Excited to share our new work out in nature ! Learning-Associated Astrocyte Ensembles Regulate Memory Recall nature.com/articles/s4158…

B Deneen, Michael Williamson, W. Kwon et al changed the way we understand memory. Learn more, here: blogs.bcm.edu/2024/11/14/fro… nature BCMHouston BCM Neurosurgery TCHResearchNews #astrocytes #brainStars #neurons #BCMPostdoc

Excited to share our new results! We (huge team effort led by post-doc extraordinaire Sylvie Lesuis) examined the effects of acute stress on threat memory generalization and engram ensemble architecture. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

In this episode of TWiN we discuss provocative data showing that astrocytes may be more intimately involved in memory than previously thought. The IEG FOS can label an astrocyte "engram"! Here's the recent paper in nature by the Deenan lab: nature.com/articles/s4158…

⭐Christmas highlight in Cell Research! Sheena Josselyn and I address the exciting idea that learning-associated astrocytes become essential members of a memory engram ensemble, challenging the neuron-centric view of memory function. Shoutout to Michael Williamson! doi.org/10.1038/s41422…

I get a lot of questions on the #NIH #K99 #postdoc to faculty transition award. Decided to pen my thoughts and experiences towards receiving the K99/R00 - hoping it would be helpful for the community. Please find article link at - debosardarlab.org/blog

We keep celebrating! Our latest publication in Nature Neuroscience is finally out! Using our new tool AstroLight we demonstrate that a specific group of #astrocytes —an astrocyte ensemble— in the nucleus accumbens regulates cue-motivated behavior. Check it out!✨rdcu.be/d8qJi

Baylor College of Medicine BCMHouston wins 2025 #STATMadness for 2 consecutive years! Congratulations to the B. Deneen lab, Michael Williamson, U. Kwon et al. BCM Neurosurgery #astrocytes #memory TCHResearchNews #BCMPostdoc nature STAT bcm.edu/news/baylor-co…

Very excited to share part of my postdoctoral work from the Ryan Lab, out now in nature. Here, my brilliant co-author Andrea Muñoz Zamora and I explored the link between memory engrams and whole-body metabolism. A thread: 🧵 nature.com/articles/s4158…

Sharing our new short review on development and diversity of astrocytes! journals.biologists.com/dev/article-ab…

Our review is now out in Brain! We discuss how the blood-brain barrier can both help and hinder brain function and drug delivery. We focus on aging, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease and how these conditions impact the BBB. Check it out (open access): academic.oup.com/brain/article/…

In this 'Development at a Glance', Michael Williamson, Sanjana Murali and Benjamin Deneen From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy give an overview of astrocyte ontogeny and morphogenesis, highlighting mechanisms that regulate the development of astrocytes: doi.org/10.1242/dev.20…

We have a new review out in TINS! A functional perspective on astrocyte heterogeneity cell.com/trends/neurosc…