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Posts by Dr. Nathan A Smith

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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...

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#FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits

Stable, sustained support can transform your career:

Senior Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LA

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What neuroscientists want from a new NINDS director The search is underway for the next director of the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, who will face a range of challenges, neuroscientists say, but will also have an…

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had an amazing time at @urochestersmd.bsky.social through the NeuroYES program which aims to provide practice for the faculty job interview, thanks to @drnathanasmith.bsky.social for hosting! their program is the only I know of that fills this gap through much-needed chalk talk practice and feedback

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Congratulations 🎉

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Basolateral amygdala astrocytes encode anxiety states Ghenissa et al. provide evidence that basolateral amygdala astrocytes reliably encode anxiety states. Using simultaneous in vivo calcium recordings across an array of behavioral tasks, combined with g...

Incredibly proud of this paper led by @ossamaghenissa.bsky.social and @mathiasgua.bsky.social titled Basolateral 'Amygdala Astrocytes Encode Anxiety States'.
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Ramadan Mubarak to all those who celebrate!!!!

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

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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.

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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 👉
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@urochestersmd.bsky.social #neuroscience

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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.

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Merry Christmas 🎄

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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...

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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:
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate 🕎🕎🕎

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R35 MIRA NOFO

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/...

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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

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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

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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)

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)

🚨Save the date

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

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

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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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Good morning☀️

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)

Posters www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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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

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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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Umbrella✅
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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!
@urochestersmd.bsky.social

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