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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 13d

Progenitor Timing Shapes NG2-Glia Fate and Oligodendrocyte Differentiation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.678191v1

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 13d

Research Associate Vacancy, Old Age Psychiatry Research Group, Cambridge. Work on neuroimaging and biomarker analysis in dementia studies including PREVENT-Dementia. Closing date: 12th October

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Associate: Neuroimaging Analysis

Research Associate, Old Age Psychiatry Research Group, Cambridge. Work on neuroimaging and biomarker analysis in dementia studies including PREVENT-Dementia.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Natalie Matosin @nataliematosin.bsky.social · 13d

Latest lab preprint! Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear... so we dived in:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Astrocytic glutamate regulation is shaped by adversity and glucocorticoid signalling

Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear. Here, we probed the di...

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Valentina Cerrato @valentinacerr.bsky.social · 12d

Astrocytes functionally integrate multiple synapses via specialized leaflet domains

Volumetric high-resolution electron microscopy reveals thin astrocyte leaflets form gap-junction-interconnected domains that contain minuscule endoplasmic reticulum saccules and enwrap synapses in clu...

www.cell.com

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Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 16d

We now have a very exciting technician post advertised as part of our long term Wellcome Trust funded team investigating the role of the glycocalyx during CNS inflammation. Supporint the lab, developing glycan analysis and research experience www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Technician in the Glyco-immunology (Dyer) Lab:Oxford Road

Include: background, duties, essential skills and experience, length of contract, full or part-time. Keep to 150 words.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 19d

Morphological heterogeneity of human astrocytes in cerebral organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.18.675430v1

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 19d

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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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 20d

UK DRI @ukdri.ac.uk at King’s, London. Seeks Research Assistant in Dr Sarah Marzi’s @sj-marzi.bsky.social group to support stem cell culture, assays, and genomic work on neurodegenerative disease. Closing date: 6th October

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Assistant: Stem Cell / iPSC work

UK DRI at King’s, London. Seeks Research Assistant in Dr Sarah Marzi’s group to support stem cell culture, assays, and genomic work on neurodegenerative disease

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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UK Glia Network @ukglia.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations Paige Mumford @ukdri.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk

European Glial Meeting 2027 | Bologna @gliameeting.bsky.social · 20d

🎉 Kicking off our #GLIA2025 Stipend Spotlight Series!
Each #gliacongress, @NetworkGlia supports early-career researchers making strides in glial science.

First up: Paige Mumford (@UKDRI), for her work on Down syndrome, neuroinflammation & early-onset Alzheimer’s.

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GJBrainResearch @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social · 20d

Join the Dyer Lab (Dr @douglaspdyer.bsky.social) as a Research Associate in Neuro-Immunology & Extracellular Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix).

🔬 Focus: chemokines, glycocalyx & inflammatory disease

📍 Cutting-edge biochem, biophysics & in vivo biology

Apply now 👉 shorturl.at/jEQ6G

Research Associate in in Neuro-Immunology and Extraceullar Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix):Oxford Road

Our Glyco-Immunology (Dyer) lab has produced published and preliminary data demonstrating that an under-appreciated structure, the glycocalyx, on endothelial- and immune- cells regulates immune cell recruitment by:

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Sarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · 21d

Wonderful to see our paper on the #organelle signatures of #neurons and #astrocytes out in final form - congratulations, Shannon Rhoads and team!🎉 t.co/BPxKlbU6Ou

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 21d

TOMORROW: Prof Selina Wray (@uclqsion.bsky.social‬) explores what’s next in dementia research at our free Lunch Hour Lecture.
Don't miss out! 👇
#DementiaResearch #WorldAlzheimersMonth

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 29d

🧠 What if we could watch dementia unfold in a dish—and stop it before it starts?

Join Prof @selinawray.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social) on 18 Sept for a free UCL Lunch Hour Lecture exploring the future of dementia research.

📅 1–2pm | 💻 Online
👉 buff.ly/4pVcVhG

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Quintana Lab @juanquintana.bsky.social · 21d

Excellent opportunity in one of the best neuroimmunology & glycobiology around 👇🏼

Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 26d

We have a new Postdoc position advertised as part of our recent long-term Wellcome funding to join an established Postdoc and technician. I’m so excited to explore the role of the glycocalyx in CNS-inflammation. So many tools and expertise to work with! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate in in Neuro-Immunology and Extraceullar Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix):Oxford Road

Our Glyco-Immunology (Dyer) lab has produced published and preliminary data demonstrating that an under-appreciated structure, the glycocalyx, on endothelial- and immune- cells regulates immune cell recruitment by:

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Monica Ellwood-Lowe @mellwoodlowe.bsky.social · 23d

I’m hiring!! 🎉 Looking for a full-time Lab Manager to help launch the Minds, Experiences, and Language Lab at Stanford. We’ll use all-day language recording, eye tracking, & neuroimaging to study how kids & families navigate unequal structural constraints. Please share:
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Research Coordinator, Minds, Experiences, and Language Lab in Graduate School of Education, Stanford, California, United States

The Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) seeks a full-time Research Coordinator (acting lab manager) to help launch and coordinate the Minds,.....

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UK Glia Network @ukglia.bsky.social · 21d

📢 2 PhD positions on the role of GLIA in brain function 📢

Neuronal Clues to Astrocytes in the Developing Brain https://
tinyurl.com/4m3uuf2a
Neuroimmune strategy to treat Alzheimer’s disease https://
tinyurl.com/c7stnur5

#opportunities #neuroscience #neuroskyence #graduates

Neuronal Clues to Astrocytes: Uncovering Hidden Mechanisms in the Developing Brain. MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship for 2026/27 Entry, Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science at University of...

PhD Project - Neuronal Clues to Astrocytes: Uncovering Hidden Mechanisms in the Developing Brain. MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship for 2026/27 Entry, Department of Clinical and Biomedical Science at...

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 22d

29th Oct 5pm (London), @istaart.bsky.social webinar on biofluid biomarkers in neuropsychiatric syndromes and preclinical disease. Speakers: Raphael Machado Castilhos & Byron Creese.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/bioflu...

Biofluid Based Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes – Preclinical Disease

ISTAART Biofluid Based Biomarkers & Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIAs: Biofluid Based Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatric Syndromes – The Preclinical Disease Webinar

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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UK Glia Network @ukglia.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations to one of our founders Mootaz Salman.
He is winning all the prizes at the moment and the whole network is super proud. What a star✨

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UK Glia Network @ukglia.bsky.social · 23d

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

PICALM Alzheimer’s risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia - Nature

A PICALM allele associated with increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease has a microglial-specific role in lipid droplet accumulation.

www.nature.com

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 23d

New to tissue clearing? In just two weeks, join our @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social sponsored training with Dr @cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social & Kirsty Craigie.

Learn the fundamentals - Compare methods - Troubleshoot YOUR samples

Register now: www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#tissueclearing #microscopy

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Glymphatic Research Network @glymphaticrnet.bsky.social · 26d

📅 Save the Date: Oxford 2026 Glymphatic Research Symposium!

• Dates: March 30th, March 31st, April 1st 2026.
• Keynote speakers: Maiken Nedergaard & Jonathan Kipnis.
• Venue: Keble College, Oxford, UK.
• Registration link to follow

Looking forward to seeing you there! 🧠

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Misha Ahrens @mishaahrens.bsky.social · Sep 8

Preprint -
Excited to present WHOLISTIC, which extends the concept of whole-brain functional imaging to the entire body. Pioneering work by incredibly talented Virginia Ruetten @vmsruetten.bsky.social, this platform reveals whole-organism cellular dynamics in vivo.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 29d

🧠 What if we could watch dementia unfold in a dish—and stop it before it starts?

Join Prof @selinawray.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social) on 18 Sept for a free UCL Lunch Hour Lecture exploring the future of dementia research.

📅 1–2pm | 💻 Online
👉 buff.ly/4pVcVhG

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 Draft programme announced! Join us at the Manchester Hub for #AAICNeuro 2026 – a full day of talks, posters, networking & global livestreams. Registration and Abstract Submissions - Opening Soon

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/draft-manche...