroscience #AAlCNeuroscienceNext #fleni #alzheimer
#alzheimersassociation #dementia
#neuropsychology #ENDALZ #argentina
#buenosaires #aging @erzimmer.bsky.social @luciacrivelli.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social @nvillain-alz.bsky.social

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Baptiste Lacoste @blacoste.bsky.social · Mar 1

I hope you haven’t missed this awesome new study by
@caromenard666.bsky.social’s team, where the dreamy keys worlds #astrocyte and #BloodBrainBarrier coexist 🤩🥰

Astrocytic cannabinoid receptor 1 promotes resilience by dampening stress-induced blood–brain barrier alterations - Nature Neuroscience

The mechanisms of neurovascular adaptations underlying stress resilience remain unclear. Here the authors show that the astrocytic endocannabinoid system modulates the blood–brain barrier changes duri...

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congratulations! Reading list! ☺️

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Caroline Menard @caromenard666.bsky.social · Feb 27

So excited to share the work of the fantastic Katarzyna, 1st 🧪PhD student of my lab 🧠, out in @natureneuro.bsky.social 🥂🥳
Cheers to the team, thanks to our precious collaborators and support from @braincanada.bsky.social #CIHR @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #newPI

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Astrocytic cannabinoid receptor 1 promotes resilience by dampening stress-induced blood–brain barrier alterations - Nature Neuroscience

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Crystal M. Glover, Ph.D. @cgster.bsky.social · Feb 26

#AAICNeuro Cameroon Hub: Day Two!

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Zimmer Lab @zimmerneurolab.bsky.social · Feb 24

Kickoff of #AAICNeuro in Porto Alegre! 🌎 This week, 12 hubs worldwide will showcase the next generation of Alzheimer’s & dementia researchers and clinicians.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the day!

@alzassociation.bsky.social @erzimmer.bsky.social #CristianoAguzzoli

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 24

#AAICneuro POA Hub just started in our beloved Porto Alegre 🇧🇷! A great pleasure to co-host the event with #CristianoAguzzoli @zimmerneurolab.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social

Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 14

Despite carrying a genetic mutation associated with early-onset #Alzheimer’s, a man remained free of dementia symptoms for at least 2 decades longer than expected 👉 genetic variants may explain this remarkable resilience. See more here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A man was destined for early Alzheimer’s — these genes might explain his escape

Scientists identify nine genetic variants that could have helped a man to avoid dementia for at least two decades longer than expected.

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 14

Important work by #JorgeLibre-Guerra and team on @naturemedicine.bsky.social about genetic resilience to early onset #alzheimers👇

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Longitudinal analysis of a dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease mutation carrier protected from dementia - Nature Medicine

A rare case of asymptomatic dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s reveals confined tau pathology and unique proteomic features, highlighting potential resilience mechanisms decades beyond expected onset.

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 10

@stforner.bsky.social presenting the @alzassociation.bsky.social global funding programs at #FloripaNeuro 🇧🇷

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Wyllians Borelli, MD PhD @vbwyll.bsky.social · Feb 8

Incredibly happy to share this co-first publication in the Lancet Global Health with #DaRos and #Aguzzoli guided by the brilliant @erzimmer.bsky.social

Zimmer Lab @zimmerneurolab.bsky.social · Jan 30

New Study just out in The Lancet Global Health! #LucasDaRos, @vbwyll.bsky.social, #CristianoAguzzoli & colleagues used a machine learning model to determine the most important risk factors for cognitive and functional decline in Brazil and other LATAM Countries 🧵 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Social and health disparities associated with healthy brain ageing in Brazil and in other Latin American countries

Our findings indicate that Brazil converges with other Latin American countries to show that heterogeneous factors impacted more than demographic factors, but also showed a unique set of health factor...

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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 7

If you are a scientist in the Global South 👇👇👇👇

Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Nov 17

Starter pack to connect people from or working in science in the Global South!

👇👇👇👇👇

go.bsky.app/BDDMr9Y

If you’re not here yet, just let me know, and I’ll add you! Let’s connect! #sciencedemocratization 😊

Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · Feb 7

100%! Will add you!

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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hello, #Bluesky! With so many voices making their way to this new community, we are excited to enter the conversation.

#ENDALZ

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ISTAART @istaart.bsky.social · Feb 3

The ISTAART Ambassador Program is still open for applications!

Hear what the current cohort has to say about the program, what it meant to them, and why you should apply!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_7-...

The ISTAART Ambassador Program: Your Passport to a Global Dementia Research Community

YouTube video by Paige Logan

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Trends in Neurosciences @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social · Feb 4

'Origins of food selectivity in human visual cortex'

by Margaret Henderson, Michael Tarr & Leila Wehbe

www.cell.com/trends/neuro...

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