Richard Smeyne
@rjsmeyne.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying Parkinson’s disease, viruses in neurodegenerative brain disorders and role of isolation on the brain. Director of a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence. Caretaker to one Newfoundland and one Labradoodle. Opinions my own.
All ready for 3 days of exciting talks and discussions with our colleagues from Rome and Tel Aviv on topics ranging from Parkinson’s disease, ALS, stroke, epilepsy and immunology.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
All ready for 3 days of exciting talks and discussions with our colleagues from Rome and Tel Aviv on topics ranging from Parkinson’s disease, ALS, stroke, epilepsy and immunology.
I just had the great honor of speaking with George Ackerman whose advocacy for Parkinson's disease has been tremendous. Our conversation about the role of viruses and PD on his TogetherFor Sharon podcast is available on Spotify.
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Q & A with Sharon's son, George. Episode 294 Special Guest: Richard Jay Smeyne, Ph.D: The Role of Viruses In Parkinson’s Disease Research.
Spotify video
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October 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I just had the great honor of speaking with George Ackerman whose advocacy for Parkinson's disease has been tremendous. Our conversation about the role of viruses and PD on his TogetherFor Sharon podcast is available on Spotify.
open.spotify.com/episode/4ZSJ...
open.spotify.com/episode/4ZSJ...
@raskin.house.gov giving a great and inspirational speech at Philadelphia’s No Kings rally. People from Independence Hall to the Constitution Center.
October 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
@raskin.house.gov giving a great and inspirational speech at Philadelphia’s No Kings rally. People from Independence Hall to the Constitution Center.
Appropriate place to end the Philadelphia No Kings march
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Appropriate place to end the Philadelphia No Kings march
Our paper discussing templating of alpha-synuclein and how over expression of monomeric (normal) forms of this protein can induce misfolding and induce SNpc DA neuron death was just published in Scientific Reports.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Our paper discussing templating of alpha-synuclein and how over expression of monomeric (normal) forms of this protein can induce misfolding and induce SNpc DA neuron death was just published in Scientific Reports.
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Very honored to have given this Rising Star interview, where I could talk a bit about myself, my research, my passion for microscopy, and my dream to help find a cure for #LongCovid one day 💔
Link for the full interview: short-link.me/123uR
Press release:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Link for the full interview: short-link.me/123uR
Press release:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Brazilian neuroscientist reveals how viral infections transform the brain through microscopic detective work
Dr. Danielle Beckman's innovative research at the California National Primate Research Center demonstrates how viral infections disrupt brain homeostasis, leading to neuroinflammation and cognitiv...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Very honored to have given this Rising Star interview, where I could talk a bit about myself, my research, my passion for microscopy, and my dream to help find a cure for #LongCovid one day 💔
Link for the full interview: short-link.me/123uR
Press release:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Link for the full interview: short-link.me/123uR
Press release:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
On this Flag day, let’s remember that this country, founded by immigrants, is made great by the rainbow of people and opinions that strive for a more perfect union. Patriotism is not owned by one group and despite efforts at this small blip in time never will be.
June 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
On this Flag day, let’s remember that this country, founded by immigrants, is made great by the rainbow of people and opinions that strive for a more perfect union. Patriotism is not owned by one group and despite efforts at this small blip in time never will be.
Congratulations to 4 of our @ParkinsonDotOrg Center of Excellence movement disorder physicians, Drs Tsao-Wei Liang, Daniel Kremens and Jeffrey Ratliff (neurology) and Ashwini Sharon (neurosurgery) on being named 2025 top docs by Philadelphia magazine.
May 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Congratulations to 4 of our @ParkinsonDotOrg Center of Excellence movement disorder physicians, Drs Tsao-Wei Liang, Daniel Kremens and Jeffrey Ratliff (neurology) and Ashwini Sharon (neurosurgery) on being named 2025 top docs by Philadelphia magazine.
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Congratulations Jefferson JCLS Class of 2025! Proud of all our Neuroscience graduates and their accomplishments on the road to their PHD, MD, and MS degrees! What a wonderful group of new scholars!! Mazel Tov!
May 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Congratulations Jefferson JCLS Class of 2025! Proud of all our Neuroscience graduates and their accomplishments on the road to their PHD, MD, and MS degrees! What a wonderful group of new scholars!! Mazel Tov!
Congratulations to the 2025 Department of Neuroscience graduating class. From L to R: Richard Smeyne, PhD, Professor and Chair, Hanni Jafri, MD, PhD (class of 2025, Dalva lab), Matthew Dalva, PhD (currently, Professor, Tulane University),
May 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Department of Neuroscience graduating class. From L to R: Richard Smeyne, PhD, Professor and Chair, Hanni Jafri, MD, PhD (class of 2025, Dalva lab), Matthew Dalva, PhD (currently, Professor, Tulane University),
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Jeffery Taubenberger, who gained fame for unearthing samples of the 1918 flu virus, and ultimately sequencing its entire genome, has been named acting director of the NIAID, Science has learned. scim.ag/3EzzUBo
Researcher of 1918 flu virus takes over NIAID
Jeffery Taubenberger becomes acting director of NIH’s second largest institute
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April 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Jeffery Taubenberger, who gained fame for unearthing samples of the 1918 flu virus, and ultimately sequencing its entire genome, has been named acting director of the NIAID, Science has learned. scim.ag/3EzzUBo
Our paper examining the role of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its link to the development of Parkinson's disease has been published online in npj Parkinsons's disease. The article is open access. rdcu.be/ei1I6.
Environmental exposures and familial background alter the induction of neuropathology and inflammation after SARS-CoV-2 infection
npj Parkinson's Disease - Environmental exposures and familial background alter the induction of neuropathology and inflammation after SARS-CoV-2 infection
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April 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our paper examining the role of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its link to the development of Parkinson's disease has been published online in npj Parkinsons's disease. The article is open access. rdcu.be/ei1I6.
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We are excited to announce the next Journal of Virology seminar series will be live streamed on March 28 at 11 am Central Time. The paper to be presented is journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... by Dr. Christine Marizzi and her group asm.org/Biographies/...
Detection of clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus in New York City | Journal of Virology
While surveillance programs for avian influenza viruses are often focused on migratory
routes and their associated stop-over locations or commercial poultry operations,
many bird species—including mig...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We are excited to announce the next Journal of Virology seminar series will be live streamed on March 28 at 11 am Central Time. The paper to be presented is journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... by Dr. Christine Marizzi and her group asm.org/Biographies/...
I don’t normally post about politics and I say this as an older white male. We need to get rid of this older generation of Dems. We need new vigor to fight for our beliefs. The current admin will keep winning because Crazy has a lot of Energy.
March 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I don’t normally post about politics and I say this as an older white male. We need to get rid of this older generation of Dems. We need new vigor to fight for our beliefs. The current admin will keep winning because Crazy has a lot of Energy.
Congratulations to our labs latest PhD graduate, Debotri Chatterjee who successfully defended her thesis entitled “Induction of Parkinsonism Pathology by Different Strains of SARS-CoV-2 in mice”. Now onto the final 2 years of medical school.
February 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Congratulations to our labs latest PhD graduate, Debotri Chatterjee who successfully defended her thesis entitled “Induction of Parkinsonism Pathology by Different Strains of SARS-CoV-2 in mice”. Now onto the final 2 years of medical school.
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Intracranial electrode bending is underrecognized but not random—it correlates with brain stiffness interfaces. Our study shows MR elastography can predict deviations, challenging the idea that bending is inevitable.
🔗 Read the full article here: journals.lww.com/onsonline/ab...
#DBS #stereotaxy
🔗 Read the full article here: journals.lww.com/onsonline/ab...
#DBS #stereotaxy
Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Deviations are Associated... : Operative Neurosurgery
tion, an estimated 3% to 8% of patients still require revision surgery to address suboptimal electrode placement. DBS electrode deviation may occur at mechanical tissue interfaces, with denser interna...
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February 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Intracranial electrode bending is underrecognized but not random—it correlates with brain stiffness interfaces. Our study shows MR elastography can predict deviations, challenging the idea that bending is inevitable.
🔗 Read the full article here: journals.lww.com/onsonline/ab...
#DBS #stereotaxy
🔗 Read the full article here: journals.lww.com/onsonline/ab...
#DBS #stereotaxy
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Updated flyer for the Philly Friday March 7 @standupforscience.bsky.social science protest, now w/ alt text & a slightly earlier time. Pls mark those calendars, make those signs & share widely #ScienceIsForEveryone #RestThenResist #CallYourRepresentatives #GoBirds #FlyScienceFly
February 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Updated flyer for the Philly Friday March 7 @standupforscience.bsky.social science protest, now w/ alt text & a slightly earlier time. Pls mark those calendars, make those signs & share widely #ScienceIsForEveryone #RestThenResist #CallYourRepresentatives #GoBirds #FlyScienceFly
Listening to Super Bowl champion and leader in community activism Malcolm Jenkins at Jefferson’s Salutes Martin Luther King Jr’s vision.
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Listening to Super Bowl champion and leader in community activism Malcolm Jenkins at Jefferson’s Salutes Martin Luther King Jr’s vision.
Nothing else needs to be said.
February 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Nothing else needs to be said.
Our lab is looking for a self motivated postdoc to examine the role of infections in the brain, with a particular focus on induction and progression of parkinsonian pathology. The ideal candidate will have experience in immunology/virology. Although a background in neuroscience will be helpful.
February 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our lab is looking for a self motivated postdoc to examine the role of infections in the brain, with a particular focus on induction and progression of parkinsonian pathology. The ideal candidate will have experience in immunology/virology. Although a background in neuroscience will be helpful.
I’m 65 years old and still
Get excited when I look up
In the sky and can see Mars, Saturn and Jupiter.
Get excited when I look up
In the sky and can see Mars, Saturn and Jupiter.
February 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I’m 65 years old and still
Get excited when I look up
In the sky and can see Mars, Saturn and Jupiter.
Get excited when I look up
In the sky and can see Mars, Saturn and Jupiter.
Fly Eagles Fly. E-A-G-L-E-S. Great for the city. Broad Street by Jefferson is a sea of happy humanity.
January 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Fly Eagles Fly. E-A-G-L-E-S. Great for the city. Broad Street by Jefferson is a sea of happy humanity.
Had a delightful in person reunion with @ssclabquips.bsky.social in Philly for her seminar examining risk factors for influenza infection. Discussions will hopefully lead to a new collaboration on neuro effects of astrovirus.
January 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Had a delightful in person reunion with @ssclabquips.bsky.social in Philly for her seminar examining risk factors for influenza infection. Discussions will hopefully lead to a new collaboration on neuro effects of astrovirus.
Had a valuable zoom talk with @daniellebeckman.bsky.social on future collaborations examine the role of viruses in the etiology and progression of Parkinson’s disease. Lots of good ideas bantered back and forth. Hopefully will lead to new and exciting research.
January 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Had a valuable zoom talk with @daniellebeckman.bsky.social on future collaborations examine the role of viruses in the etiology and progression of Parkinson’s disease. Lots of good ideas bantered back and forth. Hopefully will lead to new and exciting research.