Neuroscientist & glia enthusiast; Instructor @SchaferLabUMCMS @UMassChan | PhD @HopkinsNeuro he/him
Joined July 2018
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12 Sep 2025
Thrilled to share our new paper in @CellCellPress:
“Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling”
This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and cooperation.
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
Faust et al., Cell 2025
#Neuroscience #Glia
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12 Sep 2025
Thrilled to share our new paper in @CellCellPress:
“Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling”
This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and cooperation.
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
Faust et al., Cell 2025
#Neuroscience #Glia
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16 Dec 2025
Grateful to see our Cell paper highlighted in a new Targetome commentary by Zhao, Agarwal & Bai on microglia→astrocyte Wnt signaling and glial coordination in synaptic pruning.
maxapress.com/article/doi/10…
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7 Oct 2025
A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, published in @CellCellPress explains how different cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to the connections between neurons: direc.to/nJHE @SchaferLabUMass @TravisFaust2
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11 Sep 2025
Now online! Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling dlvr.it/TN1NQ3
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12 Sep 2025
🔮 Open questions ahead:
What happens when astrocytes change how much they touch synapses in development, sleep, aging, or disease?
Does reduced astrocyte contact generally make synapses easier for microglia to remove?
How do microglia remove less-contacted synapses?
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12 Sep 2025
🙏 Thanks to my mentor @SchaferLabUMass, collaborators @c_eroglu, Pinar Ayata, and @lab_schaefer, and to all my amazing co-authors.
Proud to do this work at @UmassChan and @NeurobioUMass.
💡 Excited to see where glial biology goes next!
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7 Jul 2025
Faust, Brenner et al. @BrighamWomens @harvardmed show that type I IFN signaling contributes to #arthritis pathogenesis in obesity through activation and expansion of CD8 T cells in visceral adipose tissue and synovium. hubs.la/Q03w2B-S0
#Autoimmunity
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21 Nov 2024
Now available on YouTube: youtu.be/Gb22qhBVfOA?si=iYil…
13 Nov 2024
Come join us this Thursday for a virtual Science Cafe! Open to everyone - no science background required. @patwsheehan and I will discuss how glial cells ⭐️💥 shape our brains 🧠 - research taking place in the Schafer Lab @SchaferLabUMass at UMass Chan @NeurobioUMass @UMassChan
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15 Nov 2024
Have you ever wondered how homeostasis is maintained in human synovial tissue? Read our paper describing how fat helps maintain homeostasis through the activation of cortisol! This circuit is disrupted in arthritis, leading to fibroblast dysfunction: rdcu.be/d0c26
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13 Nov 2024
Come join us this Thursday for a virtual Science Cafe! Open to everyone - no science background required. @patwsheehan and I will discuss how glial cells ⭐️💥 shape our brains 🧠 - research taking place in the Schafer Lab @SchaferLabUMass at UMass Chan @NeurobioUMass @UMassChan
12 Nov 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of Brain Growth and Decline: How Glial Cells Shape Our Minds!
Thursday, Nov 14th, 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Please RSVP: forms.gle/pGWFidKss5a5NFVS7
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26 Sep 2024
Please RT: We are hiring! Apply to join the exciting research going on @DukeCellBiology! jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/…
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24 Sep 2024
Going to @SfNtweets #SfN2024 in Chicago? Come to our GLIA NEUROIMMUNE social MON 10/07!
@stevens1lab & I will be there, along with @SchaferLabUMass, @KlausNave, @Harwell_Lab, @rolls_asya, @jonykipnis, @michael_heneka, @ErinMGibson.
rumors of @Dr_Oligo's 2024 afterparty are true!
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5 Sep 2024
📢Glia trainees! Applications for the #GliaGRS are open! Please spread the word and submit your abstract early since it usually oversubscribes. @MartinaChiacch2 and I are very excited to see you all there!
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4 Sep 2024
🚨 Neuroscience job alert!! UVA Biology is hiring multiple TT faculty in Neuroscience (circuitry, glia, behavioral genetics, etc.). If you're looking for a vibrant scientific community with wonderful colleagues then check it out!
Please share/rt!
apply.interfolio.com/153064
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2 Sep 2024
The University of Notre Dame is hiring a cluster of 5 new Assistant Professors in Neuroscience starting this year, focused on cellular, molecular, or computational neurobiology.
Come be a colleague! More information here:
apply.interfolio.com/152596
Please share and retweet!
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