Andoni I. Asencor

Long ō || Neuro PhD Candidate @UCSF @samplease || #BlackInNeuro🇯🇲🇪🇸 || Dompé Rita Levi Montalcini Scholar || SFN NSP Fellow || @ARCSFoundation Scholar

[International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) @IBROorg]

We are thrilled to announce that the #IBRO2027 World #Congress is heading to Cape Town, South Africa! 🇿🇦🤩
🧠 Stay tuned for updates on the dates, venue & program—we can’t wait to see you there: https://t.co/G2SFBAlBiO
#neuroscience #conference
@shubhatole @belin_david @villiam68

[Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs @UCSFGradDiv]

Host Inaugural Candidacy Ceremony ✅

Congratulations to all our PhD students who advanced to candidacy in the past year! @UCSF

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

We are proud to announce the winners of the 5th annual Rising Black Scientists Awards! Learn more about each winner and read their essays now published in @CellCellPress:
https://t.co/M7zdqOa3hn

Sponsored by #CellPress, @CellSignal, and @ElsFoundation

[Myunghwan (Mark) Choi @Neurophotonic]

Our 7-year journey on glia-like taste cells is finally published in @CellCellPress! We report how the glia-like cells shape sweet adaptation on the tongue. Huge thanks to our lab members, especially Ghayeon & Geehyun, and collaborators @yulonglilab. https://t.co/Od4K1nqjvV

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

See you guys on the other side! 🤭☀️

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

🎉 Congratulations to Jasmine Kwasa, winner of the 2024 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award for her work in addressing the underappreciated racial and phenotypic biases in neuroimaging methods by developing new, inclusive medical technologies. https://t.co/UvqR7tWae7

[Black In Neuro 🧠 @BlackInNeuro]

🚨 Are you presenting a poster or talk at #SfN24? We want to know! Submit your abstract and presentation time so the #BlackInNeuro community can support you and check out your incredible science. Let’s amplify Black excellence in neuro! 💪🏾🔬

🔗 https://t.co/p4Gx7z16kJ

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[Black In Neuro 🧠 @BlackInNeuro]

🧠✨ Black In Neuro is back at #SfN for the THIRD year! 🙌🏾 We're excited to host another social at #SfN24! See you all there! 🤗

📍McCormick Place, Room N266
🗓️ Sunday, October 6th
⏰ 6:45-8:45 PM

Due to the location, SfN registration is required for attendance!

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[Shane Liddelow 🍊 @LiddelowSA]

Going to @SfNtweets #SfN2024 in Chicago? Come to our GLIA+NEUROIMMUNE social MON 10/07!
@stevens1lab & I will be there, along with @SchaferLabUMass, @KlausNave, @Harwell_Lab, @rolls_asya, @jonykipnis, @michael_heneka, @ErinMGibson.

rumors of @Dr_Oligo's 2024 afterparty are true!

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

My @SfNtweets NSP mentor! 🤩

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

As a biracial person, I love watching the #Olympics because you see all these biracial athletes competing for whichever country they feel like. "Is she Black or is she Indian--" sir she is an Olympian

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

So excited! 😁

[Society for Neuroscience (SfN) @SfNtweets]

Kicking off #NSPWeek with a warm welcome to the 2024–2026 Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) cohort.

These #NeuroScholars will join a growing network of over 1,200 underrepresented neuroscientists at all career stages dedicated to supporting the advancement of their careers in neuroscience.

Find out more about the newest #NSPeeps and stay tuned to learn more about the Neuroscience Scholar Program this week!

🔗 https://t.co/uQhFNClSXu

#NeuroTwitter #SciTwitter #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

Black in Neuro Week - Bay Area! 🫶🏼🌁

[Jheannelle Johnson @JheannelleJ]

They not like us here in the Bay ☀️

Had an amazing meetup with @BlackInNeuro members in SF! Definitely got to spread and #JointheJoy with them today

#BINW24 #BlackJoyInNeuro

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

I am incredibly honored to be one of only 16 neuroscientists selected by Fondazione Dompé to receive the Scholarship in Memory of Rita Levi Montalcini! Congratulations to all awardees!
@UCSF @UCSFGradDiv @BlackInNeuro @ItalyinUS

https://t.co/D4W5lhmGXo

[John Pluvinage @jvpluv]

Excited to share our new study where we discovered a new form of B12 deficiency that cannot be detected on standard blood tests. (1/6) @samplease @neurores_ucsf @skondapavulur @Michael_S_Haney @AAsencor @EoinFlanagan14 https://t.co/w4xATarQCB

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

So proud and excited to be part of this amazing team at @UCSF Neurology, spearheaded by @jvpluv 🧠

Take a look at our novel discovery of CD320 autoimmunity and vitamin B12 central deficiency:

https://t.co/eloq01xGjE

[Andoni I. Asencor @AAsencor]

Honored and excited to have been selected as a 2024-2026 Fellow and to join this vibrant group of neuroscientists! 🧠 #BlackInNeuro @BlackInNeuro

[Society for Neuroscience (SfN) @SfNtweets]

🎉 SfN is proud to announce the newest cohort of #NeuroScholars!

Welcome to a growing community of over 1,300 underrepresented neuroscience researchers of all career stages.

Stay tuned to meet the newest #NSPeeps!

#SciTwitter #NeuroTwitter

[UC San Francisco @UCSF]

Researchers from UCSF and @czbiohub have discovered a harbinger in the blood that can predict #multiplesclerosis (MS) five years before symptoms appear. The breakthrough could lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment. https://t.co/IvVK50Zjv4