New MATLAB based tool to detect calcium signals in #astrocytes: "An event-based paradigm for analyzing fluorescent astrocyte activity uncovers novel single-cell and population-level physiology"; code and text on #bioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/early/…

We need more of these #girlpower fast reactions! Go Charlize Theron video.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-c… via Repubblica

"Malaysia sends back tons of plastic waste to Western countries".. Go Malaysia!! After this, maybe ppl will wake up and stop using so much plastic.. nbcnews.com/news/world/mal… via @nbcnews

Beware: some #GFP antibodies recognize #tdTomato. A,C,E: Stop-flox tdT mice, spinal cord injection of retro-AAV-Cre induces tdT in cortical motoneurons (native tdT fluorescence, no IHC). B,D,F: IHC for GFP with different abs in the same sections as A,C,E. [email protected].

(1) How on Earth can SF Examiner journalist ask to UCSF Benioff SF Hospital whether Chase Center visitors on game day can park at the Benioff's Children Hospital parking, and be surprised that UCSF Transportation Transportation reply is "NO"? Sick children and their families need...

(2) ...their space not be invaded by hordes of Golden State Warriors fans. OF COURSE!! sfexaminer.com/news/transport…

Journalists of Repubblica! #TimesUp for sexist comments from a (supposedly) progressive newspaper! Cit: ".. Maybe not all [girls in sports] are 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦, but..." What's that but about?? tinyurl.com/y5gulcb6 #EverydaySexism #EffYourBeautyStandards #ToTheGirls

RAI 1: Amadeus si dimetta da presentatore di Sanremo 2020 - ¡Firma la petición! chng.it/C7yXqHKR via Change.org

Soo true! "No, Facebook Does Not Reflect Reality" nytimes.com/2020/09/09/tec…

#Biomedical researchers discuss how racial funding disparities in #NIH grants remain a key barrier to success for #Black BME faculty, and propose steps NIH can take to break it down. Read the Commentary in Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/… #fundblackscientists #BlackinSTEM

Today, we're highlighting Dr. Silvia Pittolo (Silvia Pittolo) from the Poskanzer Lab at UC San Francisco. Dr. Pittolo received her PhD at the Institute of Bioengineering in Barcelona before joining UCSF to study how dopamine influences astrocytes. Looking forward to hearing the latest!

Dopamine devotees, Prefrontal cortex proponents, Astrocyte aficionados, We have a preprint for you: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…! @Silviapittolo and colleagues show that PFC astrocytes (in mice) are activated by dopamine, but NOT via dopamine receptors. 🧵 and MOVIES below 1/

Our work on #Dopamine signaling to #PrefrontalCortex #Astrocytes is out! Hope you enjoy this story and its unexpected ending. It's been a honor to work on this as a Postdocs@UCSF and to collaborate with great scientists Kira Poskanzer Sae Yokoyama Drew Willoughby @vncnttse 🧠✨

So happy to see this very cool astrocyte-dopamine story out in the world! Congrats to Silvia Pittolo, Kira Poskanzer and all the other authors!

Dopamine Activates Astrocytes in Prefrontal Cortex via α1-Adrenergic Receptors biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

I am late, but I just got to read this preprint. An excellent read for the weekend! Congrats and thanks to Silvia Pittolo, Kira Poskanzer, and the team for putting it together! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our postprint on mechanisms by which dopamine engages PFC astrocytes is out! Dopamine activates astrocytes in prefrontal cortex via α1-adrenergic receptors cell.com/cell-reports/f…

Time to celebrate! 🥳 Thanks Kira Poskanzer and UC San Francisco team for all your work: Sae Yokoyama Drew Willoughby @vncnttse Charlotte Taylor and Michael Reitman! #prefrontal #astrocytes #dopamine #adrenergic

In case anyone needs to see a The Nobel Prize winner get tossed into a pond :) Congratulations, Svante!

.Rafael Han, Ilia Vainchtein, Anna Molofsky et al. UC San Francisco define coordinated epigenetic and functional changes in #microglia and uncover pattern recognition receptors as potential regulators of postnatal synaptic refinement. bit.ly/3W2k1qm #Neuroscience