People Faculty Q&A: Manoela Fogaça, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 Manoela V. Fogaça, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). She received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences at ...
People Postdoctoral Spotlight: Daniel Guest, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 Daniel Guest, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Laurel Carney, PhD, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed his PhD in Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and his ...
People Postdoctoral Spotlight: Dana Boebinger, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 Dana Boebinger, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow working in the lab of Samuel Norman-Haignere, PhD, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She received her doctoral degree from Harvard ...
Community New Art Space in Neurology Embraces Diversity and Equity By Mark Michaud Apr. 23, 2024 A new art gallery in the Medical Center will feature diverse artistic voices. Under the stewardship of noted Rochester artist Shawn Dunwoody, the Unity Gallery will leverage art to provoke thought, ...
People URMC Biomedical Genetics Professor named a fellow of the AAAS By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 18, 2024 Douglas Portman, PhD, holds the Donald M. Foster, MD Professorship in Biomedical Genetics and is a professor of Neuroscience and Biology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named a ...
Research On World Parkinson’s Day, a New Theory Emerges on the Disease’s Origins and Spread By Mark Michaud Apr. 11, 2024 The hypothesis paper builds upon a growing scientific consensus that Parkinson’s disease route to the brain starts in either the nose or the gut and proposes that the likely source is environmental ...
Patient Care David Gill to Lead Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology By Mark Michaud Apr. 1, 2024 David Gill, MD, has been appointed chief of the Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at URMC. A highly respected local clinician and academic, he returns to the institution where he ...
Research New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain By Mark Michaud Mar. 28, 2024 A new bioluminescence imaging technique has created highly detailed images of the movement of oxygen in the brains of mice, enabling researchers to more precisely study forms of brain hypoxia ...
Research Nedergaard Recognized with Nakasone Award for Pioneering Research By Mark Michaud Mar. 26, 2024 Maiken Nedergaard has been recognized by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization for her “groundbreaking discovery and exploration” of the glymphatic system.
Research Turns out—male roundworms are picky when choosing a mate, new research finds By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 11, 2024 The Portman lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that the male roundworms use pheromones and touch signals to determine the sex, age, nutritional ...