João Filipe Oliveira
@joaofoliveira.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, fan of astrocytes modulating neural circuits to produce behavior at ICVS UMinho, husband, father of 3, Pumpkins fan
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We are doing it again!!!!
Save the date for the next in-person #AstrocyteCafe next June 3-5 (2026) in Pamplona (Spain)!
We can’t wait to see many of you in person again, thanks so much to the main local organizer @maitesolas.bsky.social ♥️
Save the date for the next in-person #AstrocyteCafe next June 3-5 (2026) in Pamplona (Spain)!
We can’t wait to see many of you in person again, thanks so much to the main local organizer @maitesolas.bsky.social ♥️
November 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We are doing it again!!!!
Save the date for the next in-person #AstrocyteCafe next June 3-5 (2026) in Pamplona (Spain)!
We can’t wait to see many of you in person again, thanks so much to the main local organizer @maitesolas.bsky.social ♥️
Save the date for the next in-person #AstrocyteCafe next June 3-5 (2026) in Pamplona (Spain)!
We can’t wait to see many of you in person again, thanks so much to the main local organizer @maitesolas.bsky.social ♥️
I'm super proud of João Viana for his excellent PhD defense! João is a central and vital piece in my lab, and it felt like a walk in the park.
I'm thankful to Richard Robitaille, Albino Oliveira-Maia, and Sandra Vaz for the terrific discussion!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@champalimaudr.bsky.social
I'm thankful to Richard Robitaille, Albino Oliveira-Maia, and Sandra Vaz for the terrific discussion!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@champalimaudr.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm super proud of João Viana for his excellent PhD defense! João is a central and vital piece in my lab, and it felt like a walk in the park.
I'm thankful to Richard Robitaille, Albino Oliveira-Maia, and Sandra Vaz for the terrific discussion!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@champalimaudr.bsky.social
I'm thankful to Richard Robitaille, Albino Oliveira-Maia, and Sandra Vaz for the terrific discussion!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@champalimaudr.bsky.social
I had a great time at the #Glial #Symposium of the @warsawgliacomm.bsky.social in Warsaw. Awesome presentations and excellent discussions with this emerging #glial community. I'm looking forward to the next endeavors and collaborations!
@szewczyklukasz.bsky.social
@szewczyklukasz.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I had a great time at the #Glial #Symposium of the @warsawgliacomm.bsky.social in Warsaw. Awesome presentations and excellent discussions with this emerging #glial community. I'm looking forward to the next endeavors and collaborations!
@szewczyklukasz.bsky.social
@szewczyklukasz.bsky.social
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Meet our speakers at #WGC2025!
João de Oliveira will explore how astrocytes shape behavior, and Prof. Bożena Kamińska will discuss their plasticity in brain tumors.
Join us in Warsaw for cutting-edge brain science!
🧠 #Astrocyte #Hippocampus #NeuroOncology #GLIA #WGC
@joaofoliveira.bsky.social
João de Oliveira will explore how astrocytes shape behavior, and Prof. Bożena Kamińska will discuss their plasticity in brain tumors.
Join us in Warsaw for cutting-edge brain science!
🧠 #Astrocyte #Hippocampus #NeuroOncology #GLIA #WGC
@joaofoliveira.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Meet our speakers at #WGC2025!
João de Oliveira will explore how astrocytes shape behavior, and Prof. Bożena Kamińska will discuss their plasticity in brain tumors.
Join us in Warsaw for cutting-edge brain science!
🧠 #Astrocyte #Hippocampus #NeuroOncology #GLIA #WGC
@joaofoliveira.bsky.social
João de Oliveira will explore how astrocytes shape behavior, and Prof. Bożena Kamińska will discuss their plasticity in brain tumors.
Join us in Warsaw for cutting-edge brain science!
🧠 #Astrocyte #Hippocampus #NeuroOncology #GLIA #WGC
@joaofoliveira.bsky.social
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ICVS researcher @joaofoliveira.bsky.social joined the Health Research Meeting 2025 on October 2–3 at Cap Roig as a @caixaresearch.bsky.social grantee. His project explores how astrocytes could help treat depression, highlighting the importance of mental health research in Europe.
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ICVS researcher @joaofoliveira.bsky.social joined the Health Research Meeting 2025 on October 2–3 at Cap Roig as a @caixaresearch.bsky.social grantee. His project explores how astrocytes could help treat depression, highlighting the importance of mental health research in Europe.
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We're all set for the WGC Symposium 2025 — gear packed, excitement on! Are you ready? The countdown starts now... ⏳🎉 #WGC #symposium #Glia #glia2025
October 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We're all set for the WGC Symposium 2025 — gear packed, excitement on! Are you ready? The countdown starts now... ⏳🎉 #WGC #symposium #Glia #glia2025
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Network Glia is happy to announce two upcoming meetings from our national networks:
Warsaw Glia Symposium (16–17 Oct, Warsaw)
@warsawgliacomm.bsky.social
Workshop, “Microglia: from gene to function" (3–7 Nov, Bordeaux)
https://www.networkglia.eu/activities/
Warsaw Glia Symposium (16–17 Oct, Warsaw)
@warsawgliacomm.bsky.social
Workshop, “Microglia: from gene to function" (3–7 Nov, Bordeaux)
https://www.networkglia.eu/activities/
September 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Network Glia is happy to announce two upcoming meetings from our national networks:
Warsaw Glia Symposium (16–17 Oct, Warsaw)
@warsawgliacomm.bsky.social
Workshop, “Microglia: from gene to function" (3–7 Nov, Bordeaux)
https://www.networkglia.eu/activities/
Warsaw Glia Symposium (16–17 Oct, Warsaw)
@warsawgliacomm.bsky.social
Workshop, “Microglia: from gene to function" (3–7 Nov, Bordeaux)
https://www.networkglia.eu/activities/
Thrilled to fight for a therapeutic solution for #depression in our lab research, thanks to @caixaresearch.bsky.social
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
3/ 🌍 Depression affects more than 300 million people worldwide.
Researcher @joaofoliveira.bsky.social (@uminho.bsky.social) studies astrocytes — key brain cells — to better understand the neurological mechanisms behind depression and open the door to more effective therapies. 🧠✨
Researcher @joaofoliveira.bsky.social (@uminho.bsky.social) studies astrocytes — key brain cells — to better understand the neurological mechanisms behind depression and open the door to more effective therapies. 🧠✨
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Thrilled to fight for a therapeutic solution for #depression in our lab research, thanks to @caixaresearch.bsky.social
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
Inspired by our beautiful image of #neuron-#astrocyte brain networks involved in #depression, which was chosen to celebrate #World #Mental #Health #Day
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
1/ 🧠 Mental health is one of the great challenges of our time.
At the ”la Caixa” Foundation, we support three pioneering research projects that seek new ways to improve its diagnosis and treatment.
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we tell you more about them:
https://bit.ly/3Wg4gOq
At the ”la Caixa” Foundation, we support three pioneering research projects that seek new ways to improve its diagnosis and treatment.
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we tell you more about them:
https://bit.ly/3Wg4gOq
October 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Inspired by our beautiful image of #neuron-#astrocyte brain networks involved in #depression, which was chosen to celebrate #World #Mental #Health #Day
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
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Developing Brains on!
October 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Developing Brains on!
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This is happening tomorrow, see you all there!
📢 New webinar coming soon 📢
Ozgun Gokce @gokcegroup.bsky.social from German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases will be our next speaker on October 7th. Check all the information in the flyer and add it to your calendar!
Ozgun Gokce @gokcegroup.bsky.social from German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases will be our next speaker on October 7th. Check all the information in the flyer and add it to your calendar!
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This is happening tomorrow, see you all there!
What an outstanding meeting!
I was thrilled to participate in the #Health #Research Meeting 2025. Meeting other grantees and discussing the future of research in the international context, we sought a bright #future for Europe, one fostered by research, in these challenging times.
Thank you, CR!
I was thrilled to participate in the #Health #Research Meeting 2025. Meeting other grantees and discussing the future of research in the international context, we sought a bright #future for Europe, one fostered by research, in these challenging times.
Thank you, CR!
1/ ¡Empieza el Health Research Meeting 2025!
En los jardines de Cap Roig, ciencia y naturaleza se unen en 2 jornadas que reunirán a los investigadores/as de la convocatoria de Investigación en Salud 2021.
Vivienne Parry, periodista científica y conductora del evento, nos da la bienvenida:
En los jardines de Cap Roig, ciencia y naturaleza se unen en 2 jornadas que reunirán a los investigadores/as de la convocatoria de Investigación en Salud 2021.
Vivienne Parry, periodista científica y conductora del evento, nos da la bienvenida:
October 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Here is our constructive reflection on the announced Agency for Research and Innovation (AI2) for PT Science @publico.pt
"there will be no quality science without budgetary reinforcement and explicit protection of fundamental science."
@publico.pt
www.publico.pt/2025/08/19/c...
"there will be no quality science without budgetary reinforcement and explicit protection of fundamental science."
@publico.pt
www.publico.pt/2025/08/19/c...
August 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Here is our constructive reflection on the announced Agency for Research and Innovation (AI2) for PT Science @publico.pt
"there will be no quality science without budgetary reinforcement and explicit protection of fundamental science."
@publico.pt
www.publico.pt/2025/08/19/c...
"there will be no quality science without budgetary reinforcement and explicit protection of fundamental science."
@publico.pt
www.publico.pt/2025/08/19/c...
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New blog post, where I review some recent interesting papers on the role of cell organelles for neuronal calcium signaling: gcamp6f.com/2025/08/11/i...
Featuring work by @lorenabenedetti.bsky.social, O'Hare et al. and Lin et al.!
Featuring work by @lorenabenedetti.bsky.social, O'Hare et al. and Lin et al.!
Interesting papers on the role of cell organelles in neuronal dendrites for calcium signaling
Researchers utilize calcium imaging to track neuronal activity in the brain, highlighting the role of calcium as a signaling molecule. Recent studies investigate intracellular calcium dynamics, par…
gcamp6f.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
New blog post, where I review some recent interesting papers on the role of cell organelles for neuronal calcium signaling: gcamp6f.com/2025/08/11/i...
Featuring work by @lorenabenedetti.bsky.social, O'Hare et al. and Lin et al.!
Featuring work by @lorenabenedetti.bsky.social, O'Hare et al. and Lin et al.!
It was an awesome year for my team, with exciting "ups" and also some painful "downs".
Before a well-deserved vacation pause, we reflected and prepared for the future... together!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
Before a well-deserved vacation pause, we reflected and prepared for the future... together!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It was an awesome year for my team, with exciting "ups" and also some painful "downs".
Before a well-deserved vacation pause, we reflected and prepared for the future... together!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
Before a well-deserved vacation pause, we reflected and prepared for the future... together!
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
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📢 Call for Social Media Ambassadors!
Help us grow the #GLIA community online & get a free registration for GLIA 2027 in Bologna!
We're looking for 5 voices from the field – content, updates, community vibes.
⏰ Apply by Aug 26!
👉 secretariat@networkglia.eu
Help us grow the #GLIA community online & get a free registration for GLIA 2027 in Bologna!
We're looking for 5 voices from the field – content, updates, community vibes.
⏰ Apply by Aug 26!
👉 secretariat@networkglia.eu
August 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
📢 Call for Social Media Ambassadors!
Help us grow the #GLIA community online & get a free registration for GLIA 2027 in Bologna!
We're looking for 5 voices from the field – content, updates, community vibes.
⏰ Apply by Aug 26!
👉 secretariat@networkglia.eu
Help us grow the #GLIA community online & get a free registration for GLIA 2027 in Bologna!
We're looking for 5 voices from the field – content, updates, community vibes.
⏰ Apply by Aug 26!
👉 secretariat@networkglia.eu
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Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals - Nature Neuroscience
The relative contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to astrocyte heterogeneity is unknown. Using heterotropic transplantation of septal astrocytes with distinct lineage origins, we show that ...
www.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Astrocyte specification in the mouse septum is shaped by both developmental origin and local signals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We have a new review out in TINS!
A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity
Astrocytes are glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that perform an array
of diverse functions that are essential for brain activity. Studies on the functional
diversity of astrocytes sugge...
www.cell.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We have a new review out in TINS!
A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity
www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
We are excited to share our latest work showing:
1 - the existence of robust #mGluR5-dependent #astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in the #adult #brain that
2 - is involved in processing of #emotional and #cognitive behaviors
Fruitful collab with Gertru Perea
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1 - the existence of robust #mGluR5-dependent #astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in the #adult #brain that
2 - is involved in processing of #emotional and #cognitive behaviors
Fruitful collab with Gertru Perea
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Astrocytic mGluR5 signaling tunes emotional and cognitive processing in the adult brain
The hippocampus is a brain region involved in both emotion regulation and higher cognitive functions. Astrocytes have emerged as active modulators of synaptic activity, capable of sensing, integrating...
www.biorxiv.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are excited to share our latest work showing:
1 - the existence of robust #mGluR5-dependent #astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in the #adult #brain that
2 - is involved in processing of #emotional and #cognitive behaviors
Fruitful collab with Gertru Perea
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1 - the existence of robust #mGluR5-dependent #astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in the #adult #brain that
2 - is involved in processing of #emotional and #cognitive behaviors
Fruitful collab with Gertru Perea
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Interesting approach to provide an alternative view on the understanding of #astrocyte #network connections #across (classically described) #brain #regions.
Why does the brain need such alternative #highways?
Why does the brain need such alternative #highways?
fantastic work from @melcooperphd.bsky.social - what are these beautiful networks doing in our brains?
Astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic gap junctional networks https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.18.665573v1
July 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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This has been my first @gliameeting.bsky.social and it will definitely NOT be my last! Such a great conference on glia and an incredible opportunity to meet new people and old frieds with the same shared passion for glia biology. @institutocajal.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This has been my first @gliameeting.bsky.social and it will definitely NOT be my last! Such a great conference on glia and an incredible opportunity to meet new people and old frieds with the same shared passion for glia biology. @institutocajal.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social
What an amazing #glia #meeting in Marseille.
It was great to have a symposium with @inbalgoshen.bsky.social @julimrosa.bsky.social and Mattias Ollivier.
It was also great to meet good old friend-shining scientists, and make some new too!
It was great to have a symposium with @inbalgoshen.bsky.social @julimrosa.bsky.social and Mattias Ollivier.
It was also great to meet good old friend-shining scientists, and make some new too!
July 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What an amazing #glia #meeting in Marseille.
It was great to have a symposium with @inbalgoshen.bsky.social @julimrosa.bsky.social and Mattias Ollivier.
It was also great to meet good old friend-shining scientists, and make some new too!
It was great to have a symposium with @inbalgoshen.bsky.social @julimrosa.bsky.social and Mattias Ollivier.
It was also great to meet good old friend-shining scientists, and make some new too!
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Fun to participate to the #GliaNetworks joint booth, see you next time!!🙌
Learn more about what all of these network do here: www.networkglia.eu/resources/re...
#IGN #GLIA2025 @gliameeting.bsky.social
Learn more about what all of these network do here: www.networkglia.eu/resources/re...
#IGN #GLIA2025 @gliameeting.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Fun to participate to the #GliaNetworks joint booth, see you next time!!🙌
Learn more about what all of these network do here: www.networkglia.eu/resources/re...
#IGN #GLIA2025 @gliameeting.bsky.social
Learn more about what all of these network do here: www.networkglia.eu/resources/re...
#IGN #GLIA2025 @gliameeting.bsky.social
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Network Glia!
The French Glial Cell Club is present @Glia2025 as @italianglianetwork.bsky.social
@ukglia.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@atglianet.bsky.social
The French Glial Cell Club is present @Glia2025 as @italianglianetwork.bsky.social
@ukglia.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@atglianet.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Network Glia!
The French Glial Cell Club is present @Glia2025 as @italianglianetwork.bsky.social
@ukglia.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@atglianet.bsky.social
The French Glial Cell Club is present @Glia2025 as @italianglianetwork.bsky.social
@ukglia.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@gliameeting.bsky.social
@atglianet.bsky.social
Still digesting the past few weeks, full of excellent scientific discussions and fun. @esnsociety.bsky.social meeting was excellent: our gender unbalanced symposium on #astrocyte regulation of #brain #circuits was a success.
June 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Still digesting the past few weeks, full of excellent scientific discussions and fun. @esnsociety.bsky.social meeting was excellent: our gender unbalanced symposium on #astrocyte regulation of #brain #circuits was a success.