Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 7hAggregation and Glial Response Laboratory at Achucarro receives Parkinson’s Foundation Impact Award to investigate the role of OPCs in Parkinson’s disease. 👉 www.achucarro.org/ne... 020
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Last Friday we hosted Zsófia László (University of Dundee, UK) at Achucarro for a seminar on synaptic pathology in motor neuron disease. Thank you for sharing your research with us! 👏 #AchucarroSeminars #Neuroscience #BrainResearch 000
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 10/10/2026Our digital lives can affect our mental wellbeing. On World Mental Health Day, we’re highlighting the importance of a safer online environment that supports people’s mental health, while ensuring everyone can benefit from digital technologies. More: link.europa.eu/vJdpDN 610026
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. A day to remember that mental health is an essential part of our health and deserves attention, understanding and care. #Achucarro #WorldMentalHealthDay 065
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026La falta de sueño puede afectar al desarrollo cognitivo, el rendimiento académico y la salud. ACHUCARRO y UNICEF Comité País Vasco presentan un nuevo material sobre sueño, cronotipos y pantallas. 👉 canva.link/515huk2ep... #Achucarro #UNICEF #Neurociencia #DivulgaciónCientífica 000
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Achucarro at SPAOM 2026 in Vic! 🔬 This year’s meeting, focused on advanced optical microscopy and bioimaging, brought together researchers and professionals for scientific sessions, workshops and knowledge exchange. Thank you to the organisers! 🙌 #Achucarro #SPAOM2026 #EuroBioimaging 010
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026On Friday Lucila Pérez Gianmarco successfully defended her PhD thesis “Targeting NG2-glia Proliferation to Rescue Spinal Cord Injury Damage”. Congratulations, Dr. Pérez Gianmarco! Zorionak Lucila! 👏🎓 #Achucarro #PhD #Neuroscience 000
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘSENC @senc-neurociencia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026👧🧒¿Estás pensando en asistir al Congreso #SENC2027 en Zaragoza y necesitarías un servicio de ludoteca? La #SENC está estudiando su viabilidad. Ayúdanos a conocer tus necesidades con este cuestionario: 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... @carmenagustin.bsky.social @jaestebancbm.bsky.social 012
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On Friday, Nuria Galbis Gramage successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Oligodendrocyte dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: exploring the role of amyloid beta and APOE4”. Congratulations, Dr. Galbis Gramage! Zorionak Nuria! 👏🎓 #Achucarro #PhD #Neuroscience 010
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Achucarro International Glia School 2026 has come to an end! 🧠🔬 The programme ended on Friday, with talks, discussions and mentoring sessions focused on glial cell biology. Thank you to all the speakers, participants, organizers and sponsors! 🙌 #Achucarro #EHU #GliaSchool2026 #Neuroscience 021
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yesterday, participants of the Achucarro International Glia School 2026 took part in a Project Mentoring Workshop with speakers and Achucarro PI's. 🧠 A few moments from the workshop at Achucarro. 📸 #Achucarro #GliaSchool2026 #Neuroscience #Glia 062
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘFernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The cerebral cortex that is reading this sentence (yours, to be explicit) did not come out of nowhere. It has evolved over hundreds of millions of years... To study this evolutionary process, we decided to focus on non-avian reptiles for our new paper in Cerebral Cortex 🐢🦎🧠 🧵 24220
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Day 1 of the Achucarro International Glia School 2026! 🧠 Today’s programme brings together talks on microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and glial metabolism. Some moments from today’s sessions in Plentzia. 📸 #Achucarro #GliaSchool2026 #Neuroscience #Glia 040
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Many thanks for hosting us in this incredible location for Science. Eskerrik asko!! 120
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Achucarro International Glia School 2026 starts tomorrow! 🧠 Three days of talks, discussions and mentoring on glial cell biology, with researchers from Achucarro and other institutions. 📅 Sept 16–18 | 📍 PIE Plentzia – EHU More info 👉 www.achucarro.org/gl... #Achucarro #GliaSchool2026 041
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Last Friday we hosted Ana Dorrego-Rivas (King’s College London, UK) at Achucarro for a seminar on neuronal polarity and axo-dendritic interactions. Thank you for sharing your research with us! 👏 #AchucarroSeminars #Neuroscience #BrainResearch 021
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Today, Patricia Villegas Zafra successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Impacto de la modulación microglial en modelos tempranos de la enfermedad de Parkinson”. Congratulations, Dr. Villegas Zafra! Zorionak Patricia! 👏🎓 #Achucarro #PhD 001
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Today, Gorka Kortabarria Perez successfully defended his PhD thesis, “SafeTet: a Dual-AAV Delivered, Brain Circuit Targetable, Tightly Controlled, and Improved Tet-On System for Inducible Gene Expression”. Congratulations, Dr. Kortabarria Perez! Zorionak Gorka! 👏🎓 #Achucarro #PhD 020
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘCiMUS @cimususc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#CiMUSseminar on Friday ⤵️ 🔹 "Born to be a phagocyte: microglial phagocytosis from development to disease" 🗣️ Speaker: Amanda Sierra, Ikerbasque Research Prof. at @achucarro.bsky.social 📅 Sept 11 | ⏰ 12 h, Theatre room 🔗bit.ly/4ds8VWr #RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos @usc.gal @sierralab.bsky.social 012
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New publication in Cell Reports 🧠🔬 Human astrocytes with APOE3 or APOE4 had distinct effects on Alzheimer’s disease pathology in chimeric mouse models. Read more on our website 👉 www.achucarro.org/ne... #Achucarro #CellReports #Neuroscience #AlzheimersDisease 021
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘSENC @senc-neurociencia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Desde la SENC lamentamos profundamente el fallecimiento del Prof. Constantino Sotelo, referente de la #neurociencia española y de la neurobiología. Compartimos el obituario publicado por @neuroalc.bsky.social y escrito por Salvador Martínez Pérez. Nuestro pésame a sus seres queridos. #DEP 053
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Upcoming Meeting | EMBO Workshop Astrocytes: from molecules to systems Porto, Portugal | 12–16 April 2027 Explore astrocyte biology from molecular mechanisms to circuits & therapies. Apply & submit abstracts by 2 Nov 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/27-astrocyt… #Astrocytes #NetworkGlia 031
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 01/09/2026GLIA 2027 | Scientific Programme Online! Join us 7–10 July 2027 in Bologna for 6 Plenary Lectures, 30 Symposia, 5 new Technical Symposia & more! Abstracts, registration & stipend applications open December 2026. www.glia-meeting.eu/2027/online-pro… #GLIA2027 033
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We are hiring two Predoctoral Researchers (R1) in Neuroscience 🧠 Join Achucarro to work on microglial development and risk of neurodegeneration or experimental stroke and advanced neuroimaging. Start: Jan 2027 Deadline: Sep 30 More info: www.achucarro.org/jo... 050
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘAna Dorrego Rivas @adorrego.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Back on the road! Very excited to be giving a seminar at @achucarro.bsky.social on 11 September. I've wanted to visit Achucarro for quite some time. Hoping for pleeeeenty of questions! 😄 www.achucarro.org/seminar/2026...achucarro.orgFrom unconventional neurons to axo-dendritic interactions: rethinking neuronal polarity - Achucarro Basque Center for NeuroscienceMy work has focused on understanding neuronal polarity, which is typically framed as a clear separation between axons and dendrites, an organising principle that has shaped much of modern neuroscience... 031
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Another highlight from Neurogune 2026 is now available on our YouTube channel. 🎥 Watch Aude Panatier (Bordeaux, France) share her latest research. ▶️ youtu.be/jU64skXlczo... #Achucarro #Neurogune2026 #Neuroscience 000
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026With agentic AI’s rapid infiltration into science, researchers need to develop AI use policies and practices, writes @nicoschuck.bsky.social. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/artificial-i...thetransmitter.orgHow, when and why to use agentic AI in our neuroscience labsWith agentic AI’s rapid infiltration into science, researchers need to develop AI use policies and practices. 1157
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Forthcoming weeks at Achucarro 🍂🧠 From glial biology training and scientific exchange to hands-on science for schoolchildren, we're looking forward to an exciting autumn. 🧠 Achucarro International Glia School 2026 🔬 Neuroscience Day 2026 👩🔬 BeZientzia 2026 #Achucarro #Neuroscience #Glia 010
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Research Spotlight How do oligodendrocytes protect myelin and axons? Izagirre-Urizar et al. identify MCT2 as a key regulator of white matter integrity. A ketogenic diet partially rescued MCT2 loss. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74488-w 022
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The opening keynote of Neurogune 2026 is now available on our YouTube channel. 🎥 Watch Prof. Roelof Hut (Groningen, NL) present "The temporal niche arms race: an evolutionary view on biological rhythms". ▶️ www.youtube.com/watc... #Achucarro #Neurogune2026 #Neuroscience 010
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The first half of 2026 at Achucarro 🧠 From scientific meetings and outreach initiatives to public engagement and 11 scientific seminars, the first half of 2026 has been full of opportunities to connect through neuroscience. #Achucarro #Neuroscience #ScienceOutreach 000
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Yesterday Laura Aguado successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Characterization of brain arteriovenous malformation and the secondary injury after surgical resection in rats by multimodal imaging”, a collaborative project between Achucarro and CIC biomaGUNE.. Congratulations, Dr. Aguado Santos! 010
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Happy to be part of this one too. #BBioH @fabiocava.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/cnca... 001
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 17/07/2026New publication in Nature Communications An international research group led by several Achucarro researchers has identified MCT2 as a novel regulator of white matter integrity. Read more 👉 www.achucarro.org/ne... #Achucarro #NatureCommunications 011
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 14/07/2026'Excellence and equity are not competing ambitions -they reinforce one another' Harriet Bulkeley and Liselotte Højgaard's editorial on why fairness and trust are foundations of excellent science, not extras, in the latest #ERCMagazine. 👉 t.co/SZSrlvndih @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social 0205
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Yesterday we hosted Santiago Solé Domenech (Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, USA) at Achucarro for a seminar on microglial mechanisms of amyloid-beta clearance in Alzheimer's disease. Thank you for sharing your research with us! 👏 #AchucarroSeminars #Neuroscience #Alzheimers #BrainResearch 010
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘFernando Garcia-Moreno @phylobrain.bsky.social · 10/07/2026reptiles in the BDE-lab are in full bloom! 🦎🐢🦖 1211
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Achucarro researchers have been in Barcelona at #FENSForum2026, organising Symposia sharing their research, exchanging ideas, and connecting with the international neuroscience community. 🧠 Thank you to everyone who contributed to another inspiring edition! #Achucarro #Neuroscience #Research 010
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 08/07/2026New paper in PLOS Biology from the Astiz Lab The Laboratory of Circadian Physiology reveals glucocorticoid sensitivity in the adult suprachiasmatic nucleus. Read more 👉 www.achucarro.org/ne... #Achucarro #AstizLab #PLOSBiology 001
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Last Friday we hosted Manuel Valero García (Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona) at Achucarro for a seminar on inhibitory and glial mechanisms of memory consolidation. Thank you for sharing your research with us! 👏 #AchucarroSeminars #Neuroscience #Memory #BrainResearch 010
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026FENSGlia – Building the International Glia Community A great start to #FENS2026! Thanks to everyone who joined our joint FENS satellite meeting. Next: visit us at Booth 158, enter the raffle (Wed, 14:00 deadline), and join the #FENSGlia Social on Wednesday at 20:00. 0106
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 03/07/2026We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher (R2/R3) in Oligodendrocyte Biology and Parkinson's Disease. Join the Aggregation and Glial Response Lab at Achucarro to study glial biology in Parkinson's disease. Start: Oct 2026 Deadline: Jul 10 Apply: nora.bv@achucarro.org More info on our website. 111
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Today Achucarro turns 14! 🎂 14 years advancing brain research at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience. Together we've achieved 722 publications, 67.812 citations, 74 PhD graduates and countless collaborations. Thank you to our community! Zorionak, Achucarro! 🧠🔬🎉 #Achucarro 141
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Last Friday we hosted Natalie Connor-Robson (Cardiff University, UK) at Achucarro for a seminar on the role of the endocytic pathway in late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Thank you for sharing your research with us! 👏 #AchucarroSeminars #Neuroscience #Alzheimers #BrainResearch 010
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘElhuyar Zientzia @elhuyarzientzia.bsky.social · 28/06/2026🏳️🌈 Gaur LGTBIQ+ Harrotasunaren Nazioarteko Eguna da. Elhuyar Zientzia hedabideak konpromisoa hartzen du desberdintasunei ikuspegi intersekzionaletik eta sustraitik heltzeko, Emakumeak Zientzian Manifestuan jaso bezala 🗞️⤵️zientzia.eusEmakumeak Zientzian ManifestuaEtorkizuneko zientzia inspiratzeko ekintzak 021
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘVanja Tepavcevic @tepavcevicvanja.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Article “in press” @natcomms.nature.com! We show that MCT2 regulates oligo metabolism to promote maintenance of myelin and axonal integrity. @uv.es @biologiques-uv.bsky.social @achucarro.bsky.social @cipfvalencia.bsky.social @institutducerveau.bsky.social @univpoitiers.bsky.social 🧵👇 1147
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026As Neurogune 2026 comes to a close, we thank Euskampus Fundazioa and Proquinorte for their support. Their contribution helps bring the neuroscience community together, fostering scientific exchange, collaboration and innovation. 🤝 #Achucarro #Neurogune2026 000
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Neurogune 2026 is happening today! 🧠🔬 Today, researchers and experts come together to discuss the latest advances in neuroscience, from neurodegeneration and neuroimmunology to AI and emerging technologies. Wishing all participants an inspiring day! ✨ #Achucarro #Neurogune2026 030
Reposted by ɅʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘWorld Women in Neuroscience @worldwomenneuro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026#WorldWomenNeuro wants to hear your voice! For the July 2026 #WWNnewsletter, we're exploring "The Role of Hormones in Brain Health." Read more about the theme and tell us about your experiences in less than 300 words here - worldwomenneuro.org/wwn-newsletter 🗓️Deadline: 16 July 2026 011
Ʌʗʜʋʗɑɼɼʘ @achucarro.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We are thrilled to celebrate that María Isabel Hernández Costés has successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Evaluation of the deleterious effect of hyperglycemia in experimental stroke: role of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)”. Congratulations, Dr. Hernández Costés! Zorionak Isa! 👏🎓 010