Lab of Dr @NathanASmith1. We investigate astrocytic modulation of synaptic circuits in normal and disease brains 🧠 🔬@URochester_SMD @URNeuroscience

Joined January 2018
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Astrocyte In layer 2/3 expressing #GCaMP5 in vivo #awake #astrocytes #calciumsignaling #neuroscience #research #science
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🧬 New program alert! The NIH-funded TEAMS Program is now accepting applications. We’re training early-career biomedical researchers to be exceptional leaders, mentors, and collaborators. Brought to you by @UofR, @ChildrensNatl, and @gwbusiness ⏳ Deadline: June 14th 🔗 Apply: urmc.rochester.edu/teams-men… #TEAMS #Mentorship #ScienceLeadership
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What an honor it was to accept the @UR_Med Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Basic Science. Special thanks to my trainees past and present (Sid, Estephanie, and Adam), my lab manager (Tracy), @URNeuroscience, colleagues, friends, family, and University Leadership. Mentorship is not about shaping someone in your own image, but about giving them the courage to outgrow you, because the next generation's success is the most enduring legacy we leave. #LiftingAsWeClimb #TheEnduringLight #thefutureisbright #MentoringwithINTENT
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How do scientists study the human brain without direct access to it? Learn about organoids 👇️ and how brain organoids are transforming neuroscience, helping us study development, disease, and potential treatments in entirely new ways Watch the full episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with @JohnnyFoxe: youtube.com/watch?v=5oh7HY7Q…
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Cultivating an interest in brain research is what NEURO2ALL is all about! It was wonderful to partner with the Rochester Young Scientists Club and teach with 5th and 6th grade students about the brain! #URochesterResearch
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Another huge step forward for our Goilisano IDD Institute here at The University of Rochester -- I am so proud to be the inaugural director of this amazing paradigm-shifting project. And of course, none of it could happen without Tom's extraordinary vision! @URNeuroscience @URMed_GCH @UofR golisanofoundation.org/b-tho…
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We're entering the final days of this round of #STATMadness 🗳️Vote for #URochesterResearch that discovered what drives the glymphatic system - our brain's waste removal system that turns on while we sleep: statnews.com/feature/stat-ma… @statnews @URochester_SMD @UofR
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What can the hippocampus tell us about exercise, learning, and memory? And how are organoids being used in neurodevelopmental research? Don't miss the newest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with Dr. Xinyu Zhao of @UWWaismanCenter: youtu.be/5oh7HY7QNv0
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Happy Mardi Gras and Happy Lunar New Year 🧧 to all those who celebrate!
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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
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The brain cleans itself during sleep. 🧠💤 📹: xavork
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today with a foundational truth from his "Life's Blueprint" speech: "A deep belief in your own dignity, your own worth, and your own somebodiness. Do not allow anybody to make you feel that you are nobody." This unshakable self-worth is the first step toward building a life of purpose and justice. Today, let's reflect on this principle and put it into action through service and kindness.
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"I didn’t know how I was going to make it through my studies. But amid my struggles, a caring colleague said something that would forever shape my approach to science and mentoring." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/44WAval
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This is very true.
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Microglia (👇green) are the brain's immune cells #URochesterResearch finds these cells may drive more damage in females than males with #Alzheimers 📰link.springer.com/article/10…
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Exciting new preprint on oxytocin neural circuits for massage led by Manon Bohic in Vicky Abraira’s lab. Sasha and I were glad to contribute imaging experiments to this collaborative effort, spanning mice to humans. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…

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The Diehl Lab is hiring a full-time Research Asst to be filled asap! We study neural circuits of fear & avoidance during social interactions in rats & are seeking a motivated team player. For more info & to apply --> careers.k-state.edu/jobs/res…

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