Amy Wegener

Cat mom. Lifter of heavy things. Astrocyte enthusiast. Pronouns: She/her/hers.

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Deficits in mitochondrial function and glucose metabolism seen in sporadic and familial Alzheimers disease derived Astrocytes are ... https://t.co/DIkCmjvJqv #biorxiv_neursci

[AstrocyteCafe @AstrocyteCafe]

We are very honored to introduce our speakers of this month #AstocyteCafe; Karine Loulier @LoulierK and Francesco Petrelli @PhDPetrelli. We are meeting on Thursday, the 16th of February🤩

[Cagla Eroglu @c_eroglu]

Excited to share this new tool we developed. The study is led by Dr. Dhanesh Bindu in collaboration with @xbel_tan and @SavageNeurosci:
GEARBOCS: An Adeno Associated Virus Tool for In Vivo Gene Editing in Astrocytes https://t.co/MGM4WKoWON

[AstrocyteCafe @AstrocyteCafe]

We are meeting at the first #astrocytecafe of 2023 on Thursday, the 19th of January 🤩🤩 Looking forward to the talks of Andreia, Valentina and Gabriele! @andreia_rocha_ , @Valentina_Cerr and @gabrielelosi3

[AstrocyteCafe @AstrocyteCafe]

Join us for our 4th #AstrocyteCafe this upcoming Thursday and spread the word!

We look forward to hearing the talks by @kekohbio and @FrancescaRapino 🙌🤩

[Melissa Cooper, PhD @MelCooperPhD]

We all knew I'd head back to the retina eventually 😂 I just had to grab a shot of these gorgeous retinal astrocytes while hanging out in the visual system today. Check out how beautiful they are!

#womeninscience #retina #glia #neuroscience #AcademicTwitter #science #postdoc

[AstrocyteCafe @AstrocyteCafe]

Join us for the third #AstrocyteCafe on Friday Aug 26!

We look forward to some pretty amazing talks by @toddbNentwig and @ScofieldLab 😍

DM us if you haven't subscribed to our mailing list and want to join!

@OpenAcademics on Friday, Aug 26!

[Dr. Carmen Falcone @CarmenFalcone6]

So excited to share my review on the evolution of astrocytes ⁦@FrontCellDevBio⁩ !

Happy to discuss more 🤩👇

#gliarock #astrocytes #evolution

Frontiers | Evolution of astrocytes: From invertebrates to vertebrates https://t.co/nWyEn69WPz

[Shane Liddelow 🍊 @LiddelowSA]

Now it's out in print, it's time for a wee Tweeprint about this powerful resource generated by @michaelrodea and @JessSadick.
Link below, and mini-thread to follow (1/7).

[Women in Science at VCU @science_women]

Women in Science is proud to announce our anual networking event! This year will be a bit different, as we will be hosting a Tea Party Mixer! This event will be a great opportunity to meet and connect with individuals and ask questions!! RSVP by No. 15! 🫖

[Black In Neuro 🧠 @BlackInNeuro]

Get ready for a week you won’t forget 🧠

#BlackInNeuroWeek registration for our events is FREE and open to *all* members of the public!!

Black In Neuro community, remember to unlock your membership on our website (linktree in bio) or create a profile if you haven't yet

[Joshua Rosenow @joshuarosenowMD]

Fascinating work from @NorthwesternU @NUro_science
#neuroscience and John Rogers demonstrating #wireless optogenetic medial prefrontal cortex synchronization to enhance #Social interaction in mice.

https://t.co/Yir79mN1IF

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

@Ti_Enjoli I went to undergrad at MSU. Those parking police never overlook an opportunity to ticket. 😩

[Cristina Miliano @MilianoCristina]

Can’t wait for the trainee short talks sessions this Saturday at the CVCSN 👇🏼 @Canxuki, @gin_a_ger, @mhyer787 and me will be the chairs! Looking forward to hearing from @beatriztc__ @RachanaDSomaiya @gabbylcarrillo @mhyer787 and others!

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

Really enjoyed the #virtualglia2021 symposium this weekend! As a first year student, I’m really excited to start my own glia research adventures and was inspired by all of the talks!

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

@neurocorner We will make a video of your new crown after you defend

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

@yeseniatweets Omg your piggies and their visitor are adorable 😍

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

@EstOdek I often forget to take off the bonnet when I leave the animal vivarium 🤦🏽‍♀️

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

@thiagoarzua My labmate and I thought the entire lab experience was some kind of social experiment. Not sure who is running the show 🤔🐭.

[Amy Wegener @amyjwegener]

@NeuroSarcastic I just started my PhD program this year at 33, during a pandemic 🤦🏽‍♀️. Glad I’m not the only one out here!