1. X
  2. SchaferLabUMassChan
Log inSign up
SchaferLabUMassChan
629 posts
SchaferLabUMassChan profile banner
user avatar

SchaferLabUMassChan

@SchaferLabUMass
Laboratory of Dori Schafer
Worcester, MA
schaferlabumms.com
Joined December 2019
324
Following
2,570
Followers
RepliesRepliesMediaMedia

Log in or sign up for X

See what’s happening and join the conversation

Continue with phone
or
Log in with username or email
Terms·Privacy·Cookies·Accessibility·Ads Info·© 2026 X Corp.
  • user avatar
    SchaferLabUMassChan
    @SchaferLabUMass
    Sep 15, 2025
    Amazing work from @TravisFaust2 in my lab @UMassChan @UMassNeuro @NeurobioUMass. Very proud of this work. Also thanks to fantastic collaborators Anne Schaefer, Pinar Ayata, Cagla Eroglu, and colleagues.
    user avatar
    Travis Faust
    @TravisFaust2
    Sep 12, 2025
    Thrilled to share our new paper in @CellCellPress: “Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling” This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and cooperation. cell.com/cell/fulltext/… Faust et al., Cell 2025 #Neuroscience #Glia
    Image
  • user avatar
    SchaferLabUMassChan
    @SchaferLabUMass
    Jan 10, 2025
    My apologies for the delay in posting. A terrific effort from @jacobmstillman and @KiniwaT1023 in the lab. A review on nucleic acid sensing in the brain.
    Image
    onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    Nucleic acid sensing in the central nervous system: Implications for neural circuit development,...
    Nucleic acids are a critical trigger for the innate immune response to infection, wherein pathogen-derived RNA and DNA are sensed by nucleic acid sensing receptors. This subsequently drives the...
  • user avatar
    SchaferLabUMassChan
    @SchaferLabUMass
    Jan 10, 2025
    An exciting neural immune keystone this June! Run jointly with neurodegeneration keystone. Sign up soon.
    Image
    keystonesymposia.org
    Neural-Immune Interactions: A Systems-Wide Perspective on Whole Organism Physiology | Keystone...
    Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Neural-Immune Interactions: A Systems-Wide Perspective on Whole Organism Physiology, June 2025, in Whistler, with field leaders!
  • user avatar
    SchaferLabUMassChan
    @SchaferLabUMass
    Oct 8, 2024
    Amazing mentors are key to success. @MattRasband is one of the very best!
    user avatar
    Matt Rasband
    @MattRasband
    Oct 8, 2024
    I am mostly silent on Twitter. But today I must post something: I met with three amazing and incredible women scientists I had the privilege of mentoring as PhD students in my lab. Dori Schafer, Shelly Buffington, and Tammy Ho. They helped make me who I am.
    Image
    Image
  • user avatar
    SchaferLabUMassChan
    @SchaferLabUMass
    Sep 28, 2024
    Such an amazing meeting. Thank you to this phenomenal staff as well as @jonykipnis and @IdoAmitLab. Amazing
    user avatar
    Jonathan Kipnis 🟦
    @jonykipnis
    Sep 28, 2024
    The real heroines behind #ReThinkNeuroimmunology 👏👏👏 No words can sufficiently express my gratitude 🙏
    Image
    Image
Advertisement
Advertisement