Tufts University at SfN 2026

Nov 14–18, 2026 Washington, DC ~21k attendees Website

Tufts University brings 12 presentations to SfN 2026 in Washington. Its presentations at this meeting centre on astrocyte development and signaling, glial roles in disease, and stem-cell models of nervous system cells. One thread uses voltage imaging to reveal rapid, nanoscale electrical signaling in astrocytes.

Organization	SfN 2026 Attendance
Tufts University Boston, MA
tufts.edu Universities and research institutes Private research university with campuses in Medford and Boston, Massachusetts.	Poster Sat Nov 14 1–5pm Part of Session PSTR008: Astrocytes: Development, Diversity, Structure, and Molecular Organization MicroRNA-mediated regulation of astrocyte postnatal maturation and function WCC Halls A-C · Board U7 Poster Sat Nov 14 1–5pm Part of Session PSTR008: Astrocytes: Development, Diversity, Structure, and Molecular Organization In vivo approaches to study astrocyte exosome signaling and proteomics in the CNS WCC Halls A-C · Board U23 Talk Sun Nov 15 11:07–11:30am Part of Session MIN10: Voltage Imaging: From a Promising Tool to New Discoveries Voltage imaging reveals rapid nanoscale electrical signaling in astrocytes WCC Rm 147 Poster Sun Nov 15 1–5pm Part of Session PSTR080: Rett Syndrome and Down Syndrome Enhancing KCC2 Function with OV350 Reverses Neurological and Behavioral Phenotypes in Female MeCP2 +/− Mice WCC Halls A-C · Board D5 Poster Mon Nov 16 8am–noon Part of Session PSTR124: Oligodendrocytes Development Rapid differentiation of spinal cord region-specific oligodendrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells WCC Halls A-C · Board S2 Poster Tue Nov 17 8am–noon Part of Session PSTR211: Modeling Development In Vitro Rapid and Efficient Lower Motor Neuron Differentiation from hiPSCs Using a Hybrid Protocol WCC Halls A-C · Board D40 Poster Tue Nov 17 8am–noon Part of Session PSTR211: Modeling Development In Vitro HIGH-EFFICIENCY GENERATION OF TRUNK NEURAL CREST CELLS FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AS A PLATFORM FOR PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MODELING WCC Halls A-C · Board D43 Poster Tue Nov 17 8am–noon Part of Session PSTR216: Astrocytes: Signaling, Synaptic Regulation, and Circuit Function Complex and heterogeneous astrocyte electrical activity in response to neuronal activity WCC Halls A-C · Board O1 Poster Tue Nov 17 8am–noon Part of Session PSTR223: Neuroinflammation: Novel Models, Methods, and Therapeutics Human pluripotent-stem cell derived microglia reveal sex-specific neuroinflammatory mechanisms relevant to pain WCC Halls A-C · Board X17 Poster Wed Nov 18 8am–noon Part of Session PSTR303: Alzheimer's Disease: Glial and Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms Disease-associated CD63 regulates microglial tau clearance and spreading in tauopathy WCC Halls A-C · Board U2 Poster Wed Nov 18 1–5pm Part of Session PSTR341: Fragile X Syndrome Temporal and spatial expression of FMR1 isoforms in the developing human brain WCC Halls A-C · Board D21 Poster Wed Nov 18 1–5pm Part of Session PSTR355: Viral and Infectious Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation II Understanding Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: Examining the effect of patient serum antibodies on behavior in mice WCC Halls A-C · Board X27

Organization

SfN 2026 Attendance

Tufts University

Boston, MA

tufts.edu

Universities and research institutes

Private research university with campuses in Medford and Boston, Massachusetts.

Poster

Sat Nov 14
1–5pm

Part of Session PSTR008: Astrocytes: Development, Diversity, Structure, and Molecular Organization

MicroRNA-mediated regulation of astrocyte postnatal maturation and function

WCC Halls A-C · Board U7

Poster

Sat Nov 14
1–5pm

Part of Session PSTR008: Astrocytes: Development, Diversity, Structure, and Molecular Organization

In vivo approaches to study astrocyte exosome signaling and proteomics in the CNS

WCC Halls A-C · Board U23

Talk

Sun Nov 15
11:07–11:30am

Part of Session MIN10: Voltage Imaging: From a Promising Tool to New Discoveries

Voltage imaging reveals rapid nanoscale electrical signaling in astrocytes

WCC Rm 147

Poster

Sun Nov 15
1–5pm

Part of Session PSTR080: Rett Syndrome and Down Syndrome

Enhancing KCC2 Function with OV350 Reverses Neurological and Behavioral Phenotypes in Female MeCP2 +/− Mice

WCC Halls A-C · Board D5

Poster

Mon Nov 16
8am–noon

Part of Session PSTR124: Oligodendrocytes Development

Rapid differentiation of spinal cord region-specific oligodendrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells

WCC Halls A-C · Board S2

Poster

Tue Nov 17
8am–noon

Part of Session PSTR211: Modeling Development In Vitro

Rapid and Efficient Lower Motor Neuron Differentiation from hiPSCs Using a Hybrid Protocol

WCC Halls A-C · Board D40

Poster

Tue Nov 17
8am–noon

Part of Session PSTR211: Modeling Development In Vitro

HIGH-EFFICIENCY GENERATION OF TRUNK NEURAL CREST CELLS FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AS A PLATFORM FOR PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MODELING

WCC Halls A-C · Board D43

Poster

Tue Nov 17
8am–noon

Part of Session PSTR216: Astrocytes: Signaling, Synaptic Regulation, and Circuit Function

Complex and heterogeneous astrocyte electrical activity in response to neuronal activity

WCC Halls A-C · Board O1

Poster

Tue Nov 17
8am–noon

Part of Session PSTR223: Neuroinflammation: Novel Models, Methods, and Therapeutics

Human pluripotent-stem cell derived microglia reveal sex-specific neuroinflammatory mechanisms relevant to pain

WCC Halls A-C · Board X17

Poster

Wed Nov 18
8am–noon

Part of Session PSTR303: Alzheimer's Disease: Glial and Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms

Disease-associated CD63 regulates microglial tau clearance and spreading in tauopathy

WCC Halls A-C · Board U2

Poster

Wed Nov 18
1–5pm

Part of Session PSTR341: Fragile X Syndrome

Temporal and spatial expression of FMR1 isoforms in the developing human brain

WCC Halls A-C · Board D21

Poster

Wed Nov 18
1–5pm

Part of Session PSTR355: Viral and Infectious Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation II

Understanding Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: Examining the effect of patient serum antibodies on behavior in mice

WCC Halls A-C · Board X27

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