Vanessa Casha
@VanessaCasha
Postdoc in Bal Khakh’s Lab @ UCLA studying astrocyte and neuron mechanisms in Huntington’s disease
This award means a great deal to me. I am incredibly thankful to @hdfcures for supporting the work I care so deeply about. I’m quite proud to receive an honor named after such an inspiring and pioneering scientist—Nancy Wexler. Many thanks to my fantastic mentor @baljit_khakh
Congratulations to Vanessa H. Casha, PhD, @UCLA , HDF’s 2025 Nancy S. Wexler Young Investigator Prize recipient! Learn why here: hdfoundation.org/nancy-s-wexler… #curehd @HDBuzzFeed @AmericanBrainCo @HDSA
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So, who votes in favor of a next edition of EMBO Workshop Astrocytes? #EMBOastrocytes
Masterclass is definitely the correct word here
A true masterclass by @baljit_khakh on the molecular foundations of neuron-astrocyte interactions! What a fantastic way to wrap things up. Huge thanks to the organizers and @EMBO for such an inspiring workshop! #EMBOastrocytes
What an fantastic introduction to the Europe conference scene! Exceptional in every regard #EMBOastrocytes
It’s a wrap! #EMBOastrocytes was hands down one of the best meetings i have ever been! Glad I could share this experience with some dear old friends and collaborators!!! @NNZ79 @neuroneska @PhDPetrelli
Gorgeous talk yesterday from my dear friend @CarmenFalcone6 at #EmboAstrocytes on VP astrocytes and their connection to neuroinflammation/neuropathology. So pleased to join you in Italy and see this beautiful work presented firsthand. Can’t wait to see what’s next for #falconelab
Having an incredible time in Venice at the inagural #EmboAstrocytes meeting, packed with thought-provoking talks by top thinkers in the astrocyte field and bright, friendly scientists! Many thanks to the organizers and of course to @baljit_khakh for letting me tag along
🚨The first #preprint of the #FalconeLab is OUT!🥹🚨 We found that varicose-projection astrocytes are not a physiological type of #astrocytes but they are rather associated with neuropathology. Read more here, feedback is welcome!! More details👇👇 1/ biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Most scientists I know don’t see their work as a job but as a calling. Many have devoted decades to pursuing knowledge for the betterment of the American people and across the world. Their courage to believe in something bigger than themselves IS what moves humanity forward.
The two best friends and scientists a girl could ever ask for 💙💙💙
The wedding also was quite full of astrocyte lovers 🤓 Joselyn, so good to see you again and to spend more time together this time @PhDPetite 🤩
@neuroneska so happy I got to be by your side on such a special day. Bye bye Dr. Hull and bye bye California, you always give me the best memories to keep - till next time ♥️
Super excited to be presenting at @ASNeurochem meeting next week and discussing astrocytes (my favorite thing to talk about). 🌟 Thank you to @indeeditsliz for chairing the session full of compelling people and topics. #ASN2024 #neuroscience
This is a really interesting paper! SNAP includes many astrocytic genes involved in homeostatic and cell-cell interaction functions! Congrats to Emi, Sabina, Steve and the team! An excellent read. nature.com/articles/s4158…
Very proud to have contributed to this! Thanks for letting me be a part of it. Congrats to @Matthiasollivi8 🥳 If you’ve ever wondered what subpopulations of cells can tell us about brain function, this one is for you! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Delighted to share our new paper published today on the functions of a specific subset of striatal astrocytes. Congrats to Matt, Joselyn, Kay and other members of my fabulous team! nature.com/articles/s4158…
Delighted to share our new paper published today on the functions of a specific subset of striatal astrocytes. Congrats to Matt, Joselyn, Kay and other members of my fabulous team! nature.com/articles/s4158…
Lots of scientists are amazing artists. But this thread isn't about them. It's about the rest of us, who are just trying to get through our methods figure so we can get back to showing you graphs. First, a rat made entirely out of ovals: (Morales-Botello et al., 2012) (1/x)
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So incredibly excited about this project with @baljit_khakh to study astrocyte-neuron proteomes in stroke. Thank you @ChanZuckerberg Initiative for funding this pilot!
Settling in to life in LA. Lab is a dream, working on exciting questions with the best tools. Learning/growing daily. Kiddo is thriving in school. Weather is unreal. Finding new adventures every weekend. It feels criminal to enjoy a place this much!
Thrilled to announce the launch of our pilot run for the inaugural DISCOVER Salk Postdoc Symposium, where we invite potential postdocs to visit @salkinstitute, meet faculty, take lab tours, join career development workshops and seed new collaborative opportunities that would be…
Ecstatic to share my new protocol manuscript on how to apply in vivo astrocyte and neuron BioID2 to your studies. Thanks to @baljit_khakh for supporting me 100% and to my amazing co-authors/ collaborators for their insights. #neuroscience nature.com/articles/s4159…