Dr. Nathan A Smith

Neuro friends! Are you attending #SfN26? Join @amygleichman.bsky.social and me on Mon Nov 16th at TallBoy DC for a glial-centric gathering. No registration necessary, all welcome! 🕘Monday, Nov 16, 9PM 📍TallBoy DC, 1239 9th St NW 🙏 to @rwdlifescience.bsky.social and Avantor for sponsoring!

Congratulations to Dr. Maiken Nedergaard! She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her discovery of the glymphatic system, which has reshaped scientists’ understanding of how the brain clears waste and the critical role of sleep https://urmed.info/4yx9EgV

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

Today, we remember and honor the lives lost on 9/11. Let us never forget the heroes who emerged in the face of tragedy and the resilience of a nation united in hope and strength. #NeverForget #911Memorial

🚨 Last call! @urneuroscience.bsky.social Neuroscience Commission NeuroYES 2026-2027 applications close tomorrow, August 14. Postdocs entering the job market — don’t let this one pass you by. neuroyes.urmc.edu

Every year astrocytes look less like glue and more like the thing doing the work. Case in point: astrocyte primary cilia in the amygdala as a stress target — and a possible treatment route via S1PR1.

🗓️Nine days left! Postdocs entering the job market: applications for @urneuroscience.bsky.social Neuroscience Commission NeuroYES 2026-2027 close August 14. Click the link below to find out more! neuroyes.urmc.edu

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Had a great time at #TEAMS! Met some wonderful scientists and learned a lot. Looking forward to the next nine months!

6 years ago today we lost a giant. I’ll never forget meeting Congressman John Lewis — his warmth and humility left a mark I’ll carry forever. “You are a light. Never let anyone dampen, dim or diminish your light.” Rest well, Congressman. 🙏 #GoodTrouble

Welcome to the first #TEAMS cohort at the @urochestersmd.bsky.social for Module 1, July 17–19! From Drs. Beth Tarini, Margaret Ormiston, myself & our team—welcome! Can’t wait to get started! @urochester.bsky.social | Children’s National Hospital | @gwu1821.bsky.social

On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s recommit to the ideals that unite us: equality, justice, and the promise that every American deserves life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Here’s to celebrating how far we’ve come and the work ahead. 🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

#WWNSkillBuilding Session 5: Building Inclusive and Intentional Mentoring Hosted by Dr. @Michelle Jones-London (Open Insight)  📅July 14, 2026  (Zoom, 9am EST) Apply by July 7, 2026 here - https://shorturl.at/xAOBg @ibroorg.bsky.social @drnathanasmith.bsky.social

Your research is ready. Is your job talk? 💡 NEURO YES applications are open now! Senior postdocs: practice your job talk & chalk talk in front of UR’s neuroscience faculty and get noticed by hiring committees. Present. Get feedback. Land the role. 🌐 neuroyes.urmc.edu #NEUROYES #URochesterResearch

A warm☀️ welcome to this year's NEUROCITY and NEURO-RocHS scholars! These undergraduate and high school students will spend the next several weeks working in our neuroscience labs @urochestersmd.bsky.social #URochesterResearch Learn more about these programs: www.urmc.rochester.edu/del-monte-ne...

New NIH-funded opportunity! 🧬 TEAMS (Together Everyone Achieves More in Science) is now accepting applications. Training for early-career biomedical researchers in team leadership, mentorship & collaboration. 📅 Deadline: June 14 🔗 urmc.rochester.edu/teams-mentorship-grant-fellowship

For those who gave their tomorrows for our todays—this Memorial Day, we remember you with grateful hearts today and always.

@hhmi-science.bsky.social's #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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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

Incredibly proud of this paper led by @ossamaghenissa.bsky.social and @mathiasgua.bsky.social titled Basolateral 'Amygdala Astrocytes Encode Anxiety States'. www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... 🧵 below

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.

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

"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

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

Merry Christmas 🎄

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

Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate 🕎🕎🕎

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

🚨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

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 💙🦃💙🦃💙🦃💙🦃💙🦃

📢 SIGN & SHARE THE PETITION! 📢 New York needs an Empire Biomedical Research Institute to create new statewide funding opportunities for scientists & physician-scientists so that patients and their families get the life-saving and life-changing new therapeutics they're hoping for ✏️ c.org/TDMy2H9JTW

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.

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/...

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

Umbrella✅ Sneakers✅ Poster✅ Excited to see everyone at #SfN25 Come check out #URochesterResearch at Booth 12 in the Grad Fair starting at 1 pm! @urochestersmd.bsky.social

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!!

#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 ➡️ cell.com/cell-chemica...

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... @johnfoxe.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social