Emilia Favuzzi
@emiliafavuzzi.bsky.social
Assistant professor in neuroscience @ Yale studying the neuroscience of immune responses and neuroimmunology.
Also: cerebral cortex, development, brain-body communication, glia, inhibitory neurons, allergies, lung-brain | Lab: favuzzilab.com
Also: cerebral cortex, development, brain-body communication, glia, inhibitory neurons, allergies, lung-brain | Lab: favuzzilab.com
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It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function
The authors review evidence that the primary function of the brain, supported by distributed
neural systems, is the predictive regulation of physiology (i.e., allostasis). An
example from Alzheimer’s ...
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October 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It’s not the thought that counts: Allostasis at the core of brain function
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
#neuroscience
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Great review on The Genetics of Human Handedness: Microtubules and Beyond www.cell.com/trends/genet... - handedness is such an interesting phenotype!
Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond
Handedness (i.e., the preference to use either the left or the right hand for fine
motor tasks) is a widely investigated trait. Handedness heritability is consistently
estimated to be 25%. After decad...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great review on The Genetics of Human Handedness: Microtubules and Beyond www.cell.com/trends/genet... - handedness is such an interesting phenotype!
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WTI Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are open! Unique opportunity for those pivoting fields or working across disciplines. I’d be happy to support candidates with a background in immunology and/or in vivo 2-photon imaging, including collaborations with other WTI labs wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wu Tsai Institute
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October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
WTI Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are open! Unique opportunity for those pivoting fields or working across disciplines. I’d be happy to support candidates with a background in immunology and/or in vivo 2-photon imaging, including collaborations with other WTI labs wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
WTI Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are open! Unique opportunity for those pivoting fields or working across disciplines. I’d be happy to support candidates with a background in immunology and/or in vivo 2-photon imaging, including collaborations with other WTI labs wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wu Tsai Institute
wti.yale.edu
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
WTI Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are open! Unique opportunity for those pivoting fields or working across disciplines. I’d be happy to support candidates with a background in immunology and/or in vivo 2-photon imaging, including collaborations with other WTI labs wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
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Eerie how timeless this quote is. Came across it while walking in downtown San Diego.
September 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Eerie how timeless this quote is. Came across it while walking in downtown San Diego.
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Every few months the "good lab hands" thing comes up and it misses a key point: you can learn to have good hands. Training matters.
Good hands aren't some magic gift from the PCR gods, you have to develop them through directed repetitive practice, like any other skill
Good hands aren't some magic gift from the PCR gods, you have to develop them through directed repetitive practice, like any other skill
September 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every few months the "good lab hands" thing comes up and it misses a key point: you can learn to have good hands. Training matters.
Good hands aren't some magic gift from the PCR gods, you have to develop them through directed repetitive practice, like any other skill
Good hands aren't some magic gift from the PCR gods, you have to develop them through directed repetitive practice, like any other skill
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Excited to be representing the @emiliafavuzzi.bsky.social lab at @krfoundation.org 's 2025 Innovations symposium! If you're here, feel free to say hi and come talk about brain-immune system interactions! #idb #brain #neuroscience #immunology #research #scicomm
July 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Excited to be representing the @emiliafavuzzi.bsky.social lab at @krfoundation.org 's 2025 Innovations symposium! If you're here, feel free to say hi and come talk about brain-immune system interactions! #idb #brain #neuroscience #immunology #research #scicomm
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1/10 Our latest research, led by Monika Moissidis, identifies a mechanism regulating the maturation of PV interneurons in the #cortex. This is the story @cellcellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... ⬇︎ thread @devneuro.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
A postnatal molecular switch drives activity-dependent maturation of parvalbumin interneurons
Neuronal activity triggers PGC-1α-mediated transcriptional programs that drive the
late maturation of PV+ interneurons, essential for cortical circuit function. PGC-1α
partners with ERRγ and Mef2c to ...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
1/10 Our latest research, led by Monika Moissidis, identifies a mechanism regulating the maturation of PV interneurons in the #cortex. This is the story @cellcellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... ⬇︎ thread @devneuro.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
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Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Equity in science isn't optional, it's essential! Explore @cellpress.bsky.social Inclusivity in Science collection, featuring research and perspectives that push for a more diverse and inclusive scientific community 🔬🔎🌍https://www.cell.com/cp/collections-inclusivity
Building inclusivity in science: Cell Press
We are proud to present this collection of voices, perspectives, and commentaries focused on building a more inclusive scientific community.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Equity in science isn't optional, it's essential! Explore @cellpress.bsky.social Inclusivity in Science collection, featuring research and perspectives that push for a more diverse and inclusive scientific community 🔬🔎🌍https://www.cell.com/cp/collections-inclusivity
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New collaborative study out with Mark Wu’s group identifies a thalamic reuniens-zona incerta circuit as both responsive to induced sleep deprivation and essential for mediating recovery sleep. Further perspective on this work follows./1
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Sleep need–dependent plasticity of a thalamic circuit promotes homeostatic recovery sleep
Prolonged wakefulness leads to persistent, deep recovery sleep (RS). However, the neuronal circuits that mediate this process remain elusive. From a circuit screen in mice, we identified a group of th...
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June 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
New collaborative study out with Mark Wu’s group identifies a thalamic reuniens-zona incerta circuit as both responsive to induced sleep deprivation and essential for mediating recovery sleep. Further perspective on this work follows./1
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Something I've been feeling a lot lately, but haven't heard much about is the grief that comes with being an early career scientist in America in 2025.
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Something I've been feeling a lot lately, but haven't heard much about is the grief that comes with being an early career scientist in America in 2025.
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
I think we all understand that, even if things turn out well, there is no going "back to normal" now.
A (sad) thread /1
Exciting to see growing work on microglial GABA receptors and their role in regulating inhibition. Here, hyperactive inhibitory neurons in epilepsy activate microglia via GABA. Activated microglia then eliminate inhibitory synapses through a GABA–C3 feedback loop. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
GABA-dependent microglial elimination of inhibitory synapses underlies neuronal hyperexcitability in epilepsy - Nature Neuroscience
The microglia–neuron interactions contributing to neuronal hyperexcitability are unclear. Here, the authors show how GABA and C3 signaling coordinate microglial engulfment of inhibitory synapses, driv...
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May 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Exciting to see growing work on microglial GABA receptors and their role in regulating inhibition. Here, hyperactive inhibitory neurons in epilepsy activate microglia via GABA. Activated microglia then eliminate inhibitory synapses through a GABA–C3 feedback loop. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I am looking for a postdoc with an immunology background interested in joining a Yale neuroscience lab to study how the brain controls immunity. At Yale, we have a wonderful interdisciplinary & collaborative #neuroimmune community. Please reach out or share with anyone who might be interested!
May 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I am looking for a postdoc with an immunology background interested in joining a Yale neuroscience lab to study how the brain controls immunity. At Yale, we have a wonderful interdisciplinary & collaborative #neuroimmune community. Please reach out or share with anyone who might be interested!
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"An AAV capsid proposed as microglia-targeting directs genetic expression in forebrain excitatory neurons"
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Xiangmin Xu & colleagues
@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Xiangmin Xu & colleagues
@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social
An AAV capsid proposed as microglia-targeting directs genetic expression in forebrain excitatory neurons
Cao et al. demonstrate excitatory neuronal tropism of the AAV capsid AAV-MG1.2 that
was initially proposed for targeting microglia in the mouse brain. AAV-MG1.2 shows
great promise for expanding our g...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"An AAV capsid proposed as microglia-targeting directs genetic expression in forebrain excitatory neurons"
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Xiangmin Xu & colleagues
@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Xiangmin Xu & colleagues
@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social
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International students upend their lives to join American science, bringing their novel insights that drive innovation.
Now, they are being illegally targeted by Trump, because Harvard won't back down.
Classic bully behavior.
We Stand Up for International Students.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
Now, they are being illegally targeted by Trump, because Harvard won't back down.
Classic bully behavior.
We Stand Up for International Students.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students
International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."
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May 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
International students upend their lives to join American science, bringing their novel insights that drive innovation.
Now, they are being illegally targeted by Trump, because Harvard won't back down.
Classic bully behavior.
We Stand Up for International Students.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
Now, they are being illegally targeted by Trump, because Harvard won't back down.
Classic bully behavior.
We Stand Up for International Students.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
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Type 2 cytokines act on enteric sensory neurons to regulate neuropeptide-driven host defense
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @kuchroolab.bsky.social @thexavierlab.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @kuchroolab.bsky.social @thexavierlab.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Type 2 cytokines act on enteric sensory neurons to regulate neuropeptide-driven host defense
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @kuchroolab.bsky.social @thexavierlab.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org @kuchroolab.bsky.social @thexavierlab.bsky.social
I am looking for a postdoc with an immunology background interested in joining a Yale neuroscience lab to study how the brain controls immunity. At Yale, we have a wonderful interdisciplinary & collaborative #neuroimmune community. Please reach out or share with anyone who might be interested!
May 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I am looking for a postdoc with an immunology background interested in joining a Yale neuroscience lab to study how the brain controls immunity. At Yale, we have a wonderful interdisciplinary & collaborative #neuroimmune community. Please reach out or share with anyone who might be interested!
It’s been fun to contribute to this work, go check the latest subtype specific enhancers from Gord’s lab!
Here is the collective effort of 12 labs, lead by my own at the Broad to target the range of cortical interneuron subtypes! These tools should be a game changer for all of you using NHP and other less genetically amenable species! Have at it!
urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
urldefense.proofpoint.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
It’s been fun to contribute to this work, go check the latest subtype specific enhancers from Gord’s lab!
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Check out the neuroview and all the great articles of new tools to target different cell types with enhancer-mediated AAVs!
New Neuron issue! Discover methods for accessing neuronal and non-neuronal cell types in the CNS from the BRAIN Armamentarium Consortium. 🧠🔧
Read insights from Bosiljka Tasic & @gordfishell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Explore the full issue here: www.cell.com/neuron/current
Read insights from Bosiljka Tasic & @gordfishell.bsky.social: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Explore the full issue here: www.cell.com/neuron/current
May 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Check out the neuroview and all the great articles of new tools to target different cell types with enhancer-mediated AAVs!
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Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe.
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
May 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe.
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
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May issue is online! Explore reviews on the #neuroimmune axis! The beautiful cover was designed by Ella Marushchenko, working with @jonykipnis.bsky.social. A brain encased in a walnut shell that is cracking open symbolizes our growing understanding of #neuroimmunology www.cell.com/immunity/iss...
May 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
May issue is online! Explore reviews on the #neuroimmune axis! The beautiful cover was designed by Ella Marushchenko, working with @jonykipnis.bsky.social. A brain encased in a walnut shell that is cracking open symbolizes our growing understanding of #neuroimmunology www.cell.com/immunity/iss...
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A few of the incredible women representing the future of neuroimmunology #neuroimmuneGRC
May 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A few of the incredible women representing the future of neuroimmunology #neuroimmuneGRC
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Sharing a new paper from the lab. This paper, led by Sangyoon Ko, represents a merging of two longstanding research themes in the lab-- adult neurogenesis and systems consolidation.
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A short thread follows for those interested.
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rdcu.be/el18q
A short thread follows for those interested.
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Systems consolidation reorganizes hippocampal engram circuitry
Nature - A study shows that loss of memory precision associated with systems consolidation can be explained by neurogenesis-dependent reorganization of engram circuitry within the hippocampus over...
rdcu.be
May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sharing a new paper from the lab. This paper, led by Sangyoon Ko, represents a merging of two longstanding research themes in the lab-- adult neurogenesis and systems consolidation.
rdcu.be/el18q
A short thread follows for those interested.
1/n
rdcu.be/el18q
A short thread follows for those interested.
1/n