Isabel N Christie PhD
@izzynchristie.bsky.social
Neuroscience I Glia I Imaging I Steminist
Wellcome Trust Career Development Researcher
izzynchristie.wordpress.com
UK Glia Network co-founder
University of Sheffield
Wellcome Trust Career Development Researcher
izzynchristie.wordpress.com
UK Glia Network co-founder
University of Sheffield
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@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#StateOfNeuroscience
#StateOfNeuroscience
The Transmitter’s New Lab Directory
Learn about neuroscience labs launched in the past two years, plus a few opening their doors in 2026.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s “New Lab Directory” features a list of new neuroscience labs that opened in 2024-2025, and some set to launch in 2026. Check out the list to learn about the work of more than 50 new neuroscience labs. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
#StateOfNeuroscience
#StateOfNeuroscience
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I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
www.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm delighted to say we have won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education with our work on OpenSAFELY, inventing new methods that let researchers analyse NHS GP data while protecting everyone's privacy, and with complete transparency, in a hugely productive platform!
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
This is fantastic, what a positive and wonderful thing for medical research happening here. Congratulations team
If you'd like to learn more about how OpenSAFELY works - and how we solved the privacy and efficiency challenges, to make national GP data securely accessible - here's a 5 minute video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
OpenSAFELY in a nutshell
YouTube video by Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is fantastic, what a positive and wonderful thing for medical research happening here. Congratulations team
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
If you'd like to learn more about how OpenSAFELY works - and how we solved the privacy and efficiency challenges, to make national GP data securely accessible - here's a 5 minute video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
OpenSAFELY in a nutshell
YouTube video by Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you'd like to learn more about how OpenSAFELY works - and how we solved the privacy and efficiency challenges, to make national GP data securely accessible - here's a 5 minute video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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👉🏼👉🏾👉🏻👉🏿👉🏽An opportunity for a PhD studentship in my lab to investigate the mechanisms that mediate the specialization astrocyte endfeet (subcellular compartments enwrapping the vasculature) in collaboration with the magnificent Lorena Arancibia.
See below:
See below:
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
👉🏼👉🏾👉🏻👉🏿👉🏽An opportunity for a PhD studentship in my lab to investigate the mechanisms that mediate the specialization astrocyte endfeet (subcellular compartments enwrapping the vasculature) in collaboration with the magnificent Lorena Arancibia.
See below:
See below:
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Happy Wednesday Glia Scientists,
Many of us are not at SfN right now.. but we are preparing abstracts to submit to this exciting UK meeting happening in June
Registration is open!
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Many of us are not at SfN right now.. but we are preparing abstracts to submit to this exciting UK meeting happening in June
Registration is open!
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
UK Glia 2026
UK Glia 2026 meeting will highlight the pivotal role of glia in brain physiology, offering invaluable insights for those investigating glia function in both health and disease. Find out more about the...
www.physoc.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy Wednesday Glia Scientists,
Many of us are not at SfN right now.. but we are preparing abstracts to submit to this exciting UK meeting happening in June
Registration is open!
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Many of us are not at SfN right now.. but we are preparing abstracts to submit to this exciting UK meeting happening in June
Registration is open!
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
@sfn.org #SfN25 #SanDiego starts this Saturday. The lab is going to be there in full force - see our presentations below.
Represented this year by @borderbiologist.bsky.social, Nick Kathman, @mrodea.bsky.social, @melcooperphd.bsky.social, @pryprk.bsky.social, @kerrylimberg.bsky.social.
(1/2)
Represented this year by @borderbiologist.bsky.social, Nick Kathman, @mrodea.bsky.social, @melcooperphd.bsky.social, @pryprk.bsky.social, @kerrylimberg.bsky.social.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@sfn.org #SfN25 #SanDiego starts this Saturday. The lab is going to be there in full force - see our presentations below.
Represented this year by @borderbiologist.bsky.social, Nick Kathman, @mrodea.bsky.social, @melcooperphd.bsky.social, @pryprk.bsky.social, @kerrylimberg.bsky.social.
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Represented this year by @borderbiologist.bsky.social, Nick Kathman, @mrodea.bsky.social, @melcooperphd.bsky.social, @pryprk.bsky.social, @kerrylimberg.bsky.social.
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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 ♥️
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
The fully funded PhD studentship in my lab is focused on reducing e-waste. Apply here: ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2026-27-proj...
Reducing E-waste by using artificial intelligence to develop repair diagnostic tools to increase lifespan of appliances.
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The fully funded PhD studentship in my lab is focused on reducing e-waste. Apply here: ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2026-27-proj...
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If you’re interested in glia and you’ll be at SfN in San Diego, please join us!
If you are attending #SfN25, please join @amygleichman.bsky.social and I on Monday at 9PM for a casual social gathering to discuss all things non-neuronal!
Date: Monday, Nov 17th
Time: 9PM till close
Location: The Smoking Gun SD, 555 Market St.
All welcome, please free to spread the word!
Date: Monday, Nov 17th
Time: 9PM till close
Location: The Smoking Gun SD, 555 Market St.
All welcome, please free to spread the word!
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you’re interested in glia and you’ll be at SfN in San Diego, please join us!
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Hello UK scientists 👋🏿👋🏾👋🏽👋🏼👋🏻👋
Bristol in June 2026, the second UK Glia Network meeting will be featuring some of the best glial biology happening across the country. Come to network, present your work and meet future collaborators
Registration info here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Bristol in June 2026, the second UK Glia Network meeting will be featuring some of the best glial biology happening across the country. Come to network, present your work and meet future collaborators
Registration info here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
UK Glia 2026
UK Glia 2026 meeting will highlight the pivotal role of glia in brain physiology, offering invaluable insights for those investigating glia function in both health and disease. Find out more about the...
www.physoc.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hello UK scientists 👋🏿👋🏾👋🏽👋🏼👋🏻👋
Bristol in June 2026, the second UK Glia Network meeting will be featuring some of the best glial biology happening across the country. Come to network, present your work and meet future collaborators
Registration info here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Bristol in June 2026, the second UK Glia Network meeting will be featuring some of the best glial biology happening across the country. Come to network, present your work and meet future collaborators
Registration info here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
Out today in Nature: We uncover a neural mechanism for the integration of two internal states - hunger and estrous state - and how this integration shapes pup-directed behaviors in mice.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Integration of hunger and hormonal state gates infant-directed aggression - Nature
Combined behavioural, circuit-level and cellular approaches are used to demonstrate how hypothalamic neurons integrate hunger and oestrous state to drive a switch in how female mice interact with pups...
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Out today in Nature: We uncover a neural mechanism for the integration of two internal states - hunger and estrous state - and how this integration shapes pup-directed behaviors in mice.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee are responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change the key driver of rising grocery bills
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds
Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee are responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change the key driver of rising grocery bills
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Love this, I met @michellemonje.bsky.social after my first child years ago. I was feeling anxious about my science future, Michelle was very encouraging. What an incredible role model @carersinstemm.bsky.social
Now I have 3 children and my first grant
Now I have 3 children and my first grant
“I was advised that having multiple children would detract from my scientific career. But I actually think that it has greatly benefited it.” Prof. @michellemonje.bsky.social, Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University, #BrainPrize2025.
#Neuroscience
youtu.be/f7sbSuWie5A?...
#Neuroscience
youtu.be/f7sbSuWie5A?...
Balancing a career in science and personal life
YouTube video by BrainPrize
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Love this, I met @michellemonje.bsky.social after my first child years ago. I was feeling anxious about my science future, Michelle was very encouraging. What an incredible role model @carersinstemm.bsky.social
Now I have 3 children and my first grant
Now I have 3 children and my first grant
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
The magnificent Wills memorial building @bristoluni.bsky.social will be the location for the 2nd UK Glia meeting in June 2026
Have a look at registration information and programme information here
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Have a look at registration information and programme information here
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The magnificent Wills memorial building @bristoluni.bsky.social will be the location for the 2nd UK Glia meeting in June 2026
Have a look at registration information and programme information here
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Have a look at registration information and programme information here
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
WHITE MATTER IN FOCUS SYMPOSIUM: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MYELIN AND OLIGODENDROCYTES IN NEURODEGENERATION
neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/event-posts/...
neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/event-posts/...
White matter in focus symposium: Exploring the role of myelin and oligodendrocytes in neurodegeneration
Current research is increasingly highlighting the role of oligodendrocytes in neurodegeneration and specifically in dementia. Explore this theme across disease areas in the upcoming symposium White…
neuroscience.cam.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
WHITE MATTER IN FOCUS SYMPOSIUM: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MYELIN AND OLIGODENDROCYTES IN NEURODEGENERATION
neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/event-posts/...
neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/event-posts/...
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📢 June 8th-9th 2026 Bristol University 📢
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
UK Glia 2026
UK Glia 2026 meeting will highlight the pivotal role of glia in brain physiology, offering invaluable insights for those investigating glia function in both health and disease. Find out more about the...
www.physoc.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
📢 June 8th-9th 2026 Bristol University 📢
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
We have partnered with @physoc.bsky.social to organise the 2nd meeting Bristol. It is a privilege to announce Professor Baljit Khakh, FRS will join us in the UK.
Check out the exciting programme here:
www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...
#neuroskyence #glia
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📣 Call for Papers!
We’re partnering with @OUPAcademic for a special issue: Picture a Black In Neuro Scientist 🧠🖤
Submit research, reviews, perspectives & more by Dec 31, 2025
📅 Details + submit: blackinneuro.com/call-for-pap...
#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #CallForPapers
We’re partnering with @OUPAcademic for a special issue: Picture a Black In Neuro Scientist 🧠🖤
Submit research, reviews, perspectives & more by Dec 31, 2025
📅 Details + submit: blackinneuro.com/call-for-pap...
#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #CallForPapers
October 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
📣 Call for Papers!
We’re partnering with @OUPAcademic for a special issue: Picture a Black In Neuro Scientist 🧠🖤
Submit research, reviews, perspectives & more by Dec 31, 2025
📅 Details + submit: blackinneuro.com/call-for-pap...
#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #CallForPapers
We’re partnering with @OUPAcademic for a special issue: Picture a Black In Neuro Scientist 🧠🖤
Submit research, reviews, perspectives & more by Dec 31, 2025
📅 Details + submit: blackinneuro.com/call-for-pap...
#BlackInNeuro #5YearsOfBIN #CallForPapers
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🚨 I’ve got some exciting news! I have two PhD positions available in my group to advance Digital Endocrinology at @manchester.ac.uk Please help disseminate widely (application deadline 15th Nov):
1. Modelling hormonal dynamics in the human HPA axis.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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1. Modelling hormonal dynamics in the human HPA axis.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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(EPSRC CASE) Modelling hormonal dynamics in the human HPA axis at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - (EPSRC CASE) Modelling hormonal dynamics in the human HPA axis at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🚨 I’ve got some exciting news! I have two PhD positions available in my group to advance Digital Endocrinology at @manchester.ac.uk Please help disseminate widely (application deadline 15th Nov):
1. Modelling hormonal dynamics in the human HPA axis.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
(1/2)
1. Modelling hormonal dynamics in the human HPA axis.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
(1/2)
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
Landmark publication from @junnagai.bsky.social lab!
Incredible work really detailing the neural mechanisms that recruit astrocyte ensembles ! 🤩
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Incredible work really detailing the neural mechanisms that recruit astrocyte ensembles ! 🤩
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory - Nature
Emotional experience evokes signalling in astrocytes, which form an ensemble that is reinforced by secondary astrocytic state changes resulting from repeated experience, leading to memory stabilizatio...
www.nature.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Landmark publication from @junnagai.bsky.social lab!
Incredible work really detailing the neural mechanisms that recruit astrocyte ensembles ! 🤩
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Incredible work really detailing the neural mechanisms that recruit astrocyte ensembles ! 🤩
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
Just out in Nature! “The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory.” We identified astrocytic ensembles that link experiences across days to stabilize memory nature.com/articles/s41.... New astrocyte tools are openly available at Addgene: addgene.org/Jun_Nagai/. 1/8
October 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just out in Nature! “The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory.” We identified astrocytic ensembles that link experiences across days to stabilize memory nature.com/articles/s41.... New astrocyte tools are openly available at Addgene: addgene.org/Jun_Nagai/. 1/8
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
Reposted by Isabel N Christie PhD
I'll be one of the panelists at this great event! If you happen to be in San Diego make sure you attend and say hello 👋🏼
🚨REGISTRATION IS OPEN!🚨
We're so excited to host our first-ever, in-person event! Join us for panel discussions, a keynote address, and the opportunity to meet many amazing women in Neuroscience💜
Please register to attend by November 1st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait!
We're so excited to host our first-ever, in-person event! Join us for panel discussions, a keynote address, and the opportunity to meet many amazing women in Neuroscience💜
Please register to attend by November 1st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait!
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'll be one of the panelists at this great event! If you happen to be in San Diego make sure you attend and say hello 👋🏼