Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience
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- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceNew study by #BiomedicalEngineering & @urneuroscience.bsky.social Prof. Laurel Carney and team shows the brain uses broad inhibition—not just rhythm cues—to hear tones in noise. A step toward understanding how we make sense of sound in complex settings: doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...
- During undergrad at @urochester.bsky.social, Yue Guzhang learned a programming language from grad students while working in a lab Today, as a @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social grad student, she is meeting undergrads in the classroom, teaching them @matlab4neuro.bsky.social before they enter a lab 👇
- What can a blood clot tell neurosurgeons about a stroke? @mtbendermd.bsky.social @urmed.bsky.social explains why his team studies clot composition & how this could shape the future of stroke treatment #URochesterResearch In a Neuro Minute🧠
- Learn why neurosurgeons @urmed.bsky.social collect blood clots removed during emergency surgeries for stroke 👉 Today @ Noon! In a Neuro Minute🧠 #URochesterResearch
- 👇What can you learn about our research in a minute? In a Neuro Minute🧠 #URochesterResearch @urochestersmd.bsky.social Full video: youtu.be/VCB9_i6YfSg
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceToday at the @cvsuor.bsky.social Booth (#1018) @urochester.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social #RochesterOptics @marcoslabur.bsky.social #ARVO2025
- How does the brain heal after injury & what role do astrocytes play in that process? MD/PhD student Thomas Delgado from the Johnson Lab @urochestersmd.bsky.social investigates the role of Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) in astrocyte reactivity and brain injury recovery #URochesterResearch
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceTODAY at #ARVO2025 Presentation by Derek Power 1-3pm Poster B0155 Imaging monocytes and neutrophils in the living eye. @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @arvoinfo.bsky.social
- Dr. Bernie Weiss was the pioneer of Neurotoxicology - & 1 of 2 research labs in the country investigating lead exposure when Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta came to @urochestersmd.bsky.social to train under him 🎙️ Since Cory-Slechta has transformed our understanding of lead & other environmental chemicals
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience...For those that celebrate... -May the 4th be with you- @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
- A brief episode of anxiety may have a bigger influence on a person’s ability to learn what is safe and what is not. The research used a VR game that involved picking flowers with bees in some of the blossoms #URochesterResearch via @zvrlab.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeurosciencePhD Tip: Science is a team sport. Jessie Hogestyn '20M (PhD) shares her journey from neuroscience grad student to senior scientist at Sanofi, and the lessons that stuck with her. Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=PKnV... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceFinal preparations underway as SchallekLab prepares for @arvoinfo.bsky.social 2025! Lab members Power, Huh and Dholakia proofing final versions of their presentations for #SaltLakeCity @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceIHHE faculty member Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta discusses the impact that exposures to chemicals in our environment have on neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social #URochesterResearch #SciComm bit.ly/44aLi14
- Birds May HOLD The Key To Treating Neurological Diseases In Humans #URochesterResearch Paper via @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 👉 cell.com/cell-reports...
- Exploring the Impact of Environmental Chemicals on Brain Health #URochesterResearch On the latest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives Professor Deborah Cory-Slechta shares with @johnfoxe.bsky.social how working with young families early on transformed the way she studies chemical exposure⤵️
- A great day to reflect, connect, and fuel new collaborations at the annual Neuroscience Graduate Program Retreat #URochesterResearch @urochestersmd.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience#FluorescenceFriday the beautiful geometry of the capillaries of the retina👁️ Colors=depth. @cvsuor.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social @bpodaily.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
- Dr. Cory-Slechta came to @urochestersmd.bsky.social as a postdoc studying lead exposure. Her #URochesterResearch has transformed how people are exposed to lead & other environmental toxins Full interview w/ @johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/44aLi14 @ur-ihhe.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceTrainees work on their presentations and elevator pitches for @arvoinfo.bsky.social coming up next week #SaltLakeCity! Session hosted by @cvsuor.bsky.social a great way to dial-in science communication! @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
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- A brief episode of anxiety may have a bigger influence on a person’s ability to learn what is safe and what is not #URochesterResearch by @zvrlab.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social via @natureportfolio.nature.com ⬇️
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceThank you, Kelsie Smith Hayduk and @urneuroscience.bsky.social for this excellent write-up about our recent publication, "Using Virtual Reality to Study Spatial Mapping and Threat Learning." #URochesterResearch #neuroskyence @zvr-bsj.bsky.social 🧵1/2 www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publica...
- .@urmed.bsky.social has a legacy of advancing DMD treatments—from pioneering steroid therapies to contributing to gene therapy trials. A new study focusing on early intervention in infants diagnosed through newborn screening #URochesterResearch
- New #URochesterResearch suggests that calming the brain’s immune cells might prevent or lessen the damaging inflammation seen in Alzheimer’s disease via @brainbehavimm.bsky.social 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- A new research project is seeking to reshape care for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and related neurodegenerative disorders and address disparities in care and outcomes in Black and Hispanic populations @urmed.bsky.social #URochesterResearch
- For decades #URochesterResearch @urmed.bsky.social have been studying the risk/benefit of fish consumption during pregnancy Eating fish is the primary way humans are exposed to mercury, but fish are also a rich source of nutrients essential to early brain development🧠
- Looking for something to do today in #ROC? Head to the Rochester Museum & Science Center where our scientists will have hands-on activities from 10:30-12:30 pm! @urochestersmd.bsky.social @urmed.bsky.social #URochesterResearch Learn more👉 events.rochester.edu/event/scienc...
- Profs Pablo Postigo & Michael Telias are teaming up to see if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels - it could have major implications for medically treating brain diseases and drastically change the way physicians heal the brain #URochesterResearch @cvsuor.bsky.social
- 🗓️Mark your calendar! Wed. April 16 @ 10:30-12:30 pm Our scientists will be at the Rochester Museum & Science Center for hands-on fun! @urochestersmd.bsky.social @urmed.bsky.social Learn more⤵️
- “By better understanding how the brain processes different types of touch, we hope to someday work toward more healthy outlets of expression to avoid self-injury.” Emily Isenstein, PhD, 1st author of new #URochesterResearch paper Paper 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- A grand finale to another series of a wonderful program! Thank you, @c3llas.bsky.social 🙌
- We had an amazing time hosting our last @urneuroscience.bsky.social #NEUROYES Scholar for 2024-2025, Dr. @c3llas.bsky.social. His research, “Establishing a Multidisciplinary ADRD Research Laboratory: Exploring Neuropathology, Sex-Based Variations, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Biomarker Shifts.” #BRAINS
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceThank you @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social 👁️trainees for the "'24-'25 student choice" speaker designation! Lots to share tomorrow in #milwaukee @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
- ⬇️How a Cell Biology class became a turning point in Dr. Lynne Maquat's scientific career Subscribe & watch the full episode of Neuroscience Perspectives w/ @johnfoxe.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/4j32SIH
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience#FluorescenceFriday Sometimes white blood cells get stuck in tiny vessels of the body. Here we show labeled white blood cells pause in the vessels of the eye👁️ @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social @bpodaily.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceWhat a thrill to have Christine Curcio join us @cvsuor.bsky.social A 1982 graduate of the Neurobiology and Anatomy program @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social Dr. Curcio is this years @arvoinfo.bsky.social Proctor Award Recipient. @flaumeye.bsky.social
- New #URochesterResearch finds the brain’s immune cells work with the receptor P2Y12 differently – depending on where they are @brainbehavimm.bsky.social 👉https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159125001217 📸Mark Stoessel (center) presents poster at #sfn2024 @urochestersmd.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceNew #URochesterResearch from the lab of Professor Steve Goldman @urneuroscience.bsky.social shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits, which may help reverse damage in Huntington’s and other diseases www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/b...
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience!Today! April 9 at 3pm, Rm 2-6408, K207 The incomparable Christine Curcio, UAB Boynton Colloquium: Metabolic and functional assessment of the high-risk macula lutea for AMD outcomes www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/boynt... @urneuroscience.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social
- Brain’s Own Repair Mechanism: New Neurons May Reverse Damage in Huntington’s Disease New #URochesterResearch ➡️ www.cell.com/cell-reports...
- A discovery that offers a potential new way to restore brain function and slow the progression of diseases like Huntington's, is possible thanks to the bird brain @urmed.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social #URochesterResearch via @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 👉 cell.com/cell-reports...
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscienceiphone pixels under a microscope while we dont usually see these microscopic pixels... they drive the visual experience for the user @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceWe had an incredible time hosting our 3rd NEUROYES Scholar for 2024-2025, Dr. @coryjwhite.bsky.social, who shared fascinating findings from his research titled "Evaluating how HIV infection and antiretrovirals impact brain lipid metabolism." #thefutureisbright @urneuroscience.bsky.social
- Your brain effortlessly handles complex visual scenes, but how? New #URochesterResearch harnesses artificial intelligence to decode visual processing, uncovering clearer insights into how we see the world Full paper 👉 buff.ly/0tv2uo4
- Why it is important to listen to other's career and personal journeys👇 Watch & subscribe to Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/Iyk4vQe
- Researchers find the brain actively prepares for potential distractions during memory tasks through distinct rhythmic activity patterns @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social #URochesterResearch via @frontiersmedia.bsky.social 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...
- A peak behind the scenes of our latest Neuroscience Perspectives episode with Dr. Lynne Maquat - she has innate passion for scientific discovery that has lead her on an incredible serendipitous journey #URochesterResearch Watch & Subscribe 👉 bit.ly/4iOJJdj
- "Iron overload is a common phenotype associated with neurodegenerative disease and an important area for future research focused on neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD," - Marissa Sobowleski, PhD of @ur-ihhe.bsky.social #URochesterResearch via @medicalnewstoday.bsky.social 👇
- Reposted by Del Monte Institute for NeuroscienceIt was nice painting Alesandra Martin’s portrait @ the Mardi Gras themed University of Rochester’s Admissions Party. She’s officially starting her graduate studies in the neuroscience department🎈YAY! @drnathanasmith.bsky.social @urmc.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social
- And what a beautiful network it is!
- Petal of a flower? A leaf? No... the vascular network of the retina! A roadmap of super-highways and local roads to bring your vision vital resources. Data: Fei Shang SchallekLab @urneuroscience.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social #FluorescenceFriday
- The serendipitous discovery of an RNA mechanistic biochemist that lead her to fragile X syndrome - the most common known single-gene cause of inherited IDDs, including autism Watch a NEW Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social & Lynne Maquat, PhD 👉 bit.ly/43oVD96
- Fish, Mercury, and the Developing Brain: a decades-long study 👉 bit.ly/4iKEcVn 📸 Researchers look through hair samples from participants in the study. Mercury is known to deposit in hair, making it a robust resource for researchers studying mercury exposure #URochesterResearch
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- How does our brain handle distractions during an important task? New #URochesterResearch shows rhythmic brain patterns—theta and beta oscillations—help us anticipate and resist distractions to maintain working memory @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @frontiersmedia.bsky.social 👇
- How do brain dynamics, perception, and neural processing offer a deeper understanding of brain activity that shapes our understanding of the world🌎 👇Watch Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social
- “It is a fortuitous finding that has repercussions for what people are doing in the field, but also helps us understand microglia biology in a way that people may not have been expecting.” Read research by Ania Majewska via @cellpress.bsky.social 👉 www.cell.com/cell-reports...
- Congrats to all the area high school students who participated in the 2025 Rochester Brain Bee! 1st place is a senior from Pittsford-Mendon, 2nd place is a junior at Rush-Henrietta, & 3rd place is a freshmen at Brighton High 🧠 📸from left to right #URochesterResearch @urochestersmd.bsky.social
- How does the sense of smell influence behavior? 🧠👃 Surprisingly, research in the model system - C. elegans - shows the chemosensory system plays a key role in decision-making 👇Watch the full episode @dougp.bsky.social & @johnfoxe.bsky.social urmc.info/1XY #BrainAwarenessWeek #URochesterResearch
