GLIA 2025 Stipend Series
Kiarash Shamardani (Stanford University, USA)
Kiarash uses in vivo imaging to study how neuron-glioma circuits evolve in pediatric brain tumors. His work reveals increasing neuron-glioma coactivity and circuit remodeling that may drive tumor growth.
#GliomaResearch
Research Spotlight
Villani et al. introduce HuZIBRA, a human-zebrafish model to study human #microglia in vivo. The study reveals conserved gastrosome-mediated processing of dying neurons and highlights a powerful new tool for microglia research.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-09948-6