January 2022
Researchers provide insight into how the brain multitasks while walking
New research turns the old idiom about not being able to walk and chew gum on its head. Scientists with the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have shown that the ...
On impact: Predicting prolonged concussion recovery and the risk of repeated head hits
The Bazarian and Merchant-Borna laboratories in the Emergency Medicine Department are dedicated to gaining a better understanding of concussions. Especially in people who take many months to ...
Q&A with Samuel Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D.
Samuel Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in July 2021 as a senior instructor in Neurology and Neuroscience.
Student Spotlight: Bryan Redmond
Bryan Redmond is a second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and fourth year in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
“Education is key.” Neuroscientist Nathan A. Smith, Ph.D. ('13), returns in leadership role
Nathan A. Smith, M.S. (’10), Ph.D. (’13), is returning to the University of Rochester as an associate professor of Neuroscience and associate dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research ...
Huntington’s Study Recognized for Potential to ‘Shape Medicine’
The journal Nature Medicine has identified a phase 3 study of pridopidine as a treatment for Huntington’s disease as one of 11 clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2022.