Advocating for interdisciplinary collaborations to unravel the astrocyte "Calcium Code"

Ana Covelo (1) , Anaïs Badoual (2, 3) , Audrey Denizot (4)

1 U1215 Inserm - UB - Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale
2 SERPICO - Space-timE RePresentation, Imaging and cellular dynamics of molecular COmplexes
3 Biologie Cellulaire et Cancer
4 Computational Neuroscience Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna, Okinawa

In this review article, we advocate for more collaborations across fields working on astrocyte function. As early-career scientists with different backgrounds and expertise, we present the major challenges faced in our fields: data acquisition, analysis and modeling of astrocyte calcium activity. We further highlight the insights gained from those different approaches, aiming at bridging the gap between them to crack the complex astrocyte "Calcium Code". Finally, we propose strategies to promote fruitful interdisciplinary collaborative projects to unravel astrocyte function in health and disease.

Mots clés: glia; calcium; interdisciplinary

Domaines: Neurosciences [q-bio.NC]

Ana Covelo, Anaïs Badoual, Audrey Denizot. Advocating for interdisciplinary collaborations to unravel the astrocyte "Calcium Code". 2022. ⟨hal-03520863v1⟩