Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day.
A day to remember that mental health is an essential part of our health and deserves attention, understanding and care.

Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day.
A day to remember that mental health is an essential part of our health and deserves attention, understanding and care.
La falta de sueño puede afectar al desarrollo cognitivo, el rendimiento académico y la salud. ACHUCARRO y UNICEF Comité País Vasco presentan un nuevo material sobre sueño, cronotipos y pantallas.
Achucarro at SPAOM 2026 in Vic! 🔬
This year’s meeting, focused on advanced optical microscopy and bioimaging, brought together researchers and professionals for scientific sessions, workshops and knowledge exchange.
Thank you to the organisers! 🙌
On Friday Lucila Pérez Gianmarco successfully defended her PhD thesis “Targeting NG2-glia Proliferation to Rescue Spinal Cord Injury Damage”.
Congratulations, Dr. Pérez Gianmarco! Zorionak Lucila! 👏🎓
On Friday, Nuria Galbis Gramage successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Oligodendrocyte dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: exploring the role of amyloid beta and APOE4”.
Congratulations, Dr. Galbis Gramage! Zorionak Nuria! 👏🎓
Achucarro International Glia School 2026 has come to an end! 🧠🔬
The programme ended on Friday, with talks, discussions and mentoring sessions focused on glial cell biology.
Thank you to all the speakers, participants, organizers and sponsors! 🙌
Yesterday, participants of the Achucarro International Glia School 2026 took part in a Project Mentoring Workshop with speakers and Achucarro PI's. 🧠
A few moments from the workshop at Achucarro. 📸
Day 1 of the Achucarro International Glia School 2026! 🧠
Today’s programme brings together talks on microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and glial metabolism.
Some moments from today’s sessions in Plentzia. 📸
The Achucarro International Glia School 2026 starts tomorrow! 🧠
Three days of talks, discussions and mentoring on glial cell biology, with researchers from Achucarro and other institutions.
📅 Sept 16–18 | 📍 PIE Plentzia – EHU
More info 👉 www.achucarro.org/gl...
Today, Patricia Villegas Zafra successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Impacto de la modulación microglial en modelos tempranos de la enfermedad de Parkinson”.
Congratulations, Dr. Villegas Zafra! Zorionak Patricia! 👏🎓
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! 👏🎓
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...