Gareth Rurak

Norepinephrine signals through astrocytes to modulate synapses Locus ceruleus (LC)–derived norepinephrine (NE) drives network and behavioral adaptations to environmental saliencies by reconfiguring circuit functional connectivity, but the underlying synapse-level...

Thought this would be a nice way to enter the bsky community👇Delighted for Katie (now in Chris Dulla's lab at Tufts). Thank you to our collaborators, to the reviewers and to Cagla Eroglu for the highlight!
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Single-Cell Resolution of Individual Variation in Hypothalamic Neurons Allows Targeted Manipulation Affecting Social Motivation Despite decades of research, connecting molecular and cellular phenotypes to complex behavioral traits remains an elusive goal1. Social motivation exhibits individual trait variation2, which we hypoth...

Ever wondered what a single-cell atlas for social behavior might look like? We have one just for you, our soon-to-be completed MSTP graduate student, Simona Sarafinovska, worked hard to bring you this brilliant pre-print! Check it out 👀 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Come join us @umontreal.ca - We're looking to recruit a Professor in the field of neurobiology, with a focus on linking neurodevelopment to neural circuit function and dysfunction.
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The call for abstracts for poster presentations is now open for the 2025 Canadian Neuroscience meeting in Toronto, May 21-24, 2025 can-acn.org/meeting-2025...

A different take on Fluorescent Friday, some #astrocyte #calcium imaging after Aqua2✨👀

With colleagues at ALBA, I'm running an international climate survey for #LGBTQIA+ people in #neuroscience (including #psychology, #psychiatry, etc). It takes 10-20 min & you can enter a drawing for gift cards.

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Hi everyone, for those who don’t know I’m just a Canadian living in the Midwest USA

Postdoc at WashU interested in astrocyte physiology and local translation in development and neurodevelopmental disorders

Passionate about accessibility in our cities, with our science, and with knowledge.