Today, 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

#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

New 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

Desde 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

Upcoming 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 https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-astrocytes #Astrocytes #NetworkGlia

GLIA 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. https://www.glia-meeting.eu/2027/online-programme/ #GLIA2027

We 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...

Back 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...

Another 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

With 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...

How, when and why to use agentic AI in our neuroscience labs

With agentic AI’s rapid infiltration into science, researchers need to develop AI use policies and practices.

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Forthcoming 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

Research 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74488-w

The 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

The 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

Yesterday 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!

Happy to be part of this one too. #BBioH @fabiocava.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/cnca...

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What if a brain cell once considered a hallmark of healthy tissue was actually linked to disease? Our latest study, by @ulloaseverinolab.bsky.social, identifies varicose projection astrocytes as a neuroinflammatory phenotype across mammals. More info: shorturl.at/4Oti1

New 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

'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

Yesterday 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

reptiles in the BDE-lab are in full bloom! 🦎🐢🦖

Achucarro 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

New 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

Last 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

FENSGlia – 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.

We 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.

Today 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

Last 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

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Article “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 🧵👇

As 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