Travis Faust
Neuroscientist & glia enthusiast; Instructor in the Schafer Lab at UMass Chan. he/him
Latest in Cell: cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
- Thrilled to share our new paper @cp-cell.bsky.social: “Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling.” This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and coordination during synapse remodeling. 🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Faust et al., Cell 2025
- Update: a Targetome commentary by Zhao, Agarwal & Bai discusses our Cell paper as part of a broader paradigm of glia–glia coordination—linking microglia–astrocyte signaling in synaptic pruning to cooperative glial mechanisms in processes such as myelination. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
- Reposted by Travis FaustA study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage. @travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
- Reposted by Travis FaustFaust, Brenner et al. @harvardmed.bsky.social show that type I IFN signaling contributes to #arthritis pathogenesis in obesity through activation and expansion of CD8 T cells in visceral adipose tissue and synovium. rupress.org/jem/article/... #Autoimmunity
- Reposted by Travis FaustThrilled to announce that my lab is now open at Ohio State! We study astrocytes as gene therapy targets for brain repair after ischemic stroke and in vascular dementia, developing new viral tools along the way. If you're interesting in joining or collaborating, please reach out! gleichmanlab.com
