Dr. Nathan A Smith

Ramadan Mubarak to all those who celebrate!!!!

Happy Mardi Gras and Happy Lunar New Year 🧧 to all those who celebrate!

Discover @URochester_SMD Weekend 2026 was a success! Thank you to all who made it possible—Kandice, Ben, GEPA, our programs, faculty, students, and others. What an honor to showcase Rochester! #URochesterResearch

The Northern Lights danced across the sky all last night and were still visible this morning.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today with a truth from his "Life's Blueprint" speech: "A deep belief in your own dignity... Do not allow anybody to make you feel that you are nobody." This self-worth is vital for a purposeful life. Let’s reflect and act with service and kindness.

Brain Immune Cells May Drive More Damage in Females than Males with Alzheimer’s New research led by researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience discovered that the immune cells in the brain, known as microglia, act differently in the male and female Alzheimer’s brain,...

New #URochesterResearch discovers the brain’s immune cells may drive more damage in the female brain than in males with Alzheimer’s disease

via @SpringerNature 👉
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A Look Back: URochester Neuroscience in 2025 The professional and research advancements of the faculty and students at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester were inspiring in 2025. Inside, you will find some of ...

"We are an integral part of the larger [neuroscience] community... As scientists, we are stronger together; collaborations are vital to advancing the field forward, and creating strong connections across the country and around the world is pivotal to our future" -@johnfoxe.bsky.social
#NYE2026

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Happy New Year! Wishing you all an amazing 2026, full of health, prosperity, and peace.

Merry Christmas 🎄

Rekindling Unity, Love, and Hope: A Christmas Message for Our Shared Tomorrow — Dr. Nathan A. Smith Merry Christmas Eve- Unity, Love, and Hope

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The role of MICOS in modulating mitochondrial dynamics and structural changes in vulnerable regions of Alzheimer's Disease Mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS) complexes are critical for maintaining the mitochrondrial architecture, cristae integrity, and organelle communication in neurons. MICO...

New preprint: Collaborative Team Science effort: @drnathanasmith.bsky.social & @phdgprotein86.bsky.social #URochesterResearch #VanderbiltResearch www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to share my latest research with @urneuroscience.bsky.social. @drnathanasmith.bsky.social and everyone were great hosts - our conversations will certainly shape my research going forward.

Read my research here:
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Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate 🕎🕎🕎

R35 MIRA NOFO

NIGMS R35 Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA) for Outstanding Investigators new NOFO is available!!
Submission dates starting in January 2026 through May 2028.
See link below: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...

A huge thank you to Dr. @phildeming.bsky.social, of @northeasternu.bsky.social for kicking off our 2025/2026 @urneuroscience.bsky.social #NEUROYES speaking series this week! We really enjoyed your visit and insightful talk. #neuroscience #URochesterResearch #NeuroscienceCommission

Honored to receive the 2025 @urochestersmd.bsky.social Trainee Mentoring Award in Basic Science. Grateful to Drs. @johnfoxe.bsky.social Foxe & Kerry O’Banion, my mentees, staff, and colleagues. Mentoring is my passion—thank you, trainees. #mentorship #URResearch2025

NEURO-YES Visiting Speaker Philip Deming, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychology Northeastern University Thursday, December 11, 2025, 10:00-11:00 AM Upper Auditorium 3-7619 (In-person only)

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NEURO YES kicks off the 2025/2026 speaking series this week with Philip Deming, PhD, of Northeastern University

⏲️Thursday, Dec. 11: 10 - 11 am
📍 Upper Auditorium 3-7619

Our Christmas tree is finally up, and we’re all set for the holidays.

From my family to yours. This Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for the small kindnesses that restore our faith in humanity. We are our brother's keeper. Let's choose compassion and the common good.

#Thanksgiving #Gratitude 💙🦃💙🦃💙🦃💙🦃💙🦃

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Hello San Antonio, Texas. Visit the @urochester.bsky.social and. @urochestersmd.bsky.social booth at #ABRCMS2025! Let's discuss the next chapter of your academic training.

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Make sure #URochesterResearch is on your #SfN25 agenda for day 2!

Don't miss the mini symposium with Dr. Julie Fudge & Daulton Myers

🕑 2-4:30 pm
📌 Rm 6 CF

MIN15. Circuit-Based Approaches to Understanding the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)

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Catch up with Jay J. Gonzalez-Amoretti at #SfN25 during Sunday's poster session
🕙10 - 11 AM
📍 Hall B-H: Poster - CC13

Neural Dynamics of Spatial-Featural Processes that Facilitate Selective Visual Attention
J. Gonzalez-Amoretti, A.C. Snyder, @fiebelkornian.bsky.social #URochesterResearch

Dr. Maiken Nedergaard's research has transformed our understanding of the glymphatic system and its impact on brain health. She also leads multiple labs

Catch her @ #SfN25
📅11/17; 9-11am
📍 SDCC Rm 2
Women Shaping Neuroscience: Navigating Leadership of Major Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects

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Excited to see everyone at #SfN25
Come check out #URochesterResearch at Booth 12 in the Grad Fair starting at 1 pm!
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It was a superfantabulous time at Pints & Paints yesterday. The Neuroscience department oozes fearless creativity. Special thanks to Janelle Kohlman who always helps pave the way for positivity to flow. @urneuroscience.bsky.social

Today we honor the veterans whose service built our nation. Thank you for your sacrifice and courage. Don't just say thanks-listen to their stories, support them every day. We see you, we appreciate you. Happy Veterans Day. #SupportOurVeterans 2025!!

Can CBD Really Help With Pain? Could CBD Be Used for Pain Relief? New Research Finds It May Be Possible It is widely understood that CBD does not cause a ‘high’. However, what CBD does in the human body and brain is not well understood. Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience developed CBD-IN and found that when given to mice, it provided pain relief within 30 minutes, and with none of the common adverse side effects, like loss of movement, balance, or memory, that often occur when taking conventional pain drugs. “The pain relief also lasted through repeated use,” said the paper's first author and staff scientist Jingyu Feng, PhD. “We did not see its effect wear off over time.” Full Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell-chemical-biology/fulltext/S2451-9456(25)00342-3 Full Press Release: https://urmcnewsroom.iprsoftware.com/publications/neuroscience/research-hints-at-the-potential-of-pain-relief-with-cbd #Research #CBD #pain #URochesterResearch #chronicpain #cannabis 🧠Stay Connected Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@URNeuroscience X: https://x.com/URNeuroscience BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/urneuroscience.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/urneuroscience/ 🧠Experts: Kuan Hong Wang: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/112361873-kuan-hong-wang?clinical=false 🧠Lab: Wang Lab: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/labs/wang 🧠

#URochesterResearch finds the potential of pain relief with CBD

“We need to understand more about this compound... whether it is a potentially safer solution for treating the chronic pain epidemic."

@cp-cellchembiol.bsky.social
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Sex and Age Shape Progression of Batten Disease, Brainwave Study Finds Researchers from the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have found that male and female brains show different responses as Batten disease progresses and have found a m...

Using EEG #URochesterResearch discovered male mice with Batten disease showed early auditory problems that improved with age, while female mice had persistent difficulties #IDDRC #RareDisease #neuroscience

Paper: doi.org/10.1186/s116...

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YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience What Happens When Science Meets Storytelling? With Best-Selling Author & Neuroscientist Lisa Genova

This is such a great interview. Check it out!!!
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