Richard Ortiz
@richardortiz.bsky.social
Do great things and be kind to each other.
Neuroscientist. UTEP PhD. Assistant Professor @ Northern Illinois University. I do 3D printed brain-on-a-chip tech with prairie voles. UTEP PhD.
Neuroscientist. UTEP PhD. Assistant Professor @ Northern Illinois University. I do 3D printed brain-on-a-chip tech with prairie voles. UTEP PhD.
Loving my brain imaging/microfluidics rig!
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Loving my brain imaging/microfluidics rig!
Psilocybin, a natural psychedelic found in certain mushrooms, shows promise for treating mood and anxiety disorders. I teamed up with Northeastern University researchers to explore its brain effects in awake rats!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Frontiers | Dose-dependent changes in global brain activity and functional connectivity following exposure to psilocybin: a BOLD MRI study in awake rats
Psilocybin is a hallucinogen with complex neurobiological and behavioral effects. This is the first study to use MRI to follow functional changes in brain ac...
www.frontiersin.org
May 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Psilocybin, a natural psychedelic found in certain mushrooms, shows promise for treating mood and anxiety disorders. I teamed up with Northeastern University researchers to explore its brain effects in awake rats!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
New publication alert! Thrilled to team up with
Northeastern U. scientists on research exploring how diet, genetics, and sex interact to shape Alzheimer’s disease risk! #neuroscience #neuroskyence
Northeastern U. scientists on research exploring how diet, genetics, and sex interact to shape Alzheimer’s disease risk! #neuroscience #neuroskyence
APOE4 rat model of Alzheimer’s disease: sex differences, genetic risk and diet - BMC Neuroscience
The strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E (ApoE ε4). A high fat diet also adds to the risk of dementia and AD. In addition, there are sex diff...
link.springer.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:20 PM
New publication alert! Thrilled to team up with
Northeastern U. scientists on research exploring how diet, genetics, and sex interact to shape Alzheimer’s disease risk! #neuroscience #neuroskyence
Northeastern U. scientists on research exploring how diet, genetics, and sex interact to shape Alzheimer’s disease risk! #neuroscience #neuroskyence
Reposted by Richard Ortiz
You asked for it...
November 19, 2024 at 11:31 PM
You asked for it...
When it is sunset at 4:30 PM
November 17, 2024 at 12:11 AM
When it is sunset at 4:30 PM
Happy to be back on bluesky!
November 15, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Happy to be back on bluesky!
First 3D print in my lab had to be a husky!
November 15, 2024 at 3:37 AM
First 3D print in my lab had to be a husky!
Happy to present at the Rio Grande Research Slam last month @ UNM!
December 21, 2023 at 4:05 AM
Happy to present at the Rio Grande Research Slam last month @ UNM!
Two years ago I finished my PhD. To all the people who are finishing your graduate education this winter, congratulations! Enjoy the moment!
December 12, 2023 at 7:10 PM
Two years ago I finished my PhD. To all the people who are finishing your graduate education this winter, congratulations! Enjoy the moment!
Unique, New York.
November 23, 2023 at 10:41 PM
Unique, New York.
Q&A after seminar talks
November 22, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Q&A after seminar talks
so long, and thanks for all the fish ✌️
November 15, 2023 at 11:25 PM
so long, and thanks for all the fish ✌️
To anyone at SFN23 tomorrow afternoon, come check out my poster! WW58!
November 14, 2023 at 5:03 PM
To anyone at SFN23 tomorrow afternoon, come check out my poster! WW58!
NMSU @ the Society for Neuroscience! 🧠🧠🧠 @savannahamber.bsky.social @sarahi2.bsky.social 
November 14, 2023 at 1:33 AM
NMSU @ the Society for Neuroscience! 🧠🧠🧠 @savannahamber.bsky.social @sarahi2.bsky.social