Dr Valentina Mosienko (she/her)

Clinical research in the UK is under threat, partly because it takes so long to get a study or trial approved. Here are some of my suggested solutions in this BMJ Opinion piece @NIHR @wellcometrust @UKRI_News bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Gorgeous place for a morning run #GLIA2025

Few days to Go! #GLIA2025 is almost here! Badges ✅ Programmes ✅ Boxes ✅ The team’s in full swing behind the scenes. The final week is a whirlwind of logistics, excitement, and few ☕. 🔜 See you at GLIA2025 in Marseille! Travel safe, everyone!#GliologistsTogether

Only 3 Days Left! 🚨 Join the world’s largest #glial cell congress — #GLIA2025 in Marseille 🇫🇷 🧠 8–11 July 2025 ⏳ Regular registration ends 19 June! 👉 glia2025.eu/registration/ #Neuroscience #MarseilleMagic #GliologistsTogether #NetworkGlia

New at #GLIA2025: Visit the Joint Glia Networks Booth! 🌍🧠 Meet reps from 🇪🇺🇦🇹🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇮🇹🇵🇹🇪🇸🇬🇧 glial networks, enter our raffle 🎉 & grab a sticker 🎟️ for the social event Social Glial Interactions After Sunset! Let’s grow the glia community—together! #GliologistsTogether

Not had enough during #GLIA2025 in Marseille and want to keep networking with fellow #gliologists? We’ve got you covered! Join the social events after the congress—sunset chats, local spots & great company. 👉Some need extra registration! 👉 More info: loom.ly/xrzjrl8

What a pleasure to be in Glasgow @UofGlasgow - stimulating discussions and plenty of new ideas ☺️ thank you Mick for the invite

Have you seen our #GLIA2025 workshops? 🔬 From Molecules to Manuscripts 📚 Four dynamic sessions diving into the tools, models & methods driving glial science forward. Don’t miss them! #Neuroscience #GlialCells #GliologistsTogether

Dear immune/glia lovers of brain, gut and beyond… We’re looking for a lab tech/manager to join our team! Pls see details for application here ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… @UKDRI @ucl - pls help circulate among networks who’d be of interest, thank you!

Brain-wide microglia replacement using a nonconditioning strategy ameliorates pathology in mouse models of neurological disorders science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🔬 A new probe developed by Janelia researchers & collaborators that enables visualization of extracellular matrix structure in live tissues could also be useful in studying diseases linked to changes in the extracellular matrix and in diagnostic imaging➡️ janelia.org/news/looking-b…

Autism originates in mitochondrial dysfunction. Blood markers indicating mitochondrial perturbation at birth are associated with increased risk of autism diagnosis prior to age 10. link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

Does running out of energy cause anxiety? The metabolic stress cytokine GDF15 drives anxiety-like behaviors in mice Beautiful paper showing that adrenaline increases circulating blood GDF15 levels, derived from monocytes in fat depots nature.com/articles/s4225…

Neural-activity-regulated and glia-mediated control of brain lymphatic development || cell.com/cell/abstract/…

We are happy to present AAV-Ncan-GFP, a genetically-encoded fluorescent probe for live #imaging of the extracellular matrix in the mouse brain. Stay tuned for the peer-reviewed version, with more insights on live #ECM monitoring by two-photon microscopy! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our co-founder @izzynchristie has been inundated by scientists at her poster. The work undertaken at @CCMN_London, @uclnpp by Isabel & @The_shefeeq discovered a new mechanism in which #astrocytes make #NO to dilate arterioles during hypoxia using sulphite oxidase #GRCGlia2025

Meet Nicola Schmid, a neurobiologist in Switzerland working with Bruno Weber and Marina Herwerth. Neurones transiently decrease their calcium activity when astrocytes are ablated with AQP4 antibody - but to everyone's surprise, they recover! #GRCGlia2025 #neuroscience #astrocytes

Maternal behavior promotes resilience to adolescent stress in mice through a microglia-neuron axis nature.com/articles/s4146…