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At the Brain’s Edge: Researching the Meninges and their Role in Brain Health

Sarah Ebert, a PhD candidate in the Miller lab at the Michael Smith Laboratories and the MacVicar lab at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, is investigating a fascinating structure that serves as a crucial boundary between the brain and body: the meninges. What are the meninges? The meninges are layers of thin tissue that cover the brain and…

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Dr. Dorothy Schafer: Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk governing synapse remodeling

February 14

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Microglia and astrocytes have been implicated in remodeling synapses, but whether and how these cells coordinate to remodel synapses remain open questions. Here, we have identified key mechanistic underpinnings by which microglia instruct astrocytes to modify their synaptic coverage to…

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