We’re bringing our social media activities together!
Network Glia will now focus on LinkedIn. Follow us there for research, opportunities & community news – or stay updated via www.networkglia.eu and our newsletter: www.glia-meeting.eu
See you on LinkedIn!
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Meet our Social Media Ambassador Vanessa Drevenakova!

A PhD student at Imperial College London, Vanessa studies how focused ultrasound could modulate microglia in ageing & neuroinflammation. She is also passionate about science communication.

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Something new is coming to GLIA 2027!

Introducing the Network Glia Early Career Award, recognising outstanding early-career researchers in glial cell research.

€5,000 award | No self-nominations
Nominations open December 2026.

Stay tuned!

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Spotlight on Emerging Talent
Congrats to Pengwei Luan (Peking University), a #GLIA2025 stipend winner!
His research reveals how #astrocytes and #microglia work together to balance the brain's response to injury through ATP and IL-1β signalling.

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Research Spotlight 💡

How do oligodendrocytes contribute to age-related cognitive decline? Craig et al. link oligodendrocyte dysfunction and reduced NRF2 expression to changes in myelin, axonal health & cognition.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04608-y

#NetworkGlia #Oligodendrocytes

Upcoming Meeting | EMBO Workshop

Astrocytes: from molecules to systems
Porto, Portugal | 12–16 April 2027

Explore astrocyte biology from molecular mechanisms to circuits & therapies.

Apply & submit abstracts by 2 Nov 2026

https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-astrocytes

#Astrocytes #NetworkGlia