Lab, Research

July 21, 2026 | We’re excited to share that our graduate student, Jie Zhang, has been awarded the Kavli–Helsinki PhD Endowed Fellowship. This well-deserved honor reflects Jie’s hard work, dedication, ...
Lab, Research

July 21, 2026 | We’re thrilled to share that our postdoctoral scholar, Thomas Pomberger, has been awarded the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Mentored Research Award. We are incredibly proud ...
Lab, Research

May 1, 2025 | We’re thrilled to share that one of your amazing graduate students, Nikki Keisler, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship for her research on the neural basis ...
Lab, Research

April 1, 2025 | We’re thrilled to announce that Amanda Nguyen, a graduate student in our lab, has been awarded an NIH F30 fellowship for her groundbreaking research on how ...
Events, Lab

October 24, 2024 | On October 24th, Smith Lab marked 2 major milestones-celebrating two years since our founding at UC San Diego, & the grand opening of our newly relocated ...
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October 5-9th 2024 | The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is one of the largest international conferences in neuroscience, bringing together thousands of researchers, clinicians, and students to share the latest ...
Lab

July 21, 2024 | We are ecstatic to announce the addition of two team members from Los Angeles Mission Community College (LAMCC) this summer! Through the support of the National ...
Lab, Research

May 22, 2024 | We’ve done it again! We have a new lab publication (our second publication!) exploring the social transfer of pain, but this time, with MDMA! If you’re ...
Events, Lab, Research

March 2024 | In just the first two months of the year, the Smith Lab has already witnessed remarkable achievements and significant events unfold. The new year began with a ...
Lab

December 2023 | The Smith lab has been incredibly fortunate to have had Nikki Keisler, a first-year PhD student from the Neuroscience Graduate Program rotate in our lab this past ...