Just saw that this story is now published in the April issue of Genetics Society of America! Super creative and insightful work! Congrats to Ellia, Josh, Stephanie, and LeAnn!! doi.org/10.1093/geneti…

Blood borne #cytokines like #IL -10 are often elevated in chronic conditions associated with cognitive impairment (eg. #longCOVID ). Protective or pathogenic? Here’s ⁦Sorabh Sharma⁩ unexpected findings in a mouse model of #diabetes . biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

This is a great reminder for all of us in science - from PI to trainee.

Research belongs to everyone.

It holds real promise for:

people and our planet

improving health, tackling the climate emergency, responding to natural disasters

new technologies and jump-starting economic growth.

Time to invest in researchers for a better future for all.

Trying this again:
I’m a terrible PI for not posting this sooner. A recent review published from my lab UMass Chan Department of Neurobiology UMass Chan Medical School from the fabulous Violeta Durán on activity-dependent regulation of microglia within neural circuits:

nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

I had such an amazing visit with Dr. Swayne Craig E Brown Tremblay Lab and others. The trainee lunch was definitely a highlight of my day! A terrific neuroscience community!

Looking forward to this!

Neurons (🟠) and microglia (🔵), brain's immune cells! Check the number of microglia available for each neuron. That's because this photo was taken in the cerebral cortex 🧠🔬.
In humans, the glia-to-neuron ratio in the cerebral cortex is 3.72 (72% glia), while that in the…

I can't let this go. I get very annoyed when established researchers that we ask for support in DEI efforts tell me to make sure I focus on research. That research is the most important thing. This common comment tells me multiple things. A thread (1/9)

📣 Calling all BMB trainees!

📷 Applications for the 2024 Astell Award are now open! Tell us about your #EDI activities and apply by March 15!

➡️ For application details: med-fom-biochem.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/02/…

#AstellAward2024

So happy to have hosted Janine Kwapis (she/her) for the DMCBH seminar series yesterday. Her lab is doing some amazing and groundbreaking work on circadian regulation of learning and memory! And it was great to catch up with a wonderful friend and colleague!

Join me in asking decision-makers to increase funding for grad students and postdoctoral scholars in Budget 2024! #SupportOurScience nwmd.io/s/twitter/ZBU6…

📢 New webinar coming soon 📢
Prof. Marco Prinz from Institute of Neuropathology Medical Center - University of Freiburg will be our next speaker. Check all the information in the flyer and add it to your calendar!

Budget 2024 is currently being finalized - and after 20 years of stagnant funding, it's about time graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are included!

Use the link to call, email, and tweet at decision-makers before March 8th👇 #SupportOurScience

supportourscience.ca/action-budget-…

More details about the upcoming PNIRS annual conference are now available! Check out the amazing line-up of speakers and conference events👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Another highlight? This year, we are doubling the excitement with *concurrent* symposia and oral sessions 🔥

#PNIRS2024

Delve into the critical topic of the gut microbiota and its impact on Indigenous health. Join us for a free special event hosted by Indigenous leaders and researchers from the University of British Columbia at Café Scientifique.
eventbrite.com/e/cafe-scienti…

Neither too much nor too little: proinflammatory cytokines and brain development.

Our newly published paper
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38307446/

Interested in analyzing neuronal activation at the single cell level or with #spatialtranscriptomics ? Our new paper describes NEUROeSTIMator, a deep learning model that integrates transcriptomic signals to estimate neuronal activation! Iowa Neuroscience Institute
nature.com/articles/s4146…

Excited to share this new highlight of our recent paper. Thank you Shayamikka Ravichandran and The Varsity for sharing our work.
thevarsity.ca/2024/01/07/tar…

Excited about this talk!!!