The annual lab Halloween party was last night with MarcosTheFrank, Lulu, Ashley Ingiosi, Christine Muheim, Hannah Schoch et al!

We’ll be at #SfN18! Come see Ashley Ingiosi about #astrocytes & #sleep at dynamic poster (DP03) on Sat 1-5p or the TPDA session Sat 6:30-8:30p. ALSO, don’t miss the satellite meeting on sleep and bidirectional changes in #synaptic #plasticity Tues 7-8 p. medicine.wsu.edu/research/dcp/b…

CHANGE OF INFO! The #Sleep and Bidirectional #Plasticity: the Untold Story satellite #SfN2018 event is TOMORROW from 7-8:30pm in the La Costa room of the Marriot Marquis. See you there!

Interested in studying sleep and glia, development, neuroplasticity, and/or neurodegeneration? We're looking for a #postdoc! You'll gain experience in a variety of in vivo imaging, optogenetic, and genetic techniques!

Evidence supporting a role for astrocytes in sleep and sleep homeostasis keeps building! Check out our review by Ashley Ingiosi and MarcosTheFrank:

Mice staying awake without getting sleepy? 🤯 (At least based on objective markers of sleep need.)

🚨New publication alert!🚨 Check out this new paper on the role of astrocytes in sleep and sleep homeostasis from Ashley Ingiosi’s postdoc work in The Frank Lab!

Study suggests that #brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need & may someday help humans go without #sleep for longer without negative consequences such as mental fatigue & impaired physical health. ow.ly/OsK850PApeE

Check out this nice article written by Judith Van Dongen on our recent SfN Journals paper on ⭐️astrocytes⭐️ keeping mice awake without increasing markers of sleepiness. WSU Medicine The Frank Lab

#JNeurosci: Findings from Ashley Ingiosi et al. The Frank Lab WSU Medicine indicate time spent awake is not singularly sufficient to increase #sleep need—basal forebrain astrocytes also play an active role in regulating this process in mice. jneurosci.org/lookup/DOI/10.…