The Smith Lab

Astrocyte In layer 2/3 expressing #GCaMP5 in vivo #awake #astrocytes #calciumsignaling #neuroscience #research #science

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

What neuroscientists want from a new NINDS director | The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives thetransmitter.org/policy/what-ne…

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=5oh7HY…

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

OUT NOW in @EJNeuroscience Should Mentoring Become a Core Academic Activity? Moving Towards an Academic Culture of Embedded Mentorship By @EmmaYhnell & @DorothyBett from @cardiffuni & @edgehill @WileyBrainPsych @FENSorg onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ej…

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-thomas-golis…

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-m… @statnews @URochester_SMD @UofR

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

Set your ⏰️ for Monday morning! #STATMaddness @statnews begins, and this 👇️ #URochesterResearch is competing 🔬 Vote here (keep scrolling, you’ll find @UofR) statnews.com/feature/stat-m… Keep that alarm set all month & vote once a day✔️ youtu.be/KU3CKVJiFx4

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 brain cleans itself during sleep. 🧠💤 📹: xavork

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.

"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

I'm so thrilled to share the Diehl Lab's latest preprint looking at neural activation during observational learning of active avoidance! Check it out: researchsquare.com/article/rs-858…

@URNeuroscience @anne_churchland @JohnnyFoxe @URochester_SMD This is very true.

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/10.118…

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/10.648…

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/research-…

🤓 So grateful to learn from powerhouses like Erin & Huda during our panel with @storiesofwin. We spoke about defining your legacy in science & beyond and a clear theme emerged: do science & lead according to your values. Listen to our discussion here: storiesofwin.org/profiles/2025/…