João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It was a busy Poster Session Forum! My #astrogang lab members did a great job 🤩 It is really rewarding to see them presenting their works at such an amazing international conference! #astrocytesrule @icvs-uminho.bsky.social 010
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraWendy Xin @droligo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Our review on glial orchestration of neurodevelopment is online at @cp-devcell.bsky.social! Great fun working with Krissy Sakers and Pat Sheehan from the Eroglu and Schafer labs, and special thanks to first author Krissy for her tremendous work bringing this to fruition! www.cell.com/developmenta...cell.comGlia orchestrate neural circuit developmentIn this review, Sakers et al. discuss how astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocyte lineage cells actively regulate neural circuit formation, refinement, and stabilization. They propose that coordina... 13410
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Ready for an exciting @fens.org Forum in #Barcelona! Visit our posters to check the latest findings in our different projects on #astrocyte involvement in #cortico-#limbic #circuit function! #ptglia @icvs-uminho.bsky.social @uminho.bsky.social 111
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraArmelle Rancillac 🔬 @rancillac.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Delighted to be at FENS in Barcelona, attending the Network Glia satellite symposium on Emerging roles of glial cells in brain function and disease! If you're around, come say hi at Booth #158 to learn more about the national glia networks, including the French Glial Cell Club! #FENS2026 #FENSGlia 1176
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 02/07/2026FENSGlia – Building the International Glia Community We end today's series by bringing the community together! Join us for the #FENSGlia Social Evening on Wed, 8 July, 20:00 at Plaça d'Osca, Barcelona. Wear your GLIA sticker from Booth 158 to spot fellow gliologists. See you there! #FENS2026 085
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 02/07/2026🧠 Special Issue @jneurochem.bsky.social now complete! #Astrocytes in #Cognition and #Behavior This special issue features reviews and research articles that explore how #astrocytes integrate #neural #circuits to understand #cognition and #behavior. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 053
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Wow!! Enorabuena @lmprida.bsky.social !! 010
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraArmelle Rancillac 🔬 @rancillac.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New paper out in Glia! Male and female mice regulate their sleep-promoting VLPO astrocytes very differently across the day. 👉 pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.insb.bib.cnrs.fr/42252582/ #Sleep #Glia #Astrocytes #Neuroscience #VLPO #SexDifferences #CalciumImaging #Circadian @cirbcdf.bsky.social 184
Reposted by João Filipe Oliveiragperealab.bsky.social @gperealab.bsky.social · 27/05/2026www.nature.com/articles/s41... Already out! Don't miss the comprehensive analysis and discussion about astrocyte complexity. Great work led by Joao Oliveira and Christian Henneberger 👏 @cncajal-csic.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social @senc-neurociencia.bsky.social @mujeresconciencia.comnature.comThe multiple scales of astrocytic functional units - Nature NeuroscienceAstrocytes modulate complex brain functions. These ubiquitous glial cells constitute a multilayered system of functional units that operate across multiple spatial scales, thereby increasing the degre... 051
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraICVS - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute | UMinho @icvs-uminho.bsky.social · 08/06/2026🎉🔬 On June 1st, we celebrated Children's Day in a very special way at ICVS! We were delighted to welcome 5th-grade students from Teresiano School, got a closer insight into scientific research and take part in hands-on activities designed to spark their curiosity and interest in science. 011
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 06/06/2026@carmenfalcone.bsky.social @maitesolas.bsky.social @szewczyklukasz.bsky.social @ulloaseverinolab.bsky.social @bdiazcastro.bsky.social @aleksandrapekowska.bsky.social 120
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 06/06/2026It was great to deliver this Keynote at #AstrocyteCafe2026 . It was probably my longest discussion ever. I'm still impressed with the quality of the students and postdocs attending this meeting. The future of #astrocyte research is secured! 161
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Call for Travel Grants for FENS Satellite Event – SENC Student Members A total of 750 EUR has been awarded by SENC to support student attendance at the FENS Satellite Event. Deadline for applications: June 8, 2026 Notification of results: June 12, 2026 Sent to: secretariat@networkglia.eu 065
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraAudrey Denizot @adenizot.bsky.social · 27/05/2026An inspiring meeting in Braga with fantastic people resulted in a review article reflecting on the functional units of astrocytes across scales: lnkd.in/d4_epPtY. Very grateful to be part of this scientific journey. Many thanks to all authors & @joaofoliveira.bsky.social & @chenneberger.bsky.sociallnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 031
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Yeah! Excellent discussions, good food and wine result in this.... 130
Reposted by João Filipe Oliveirazebacurreli.bsky.social @zebacurreli.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Out today in @natneuro.nature.com What started as a great discussion at an amazing meeting organized by @joaofoliveira.bsky.social culminated in our new Perspective on how #astrocyte functions operate across multiple spatial scales. Read: rdcu.be/fk0B7 Full text: www.nature.com/articles/s41...rdcu.beThe multiple scales of astrocytic functional unitsNature Neuroscience - Astrocytes modulate complex brain functions. These ubiquitous glial cells constitute a multilayered system of functional units that operate across multiple spatial scales,... 186
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraKai Murk @kaimurk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Great and comprehensive review by @joaofoliveira.bsky.social, @chenneberger.bsky.social and other leading experts in @natneuro.nature.com on the organisation and multiple functions of #astrocytes www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe multiple scales of astrocytic functional units - Nature NeuroscienceAstrocytes modulate complex brain functions. These ubiquitous glial cells constitute a multilayered system of functional units that operate across multiple spatial scales, thereby increasing the degre... 041
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 27/05/2026@agarwal-neurolab.bsky.social @adenizot.bsky.social @chris-dulla.bsky.social @inbalgoshen.bsky.social @astrocytesrus.bsky.social @gperealab.bsky.social @scimemia.bsky.social @chenneberger.bsky.social r.bsky.socialr.bsky.socialBluesky 011
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We propose that this complex system #increases the #degrees of #freedom of #neuron-#glial #circuits for brain information processing. An amazing endeavor by talented astrocyte "aficionados" that sparked at @icvs-uminho.bsky.social . I'm grateful to you all! 140
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We're thrilled to share this #Perspective @natneuro.nature.com on #astrocytes as a multilayered system of #functional #units that operate across spatial scales. 👉Available for reading here: rdcu.be/fk0B7 👉Full article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe multiple scales of astrocytic functional units - Nature NeuroscienceAstrocytes modulate complex brain functions. These ubiquitous glial cells constitute a multilayered system of functional units that operate across multiple spatial scales, thereby increasing the degre... 197
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 25/05/2026🧠 New preprint from our lab! #Hippocampal #astrocytes actively contribute to: 👉 the encoding of #context-specific #aversive stimuli 👉 predict #recall of #fear #behavior. @icvs-uminho.bsky.social @caixaresearch.bsky.social #PTglia 0168
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraICVS - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute | UMinho @icvs-uminho.bsky.social · 15/05/2026ICVS researcher Isabel Veiga was featured on Antena 1’s program 90 Seconds of Science, where she discussed her current project focused on identifying new therapeutic targets for malaria treatment 🦠🔬 👉 Listen to the interview here: www.rtp.pt/play/p2936/e... 011
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 10/05/2026The weekend is an excellent time for a GLIAL WALK! #PTGlia #MoveForYourGlia Check out how the first Kms-long #glial #cells ever recorded! redeglial.weebly.com/move-for-you...redeglial.weebly.comMove for your GLIA! We are happy to announce our newest activity to celebrate our 10th anniversary: MOVE FOR YOUR GLIA! This initiative invites participants to design walking or running routes shaped like glial... 000
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Really cool role for microglia in the adult brain! 010
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraPaul Frankland @franklandlab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Sharing the latest from the lab. Led by Yunlong Liu, this work explores how microglia and engram neurons interact during fear extinction in the hippocampus. rdcu.be/fgNH7rdcu.beMicroglia-dependent regulation of fear memory extinctionNature Neuroscience - Liu et al. show in mice that microglia are recruited to the soma and dendritic processes of fear engram neurons during extinction learning and that they weaken fear memories... 27322
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraMelissa Cooper, PhD @melcooperphd.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Interested in finding your own astrocyte networks? The plasmid is now available on Addgene! www.addgene.org/252501/ Check out how we implemented it in this paper, published in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Need extra guidance? Watch this space for a more detailed protocol paper soon!nature.comAstrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks - NatureCommunication between distant brain regions is mediated by plastic networks of gap junction-coupled astrocytes. 0329
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Can you imagine what an #astrocyte 8 km long (total process length!) looks like? Check it out!! "Imaging of astrocyte Ca2+ activity in main processes and microdomains" #PTglia #MOVEforyourGLIA 000
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraICVS - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute | UMinho @icvs-uminho.bsky.social · 27/04/2026📢 ICVS Advanced Seminar! Today, 12 pm, room A0.02, UMinho School of Medicine. 🎤 Karen Duff 🧬 "Tauopathy in Alzheimer’s disease and Frontotemporal dementia" Join us for cutting-edge science. See you there! #ICVS #AdvancedSeminars 011
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 26/04/2026An exciting initiative! Go out and #Move for #your #GLIA! ... and share with us! All information here: redeglial.weebly.com/move-for-you... 275
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraMelissa Cooper, PhD @melcooperphd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Astrocytes do so much more than any of us thought - they even communicate among specific brain regions across hemispheres! The journey to this paper spanned nearly a decade, but I'm most excited to see what everyone else does with the tools we've built. There's so much for all of us to explore!nature.comAstrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks - NatureCommunication between distant brain regions is mediated by plastic networks of gap junction-coupled astrocytes. 1016475
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 23/04/20261 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 064
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 23/04/2026@ellyhol.bsky.social @navarrete-llinas.bsky.socialsky.socialSKYWe provide worldclass products and services for marketers, influencers, creatives, artists, fans, professionals, businesses, everybody on this planet and beyond. 000
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I had an amazing time at the #International #Astrocyte #School with good old and new friends and a bright student team! What an inspiring place to discuss astrocyte physiology and research. The future of astrocyte research is bright! 🌟 #IAS2026 100
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraShane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Feeling like learning about a secret astrocyte network in the brain? Check out the latest from @melcooperphd.bsky.social in @nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (take two because I'm out of action on the socials!)nature.comAstrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks - NatureCommunication between distant brain regions is mediated by plastic networks of gap junction-coupled astrocytes. 4548
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraCarmen Falcone @carmenfalcone.bsky.social · 02/11/2025We are doing it again!!!! Save the date for the next in-person #AstrocyteCafe next June 3-5 (2026) in Pamplona (Spain)! We can’t wait to see many of you in person again, thanks so much to the main local organizer @maitesolas.bsky.social ♥️ 0128
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 27/10/2025It was also an excellent opportunity to host Richard Robitaille from the Université de Montréal. Seeing Richard discussing with my student feels like seeing a fish in water. 010
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I'm super proud of João Viana for his excellent PhD defense! João is a central and vital piece in my lab, and it felt like a walk in the park. I'm thankful to Richard Robitaille, Albino Oliveira-Maia, and Sandra Vaz for the terrific discussion! @icvs-uminho.bsky.social @champalimaudr.bsky.social 120
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I had a great time at the #Glial #Symposium of the @warsawgliacomm.bsky.social in Warsaw. Awesome presentations and excellent discussions with this emerging #glial community. I'm looking forward to the next endeavors and collaborations! @szewczyklukasz.bsky.social 030
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraThe Warsaw Glia Community @warsawgliacomm.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Meet our speakers at #WGC2025! João de Oliveira will explore how astrocytes shape behavior, and Prof. Bożena Kamińska will discuss their plasticity in brain tumors. Join us in Warsaw for cutting-edge brain science! 🧠 #Astrocyte #Hippocampus #NeuroOncology #GLIA #WGC @joaofoliveira.bsky.social 0104
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraICVS - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute | UMinho @icvs-uminho.bsky.social · 16/10/2025ICVS researcher @joaofoliveira.bsky.social joined the Health Research Meeting 2025 on October 2–3 at Cap Roig as a @caixaresearch.bsky.social grantee. His project explores how astrocytes could help treat depression, highlighting the importance of mental health research in Europe. 062
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraThe Warsaw Glia Community @warsawgliacomm.bsky.social · 15/10/2025We're all set for the WGC Symposium 2025 — gear packed, excitement on! Are you ready? The countdown starts now... ⏳🎉 #WGC #symposium #Glia #glia2025 071
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Surprising findings! The lower levels of #mGluR5 expression in #astrocytes in #adulthood turn out to be essential for cortico-limbic circuit function, as we suggested in our review: "AstroWars: the return of the astrocytic mGluR5" @jphysiol.bsky.social #wiley onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comAstroWars: the return of the astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5Abstract figure legend Astrocytes display higher expression levels of mGluR5 during postnatal development, being involved in synaptic plasticity, synaptogenesis and glutamate uptake. Expression level... 000
Reposted by João Filipe OliveiraNetwork Glia | European Glia Meeting @gliameeting.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Network Glia is happy to announce two upcoming meetings from our national networks: Warsaw Glia Symposium (16–17 Oct, Warsaw) @warsawgliacomm.bsky.social Workshop, “Microglia: from gene to function" (3–7 Nov, Bordeaux) www.networkglia.eu/activities 068
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Thrilled to fight for a therapeutic solution for #depression in our lab research, thanks to @caixaresearch.bsky.social @icvs-uminho.bsky.social 021
João Filipe Oliveira @joaofoliveira.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Inspired by our beautiful image of #neuron-#astrocyte brain networks involved in #depression, which was chosen to celebrate #World #Mental #Health #Day @icvs-uminho.bsky.social 021