Q&As

As part of our special issue focused on glia, Nature Neuroscience is having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. Here, we speak with Sonia Mayoral, the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University in Providence, RI, USA. We spoke about her work on oligodendrocytes and their interactions with neurons, the importance of exploring glia in brain health and function, and her own academic journey and advice for early-career researchers.

As part of our special issue focused on glia, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. Here, we speak with Lucas Cheadle, assistant professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. We spoke about his passion for studying glia and synapses, and about his experiences as an Indigenous and transgender neuroscientist.

As part of our special issue focused on glia, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. Here, we speak with Andrea Volterra (visiting faculty at the Wyss Center and honorary professor at the Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Lausanne, Switzerland), an astrocyte biologist, who dedicated his research career to uncovering astrocyte–synapse communications in physiology and disease, and a strong advocate of the Socratic method.

As part of our special issue focused on glia, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. Here, we speak with Beth Stevens, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Associate Professor of Neurology at the F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. We spoke about how she initially became fascinated with glia, her work to understand how glia interact with synapses, and the technologies that are needed to usher in the next era of discoveries in the field.

To celebrate Pride month in the USA, Nature Neuroscience is having conversations with LGBTQIA+ scientists across multiple career stages to discuss their personal and professional experiences in research. In this Q&A, we are talking to Aniruddha Das, an associate professor at Columbia University, New York, USA. Das’s research uses macaque models to explore the cognitive basis of visual processing, attention, and motivation.

To celebrate Pride month in the USA, Nature Neuroscience is having conversations with LGBTQIA+ scientists across multiple career stages to discuss their personal and professional experiences in research. In this Q&A, we are talking to Laura Huckins, an associate professor at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA. Huckins’ research focuses primarily on the genetics of eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as the development of statistical and multi-omic methods for use in genome-wide association studies (GWASs).

To celebrate Pride month in the USA, Nature Neuroscience is having conversations with LGBTQIA+ scientists across multiple career stages to discuss their personal and professional experiences in research. In this Q&A, we are talking to Alexandra Keinath, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. Keinath’s research uses both rodent and human models to investigate the neural representations of spatial memory and navigation.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Fernando de Castro Soubriet, principal investigator at the Instituto Cajal (Spain). He is a neurodevelopmental biologist who is actively involved in championing the history of neuroscience. He is among the group of Spanish scientists who ensured that the Archives of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and the Spanish Neurohistological School are registered as World Heritage with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Here, we discuss science and the legacy of the Spanish Neurohistological School.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Igor Adameyko (Department Chair at the Center for Brain Research of the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and a group leader at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden), a developmental biologist by training with research interests ranging from neural crest cell fate to aquatic life and a champion of a positive research culture.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Nancy Ip, Morningside Professor of Life Science and president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. We discussed her path from academia to industry and back, her experiences as a working mother and how she has helped scientific research in Hong Kong to flourish.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Bill Martin, Global Therapeutic Area Head, Neuroscience at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. We discussed the challenges and opportunities ahead for the development of treatments for psychiatric disease.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Ukpong Eyo (Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia, USA), a glial biologist interested in the role of microglia in neurodevelopment, health and disease, about science, family, and the benefits of finding your balance.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Kelsey Martin, Executive Vice President of Autism and Neuroscience at the Simons Foundation and Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she previously served as the Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine. We discussed the pleasures of studying neuronal cell biology and her leadership roles.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Corey Harwell, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. We spoke about the mentors who shaped his early interest in neuroscience, and how his lab lets their data lead them in interesting directions.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Costantino Iadecola (Director and Chair of the Feil Family Brain & Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, USA), a neurovascular biologist and physician interested in the roles of vasculature, hypertension and immune cells in ischemic stroke and neurodegenerative diseases.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Theanne Griffith, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology at the University of California, Davis. We spoke about how she discovered her passion for biophysics and her work as an author of children’s books about science.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Freda Miller, Deputy Director and Professor of Developmental Neurobiology at University of British Columbia. She is known for her work on neuronal and mesenchymal stem and precursor cells and how they can promote tissue repair and regeneration. Here we talk about science and how to make your mark.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Marguerite Matthews, Program Director at the Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in the US. We spoke about how she transitioned from neuroscience research into a public service career, her work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and how each of us can champion these causes in our communities.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved and where it is heading. This month we are talking to Richard Tsien, the Druckenmiller Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at New York University Langone Medical Center. We discussed his upbringing and wide-ranging career, which has included foundational research on Ca²⁺ channels and synaptic plasticity.

As Nature Neuroscience celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how neuroscience has evolved, and where it is heading. This month, we are talking to Andrew Huberman, Associate Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University and host of the very popular Huberman Lab podcast. We spoke about his path into science communication, his work on the podcast, and how he handles his newfound fame.