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Elena Blanco-Suárez

@eblancosuarez.bsky.social
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Ph.D. Asst Prof of🧠 Alien👽 Into writing, punk,🐶, astrocytes+neurons, stroke, scicomm, bad horror movies, laughing, Asturies🏖️⛰️ (she/ella). 🇪🇸🇬🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸 www.blancosuarezlab.com

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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Our new preprint ab a developmental mechanism reused in response to injury🧠 Chrdl1, an astrocytic regulator of synaptic maturation, is re-engaged after stroke to regulate GluA2 and neuronal vulnerability. The twist: effects depend on when and where it is expressed. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Astrocytic chordin-like 1 (Chrdl1) is re-engaged early after ischemic stroke to regulate region-dependent GluA2 levels and neuronal vulnerability
Neuronal vulnerability to ischemic stroke varies markedly across brain regions, yet the mechanisms underlying this selective susceptibility remain poorly understood. Here, we show that the development...
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fue muy divertido hacer esto. Muy de "paisanos en un bar" 😂 Gracias @cientificalfer.bsky.social por la invitación y el buen rato!
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Star Warsologies @starwarsologies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
While you wait for us to get our San Diego Comic-Con panels up as episodes, here's a teaser of the Science of The Mandalorian and Grogu panel with a spotlight on panelist @eblancosuarez.bsky.social of SDSU. www.sdsu.edu/news/2026/07... #sdcc #starwars #sdsu
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
How I brought up the research funding crisis in a @sdccblog.com panel about the Mandalorian and Grogu👇🏼
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This was so much fun! San Diego Comic Con 2026 ✅ Thank you to everyone who attended, panelists, moderators, and organizers!
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Científico Latino @cientificolatino.com · 13/07/2026
Científico Latino Academy is recruiting mentors for their 10-month mentorship program to support first-year graduate students at a critical time in their graduate studies. ⁠ ⁠ We are seeking mentors in all STEM fields!⁠ ⁠Learn more and apply here: www.cientificolatino.com/alumni%E2%81...
CL Academy Call for Mentors.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
So excited to be part of this! It'll be a fun conversation! If you are at @sdccblog.com, join us and say hi!
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James Floyd @jamesjawa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I'm moderating 'Grogu's World: The Science of The Mandalorian" at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26th, 7.30 to 8.30 pm in room 5AB for Fleet Science Center. We'll talk Grogu's childhood, beskar physics, Hutts, and more! With @eblancosuarez.bsky.social !
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Panel announcement: Grogu's World- the Science of The Mandalorian 
Saturday July 26, 7.30 - 8.30 pm, room 5AB, presented by Fleet Science Center
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The USA is to the World Cup what I am to the NIH
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Guess who'll be at Comic Con (again 😎) to talk about the neuroscience behind The Mandalorian and Grogu. More details soon 🧠🤘🏼
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
First review with my SDSU trainees 🎉 inspired by the symposium I chaired last year at Brain and Brain PET 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, when I shared the stage with @bdiazcastro.bsky.social, @sarahmccglia.bsky.social and Brian MacVicar. Read, share and cite 😉 doi.org/10.1177/0271...
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Today, our latest manuscript got accepted and, not one, BUT TWO, grants have been pre awarded. I may have peaked today 🎉
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
“I made it my mission to develop a journal club course to teach students how to become fair reviewers.” @eblancosuarez.bsky.social shares how she developed a class in which students review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them. www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat...
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Let’s teach neuroscientists how to be thoughtful and fair reviewers
Blanco-Suárez revamped the traditional journal club by developing a course in which students peer review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
In the first essay of our new neuro-education series, @eblancosuarez.bsky.social shares how she reimagined the traditional journal club course by developing a class in which students review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them. #neuroskyence bit.ly/4reKhg8
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Let’s teach neuroscientists how to be thoughtful and fair reviewers
Blanco-Suárez revamped the traditional journal club by developing a course in which students peer review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It was great to share this experience with @thetransmitter.bsky.social Can't wait to begin this course again in Fall. If you're interested in something like this for your own class, I'm happy to discuss. www.thetransmitter.org/neuro-educat...
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Let’s teach neuroscientists how to be thoughtful and fair reviewers
Blanco-Suárez revamped the traditional journal club by developing a course in which students peer review preprints alongside the published papers that evolved from them.
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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🌎 Calling early-career neuroscientists in Latin America! The 1st FALAN Neuroscience #Training program is open for applications! Apply by 15 Apr to gain access to #neuroscience skills, career workshops & networking: ibro.org/training-opportunity/larc4… #IBROinLatAm Flavio Zolessi
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It is so nice when you get reviewers' comments back and the suggestions are so spot on and fantastic that I'm actually excited to add to the manuscript what they're asking for. Thank you, whoever you are!
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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Very excited to see the official announcement for the thesis defense of the first PhD student in the lab! ✊🏼🎉
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Does anyone have 3D printer files for objects for the novel object recognition test for mice, and are willing to share? Also, happy holidays
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I made our postdoc pose with the shell of a Galapagos giant tortoise. This is the beauty of being in a Biology Department 🐢
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Last day of @sfn.org! It has been better than expected, catching up with colleagues from all over the world and hearing everyone telling me how much happier I look 💖 Feels great when hard decisions turned out to be the right decision.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
First @sfn.org day done ✅
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Having invited seminar speakers is always very nice, but even better if they're as cool as @drsalinaslab.bsky.social
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Thank you @andrewboyce.bsky.social for hosting me at @unmhsc.bsky.social I had a great time with students and faculty, and learned that Albuquerque's founder was from Asturias (de Grao!), which got me really excited 😅
Statue of Albuquerque's founder
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I do remember that as a child I found the film very unsettling because I thought it was unfair and hard on the little mouse. I don't remember the plot, only how it made me feel.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Are you putting your schedule together for @sfn.org in San Diego? Make sure you check Bridget's poster on 11/15 1-5pm (C20) and 6:45-8:45pm (B17). And on 11/16 you can catch me 9-11am in a panel about Bilingual Science Outreach in Room 1 and 2-4:30pm in the minisymposium in Room 6DE. Come say hi!👋🏼
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
San Diego showed up in a big way to say No Kings. #NoKings
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I'll be one of the panelists at this great event! If you happen to be in San Diego make sure you attend and say hello 👋🏼
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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🚨 Closing in 5 days! If your application is still a draft, now’s the time to finalise it. Don’t miss your chance to be recognised through the 2026 ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture, celebrating #neuroscientists advancing #brainresearch, #diversity, & regional #representation in science. 👉 loom.ly/FEG7E-w
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
A solitary bottle in our brand new fridge. Things are starting to pick up (much faster than during Covid)!
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Haven't been posting a lot. Focusing on getting the lab up and running, but taking a lunch break on a beautiful day is 💯 Thanks @arunsethuraman.bsky.social for getting me out of the office 🙃
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
My new research home ❣️🔆 @sdsuresearch.bsky.social
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Lost the final weeks of a grant because my former institution declined to work with the sponsor on a solution they pproposed.💸💸💸 Sadly, this says a lot about the environment I was in.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Congratulations to Bridget in our lab to get the 2025 Trainee Professional Development Award by @sfn.org !! 🎉💪🏼 So well deserved!
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
If you have a "recently" (in the last 2 years) published paper with a preprint available, I’d love to hear from you! All neuroscience topics are welcome. 🙏🏼 Thank you!
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I’m designing a course that uses preprints and their peer-reviewed, published versions to directly compare how manuscripts are originally conceived by authors and how the peer-review process shapes their final form.🎯My goal is to help students strengthen critical thinking and become fair reviewers.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This precious work came out almost a year ago and I am celebrating with one of the great authors who contributed. Thank you, Dr. Jensen and everyone else who made it happen 🍻
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
9 days left (no that I'm counting....)! 🌅🌯 Working every day with these people is the thing I’ll miss from Thomas Jefferson. I’ve been very lucky to work with students who set the bar pretty high!
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
So exciting to see my new @sdsuresearch.bsky.social profile biology.sdsu.edu/elena-blanco...
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Our StepUp! To Cancer Research program intern presented her summer work today. Bravo, Bri!
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
A problem I'm familiar with. Obvious fix?: Train people to become good leaders. Get rid of those who can't and won't lead, who can't deal with conflict appropriately, who don't have emotional intelligence. From department chairs to the very top.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
📣 Big news! The Blanco-Suarez Lab is moving to @sdsuresearch.bsky.social in beautiful San Diego🌅🌴 Excited to rejoin this science community and continue exploring astrocyte-neuron interactions in stroke and expanding to other models! 🧠Stay tuned for open positions!➡️www.blancosuarezlab.com
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Muy entusiasmada de ser ponente en esta workshop organizada por @fleabrained.bsky.social Mark it in your schedule!
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Submit a symposium proposal for ASN 2026! Deadline extended to July 16 🚨 icsevents.eventsair.com/Presentation...
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Session Proposal Submission Portal
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Following up on this. I've heard a lot the "it dampens my enthusiasm". So the idea doesn't knock your socks off. Doesn't mean it's not worth supporting/pursuing it, if it's well-reasoned, interesting, rigorous. Your enthusiasm is not a fair criterion. Your enthusiasm is an opinion, in my opinion 😅
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I don't think we realize that, as grant reviewers, when we don't do a good and fair job, we may be jeopardizing someone's career. Especially of junior faculty. Non-constructive, biased reviews don't help anyone.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Clearing my desk at home I found a pile of 15+ letters from some grateful San Diego middle schoolers when I used to have more time to do outreach. I need to find time again, because receiving those letters was more rewarding than any NOA.
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Elena Blanco-Suárez @eblancosuarez.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
It was refreshing and encouraging to hear a senior faculty calling out the BS with the current administration and funding situation. Thank you @dattalab.bsky.social for speaking up during your visit. Some faculty leaders can learn from that!
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