Research The Long Game: Unraveling the Adolescent Brain By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 2, 2025 More than 11,000 kids across America are providing critical information about biological and behavioral brain development, including in Rochester.
People Faculty Q&A: John Onukwufor, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 2, 2025 John Onukwufor, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pharmacology and Physiology and Environmental Medicine. His research project investigates the role of metal neurotoxicity and mitochondrial ...
People Student Spotlight: Yue Guzhang By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 2, 2025 Yue Guzhang is a fourth-year student in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Program at the University of Rochester. She received her undergraduate degree in BCS from the University. Guzhang works ...
Research Researchers Find Temporary Anxiety Impacts Learning By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 21, 2025 A brief episode of anxiety may have a bigger influence on a person’s ability to learn what is safe and what is not.
Research Modulating the Brain’s Immune System May Curb Damage in Alzheimer’s By Mark Michaud Apr. 17, 2025 New research shows that enhancing norepinephrine signaling in microglia reduces inflammation and toxic amyloid buildup in Alzheimer’s models.
Research What New Research Reveals about Autism, Stimming, and Touch By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 14, 2025 Researchers at the Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute find new clues to how people with autism process touch.
People RNA Biologist Eric Wagner Named 2024 AAAS Fellow By Emily Boynton Mar. 27, 2025 The professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics was selected for his research uncovering how human cells regulate the production of RNA from genes and how disruptions in this process lead to cancer and ...
Education A Perfect Fit: Medical Students Discover Their Residency Destinations at a Nationwide Ceremony By Mark Michaud Mar. 21, 2025 Representing a milestone in their medical careers, students at the University of Rochester today learned where they will train as residents.
People Faculty Q&A: Karlo J. Lizarraga, MD, MS By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 2, 2025 Karlo J. Lizarraga, MD, MS, is an associate professor of Neurology and founding director of the Motor Physiology and Neuromodulation Program. He also has appointments in Neuroscience and Neurosurgery.
People Student Spotlight: Aaron Huynh By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 2, 2025 Aaron Huynh is a second-year student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. He received his undergraduate degree in brain and cognitive sciences from the ...