$600,000 Department of Defense Army Grant awarded to Dr. Nathan A. Smith to study the role of glial cells in neural excitability and cognition
$2.5 million to protect the brain from metabolic insult
Fluorescent dyes used to track calcium dynamics cause cell damage, may manipulate findings
Sounding the alarm on fluorescent calcium dyes
Calcium Probe Problems
Winner of the Children’s National President’s Award for Innovation in Research
Promising Talent Finds a Career Path at Children’s National
Children’s National neuroscientist, Dr. Nathan Smith shares his thoughts on Decoding Watson, the PBS documentary about the controversial biologist and founder of modern genetics. (The NY Times)