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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal)

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Astrocytes are our favorite cells of the brain and tripartite synapse is our thing. Research group led by Matthew Holt. Team-managed account. EU-funded NCBio. ncbio.i3s.up.pt www.i3s.up.pt/research-group.php?gr…

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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🎲 Can you beat the memory challenge? Match a brain disease to the right brain area! 🧩And can you guess which brain belongs to which animal? 🧠 During the European Researchers’ Night, we invited visitors to become “Guardians of the Brain” and explore neuroscience through games and plenty of curiosity👇
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We thank 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐨 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨'𝐬 for supporting the 2027 EMBO Workshop “Astrocytes: From Molecules to Systems.” We look forward to sharing science, building connections, and enjoying a taste of the region! 🔗 www.quintadoestanho.com #EMBOAstrocytes
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We are delighted to have Synaptic Systems Antibodies as ✨𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫✨! Keep in eye out for SYSY during the workshop: they will be featured in our program and you can talk directly with them about your favorite antibodies! We’re grateful to have you on board! 🙌 #EMBOAstrocytes
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Ksenia Kastanenka @kastanenka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Counting down to April 2027! 🧠✨ I'm thrilled to be attending the upcoming EMBO Workshop Astrocytes: From Molecules to Systems" in Porto, Portugal (April 12–16, 2027). 👇 Drop a comment below if you'll be there or tag colleagues who shouldn't miss this! #EMBOAstrocytes
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French Glial Cell Club @glialclub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A workshop for the astrocyte field, bringing together molecular, cellular, circuit and systems-level perspectives on astrocyte biology. An excellent opportunity to discuss emerging mechanisms, new tools and integrative approaches 📍 Porto, Portugal | 12–16 April 2027 #Astrocytes #Glia #Neuroscience
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Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience @neuropsi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Excited that our senior researcher Carole Escartin coorganizes this upcoming EMBO workshop in Porto, including speaker Lucile Ben Haim who will present @neuropsi.bsky.social research in her talk!
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are pleased to thank 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥'𝐬 for supporting the 2027 EMBO Workshop “Astrocytes: From Molecules to Systems.” We look forward to sharing science, building connections, and enjoying a taste of the region! 🔗 drinkchurchills.com/pages/lodge #EMBOAstrocytes
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are delighted to acknowledge Metro do Porto as a supporter of the 2027 EMBO Workshop “Astrocytes: From Molecules to Systems.”🧠🔬 Your support helps us promote sustainable mobility of our researchers. 🚇 #EMBOAstrocytes
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A big thank you to @dshb-antibodies.bsky.social for supporting the 2027 EMBO Workshop “Astrocytes: From Molecules to Systems”! 🧠🔬 Your support helps bring the astrocyte research community together and make this meeting possible. We’re grateful to have you on board! 🙌 #EMBOAstrocytes
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🗞️It's OUT! In this comprehensive review, we talk about how different proximity labeling systems can be leveraged to capture subcellular proteomes with spatial and temporal resolution across diverse glial populations: 🎯Open Access: tinyurl.com/4db5fe7h @horizoneu.bsky.social
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EMBO @embo.org · 19/08/2026
Don't miss out! One day left to register for the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "Neurodevelopmental disorders: Genes to circuits and behavior" in #Otsu, #Japan, 9–12 Sep 2026. meetings.embo.org/event/26-neurodev… #EMBOGenesCircuitsBehavior #neuroscience #EMBOevents 🧪
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📣A warm welcome to Dr.Liliana Dias, who will join us a the new research technician! 🥼Her expertise includes astrocyte dysfunction in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders 🧠Find out more about here: ncbio.i3s.up.pt/research-team/
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 10/08/2026
🌟 #FENS Open Calls! 🌟 🔔 FENS offers several opportunities for the #neuroscience community! Stay up to date with our latest open calls and discover opportunities for stipends, training and career development. 👉️ To learn more about our open calls, visit buff.ly/PHZzIJK
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's happening! 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 | 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 is taking place 12-16 Apr 2027 in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 Register by 2 November 2026 for on-site attendance here: meetings.embo.org/event/27-ast... #EMBOAstrocytes @embo.org
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📣We are very excited to welcome our latest addition to the group, Dr. Giulia Favetta, who obtained her Ph.D. in Biosciences from the University of Padova and who joins us to investigate how astrocytes regulate inhibitory synaptogenesis. Welcome Giulia! 🤝
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EMBO @embo.org · 04/06/2026
Can a perfect CV really capture what makes a great scientist? 🧪 A Science & Society article explores the pressure many researchers feel to constantly refine their CVs and why a strong application is about more than that: link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s… #CVwriting #career
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🎉Congratulations to our brilliant PhD student Rafaela Seixas for winning the 2026 edition of ⚡3-Minute Thesis⚡awarding her skills to communicate the impact of her work to a non-specialized audience 👏 📌https://tinyurl.com/mrafxr2r 📌https://www.up.pt/3mt/edicoes-anteriores/
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Network Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
1 week left! Submit your abstract for FENS 2026 Satellite Event SE07 – Emerging Roles of Glial Cells in Brain Function and Disease (5 July, Barcelona). Join leading & early-career researchers. Deadline: 30 April 2026 www.networkglia.eu/activities
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i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health | UPorto @i3suporto.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We’re kicking off our 10th anniversary by tackling one of science’s greatest challenges: the brain. And you’re invited to be part of it. 📅April 8th, 17h 📍Main Auditorium, Building Abel Salazar 🎫Free entrance: register here: tinyurl.com/3rtzwj67 #i3S10years #turningmirrors #futureofscience
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
What a pleasure to listen to @soyonhonglab.bsky.social talk about the role of microglia and astrocytes in neurodegenerative diseases at the 12th MCBiology Symposium, organized by the students of the MCBiology Doctoral Program @i3suporto.bsky.social 👏 #ERAChair #NCBio #microglia #astrocytes
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🌈We are extremely happy to been given the chance to coordinate a #MSCA Doctoral Network @i3suporto.bsky.social, focusing on the ✨ of the 🧠, the 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬. We are thankful to our amazing academic and non-academic partners who made this proposal possible! 🙏 #HorizonEU #ERAChair
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🧠For #BrainAwarenessWeek we welcomed the City Halls of Porto and Maia and young journalists from O Gaiense and JornalismoPortoNet to become neuroscientists for a day at i3S! We explored fluorescent brains and how 🪰🪰& 🐟🐟can help us unravel complex human diseases 🩺 @i3suporto.bsky.social
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i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health | UPorto @i3suporto.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Young journalists and collaborators from Porto and Maia municipal education teams joined #i3S to be... neuroscientists for a day! During Brain Awareness Week the guests explored brain biology in a joint effort from several i3S research groups and facilities. @astrocytesrus.bsky.social
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Network Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
1 month left to submit your #Glia2027 symposium proposal! Deadline: 8 April 2026, 12:00 p.m. CEST Submit here: www.glia-meeting.eu Join us in Bologna, Italy (7–10 Jul 2027) and shape the future of glial research! #GlialCells #Astrocytes #Oligodendrocytes #Microglia #SchwannCells
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 04/03/2026
✈️ Do you want to visit laboratories in another country and expand your skill set? You can now apply for the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC #ExchangeFellowships! 🗓️ Application deadline is 15 April 2026 👉 Read more and apply here: buff.ly/eDhmo52 @ibroorg.bsky.social
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Human Frontier Science Program @hfspo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📢 Deadline extended! Following strong interest from the HFSP community, abstract submission for the 25th HFSP Awardees Meeting is now open until: 📅11 March 2026 (23:59 CET) If you needed a few extra days, this is your chance! 🧪 👉 zurl.co/WNYCA #HFSPmtg2026 #sts
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EMBL @embl.org · 02/03/2026
📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment! This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences. Join us promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now! www.embl.org/about/info/e...
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i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health | UPorto @i3suporto.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📢OPPORTUNITIES ℕ𝕖𝕨 Research Fellowship⏰ 11Mar: tinyurl.com/yjjc9vjx Research Grant⏰ 11Mar: tinyurl.com/muasznun Junior Researcher⏰ 13Mar: tinyurl.com/nvcnrvf8 Research Fellowship⏰ 13Mar: tinyurl.com/4ytr2uc9 Junior Researcher⏰ 15Mar: tinyurl.com/4wtvh9us PhD Fellowship⏰ 30Mar: tinyurl.com/35mfvmj9
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 02/03/2026
🌟 #FENS Open Calls! 🌟 💭 Looking for your next step in #neuroscience? 🧠 Your next training, grant or career opportunity might be just a swipe away. Explore the latest FENS open calls and find the one that fits you. 👇️ Swipe to discover this and more opportunities. 🔗 Full list: buff.ly/uzss6vb
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
O projeto NCBio ERA Chair não serve apenas à investigação científica. Tem o compromisso de promover o diálogo entre doentes, cuidadores e investigadores e aprender através da troca de experiências. Comemore connosco o Dia das Doenças Raras. #RareDiseaseDay
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
📢We are very excited to welcome @bdiazcastro.bsky.social soon to the i3S! All info you need to know ⤵️
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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🎉 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬 On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines. Find out more about CERN’s #WomenInScience2026, where we feature six scientists: home.cern/news/news/kn...
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Network Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
GLIA 2027 (7–10 Jul, Bologna) introduces Technical Symposia! Showcase cutting-edge methods & tools in glial research. Industry partners welcome. Submit by 8 Apr 2026. 🔗 www.glia-meeting.eu/2027/call-for-s… #GLIA2027 #Neuroscience #GlialResearch #Innovation
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#WomenInScience #HorizonEurope #AstrocytesRus
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We have the best 👨🏼‍💼recruiters 👩🏻‍💼in the market! During the V MSc Open Day, Rebecca, Beatriz and Ricardo did a great job promoting our lab to potential 🎒M.Sc. students! 🎒 Over 20 prospective students visited our lab! 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻🚶🏻‍♂️ @i3suporto.bsky.social #AstrocytesRus
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🎉 New year, new group photo! This is us, chasing the stars of our brain! ✨🧠✨
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Maiato Lab @mitosisrocks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Mitosis has a timing system. If chromosomes attach properly, cells divide on schedule and keep proliferating. If attachment is slow or incomplete, the delay is recorded — and daughter cells stop dividing. We explore this link in our new preprint. 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 19/01/2026
Do your New Year resolutions include a plan to leave higher education? These researchers tell Nature how to reinvent your career. #Academicsky 🧪
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Fresh starts: how to thrive when you leave academia
Do your New Year resolutions include a plan to leave higher education? These researchers explain how to reinvent your career.
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Nature Protocols @natprot.nature.com · 19/01/2026
Join us on 22 January 2026 for “Methods Mythbusting: Insights from Journal Editors and protocols.xn--io-02t protocols.io/webinars/met... at Love Methods Week 2026 excelscior.uc.pt/love-methods... #LoveMethods26
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
🎉Congratulations to 🏆Ricardo Ribeiro🏆for his formidable win at the the competition “5 minutes of thesis at the Academy of Porto,” organized by the Academic Federation of Porto (FAP)! 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿 We are super proud of you 🎊 @i3suporto.bsky.social #AstrocyteRus
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
@i3suporto.bsky.social We had a lot of fun in this year's 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 👩🏻‍🔬👨🏼‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬👨🏾‍🔬 where we promoted the ✨ of our 🧠—astrocytes, of course!—with memory games, quizzes and hand-on demonstrations with curious minds 👧🏽🧒🏻👦👵👴🏻🧓🏻 #AstrocytesRus #HorizonEurope #Outreach #ERN
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Had a wonderful week listening to all things GLIA and presenting our work at the 🇪🇺European Glial Meeting 2025! Looking forward to #GLIA2027! @gliameeting.bsky.social @astrocytesrus.bsky.social #GliologistsTogether
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Our congratulations to the Coordinator of our NCBio ERA Chair project—𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚—who was awarded an 𝐄𝐑𝐂 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 from the European Commission to continue performing groundbreaking research at @i3S_UPorto 👏🎖️🥂 🎆
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The Synapse Biology Group @ i3S Porto (Portugal) @astrocytesrus.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Hello 🌍! We are the Synapse Biology Group from i3S research institute in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 and we look forward to connecting with the wider research community here! Get to know us at 📌https://bit.ly/4bvSwO5 @i3suporto.bsky.social @astrocytesrus.bsky.social #astrocytes #neuroscience #glia
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