neuroscientist, loves astrocytes and soccer! views are my own. she/her

Joined October 2021
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13 Nov 2024
Congrats to @JustineBajohr, for a great pitch at the @H2i_UofT pitch perfect competition! Also congrats to all the other ventures for an exciting afternoon of technology!
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Angel Aguilar Valles, Carleton University – Can Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelics Be Used to Treat Depression academicminute.org/2024/07/a…

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31 Jul 2024
Congrats to Justine, a fierce PhD student who has worked tirelessly over many years in a controversial field to bring you this paper: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.98632 @eLife

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31 Jul 2024
Also congrats to all involved in the Faiz Lab and to our wonderful collaborators (the Bader lab @garybader1, the Yuzwa lab). Grateful to our funders (@StemCellNetwork , @MbD_UofT , @OIRMnews, @MitacsCanada, and @uoftmedicine). And finally, thanks @eLife and our reviewers!
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Congratulations #MedicinebyDesign-funded researchers @Faiz_Lab and @anacandreazza. Read more about their projects: ➡️mbd.utoronto.ca/news/faiz-ms… ➡️mbd.utoronto.ca/news/mbd-inv…

14 #UofT researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards 🍁 uoft.me/aC2
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Publication alert: Direct lineage conversion of postnatal mouse cortical astrocytes to oligodendrocyte lineage cells: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.98632 @eLife. Congrats @Faiz_Lab, @garybader1 and team. Read more about the Faiz lab's research: mbd.utoronto.ca/news/faiz-ms…
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11 Jul 2024
Astrocytes, Aperol and Amazing friends and families....⁦@AstrocyteCafe⁩ ⁦@SalmasoLab⁩. Thanks to the organizers for a wonderful meeting!
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What a wonderful day at #CANglia. Special thanks to the @SalmasoLab for their stewardship of this amazing event. Look forward to more discussions about the best glial cell #astrocyte!
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30 May 2024
Local organizing committee in full force today preparing for tomorrow’s meeting! @SalmasoLab @Faiz_Lab @NeuroCarleton
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1 Jun 2024
Final thanks to @eyolab who rounded out today’s conference talks as our keynote speaker showing us that #microglia are more than immune cells, interacting with other glia and vasculature!!
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1 Jun 2024
Another wonderful #astrocyte talk from @Ciaran_MR about glucocorticoid receptors and the physiological stress response!
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Attending my first glial cell conference today! @CANGlia2024 #astrocytes
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1 Jun 2024
Congratulations to our trainee talk winner Adela who shared her work about #astrocytes, ensheathing glial cells and #drosophila!! 🪰🧠
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Attending a talk about the role of primary cilia in astrocytes by Dr. Jiami Guo @UCalgary @CANGlia2024 Did you know that astrocytes also have primary cilia? Not only neurons? First heard about this from @EhrlichAliza
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1 Jun 2024
Dr. Guo #movingThingsAlong with her talk about primary cilia!!
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1 Jun 2024
Dr. Aurelié de Rus Jacquet sharing an innovative way to investigate blood brain barrier function in Parkinson’s Disease! #astrocytes
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1 Jun 2024
Carol Peterman from one of our generous sponsors @ParseBiosciences rounding out our technology talks discussing novel approaches to single cell sequencing!!!
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31 May 2024
Such a pleasure to have @NathanASmith1 give our opening lecture on astrocytic modulation of synaptic plasticity via lipids!! #astrocytes
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