The Friedman Brain Institute is an interdisciplinary clinical and research hub for studying and treating brain and spinal cord disorders at Mount Sinai
CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Denise Cai, promoted to Assoc Professor w Tenure, Investigator Track.
@DenisejCai
's work has yielded critical insights into our collective understanding of learning & memory➡️One of our Next Generation Leaders, the
#FriedmanBrainInstitute
is lucky to have her!
Tonight
@IcahnMountSinai
honored Scott J Russo, PhD w/ an endowed professorship-one of the highest academic awards a university can bestow on a faculty member. More importantly, The
#FriedmanBrainInstitute
is honored to have
@ScottRusso_CAN
as part of our family! CONGRATULATIONS!
PRESS RELEASE
@EricJNestler
receives 2023 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize for his "unique integration of molecular/cellular findings w/in circuit/systems context that has made foundational contributions to establishing a molecular basis for drug addiction/depression”
#Stroke
is mainly caused by artery occlusion as a consequence to
#AtheroscleroticPlaque
ruptures which affect
#Brain
function. Rihab Bouchareb's "Elegant cells" represents a
#Thrombus
on atherosclerotic plaque. VOTE NOW for image
#18
/MOST❤️s WINS!
CONGRATULATIONS to Alison M Goate, DPhil, on becoming the Chair of
@SinaiGenetics
! Having “made substantial investments in the future of
#genetic
/
#genomic
research....We will continue this momentum under the leadership of this dynamic & visionary scientist” - Dean Charney
🎉Congrats to Dr.
@KanakaRajanPhD
on receiving the
@NSF
CAREER Award — a prestigious recognition given to early-career faculty in STEM. Dr. Rajan will receive generous funding to support her work on Untangling Inter-area Communication in the
#Brain
using Neural Network Models.
We are THRILLED to announce that Denise Cai, PhD, is a recipient of this year’s McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award for her work on Circuit Mechanisms of
#Memory
-Linking. CONGRATULATIONS
@denisejcai
! 🎉🍾
@McKnightFdn
@IcahnMountSinai
👏CONGRATS
@KanakaRajanPhD
on her promotion to Assoc Prof w/ Tenure, Investigator Track! Dr Rajan has developed an innovative program
@IcahnMountSinai
that has generated both powerful tools for scientific community & transformative insights into brain functions. So well-deserved!
#MSNseminars
APPLICATIONS now open! Senior postdocs in all fields of neuroscience, especially from underrepresented backgrounds, are encouraged to apply for INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY to share exciting research & visit faculty/trainees
@IcahnMountSinai
! APPLY👉
THANK YOU
@TheRealDrDukes
for TWO GREAT presentations! On 8/31, Dr. Dukes held two seminars that were not only interesting, but were both COMPELLING & INSPIRING. If you missed them, definitely CHECK OUT her work! Thank you again!
#FriedmanBrainInstitute
#DiverseBrains
PRESS RELEASE:
@ACNPorg
names
@EricJNestler
MD, PhD as the winner of the 2021 Barbara Fish Memorial Award for outstanding research contributions to
#neuroscience
. "A true national & international leader in neuroscience research"
#ACNP2021
Congratulations🎉
🎉CONGRATULATIONS! Dr. Yasmin Hurd has achieved one of science's highest honors, recognition of her continuing achievements in innovative research by being elected into the
@theNASciences
.🙌 LEARN MORE about Dr. Hurd's amazing research👉
@HurdLab
@AIMSNYC
CONGRATULATIONS
@AyaOsman
on your promotion to Asst Professor in
@DPS_ISMMS
! Dr Osman’s research focuses on mechanisms by which composition of resident bacteria of
#GutMicrobiome
interact w/ specific windows of neurodevelopment to alter brain MOPr system in
#ASD
&
#DrugAddiction
The “Art of the Brain” exhibition is NOW LIVE! Join us as we celebrate the beauty of the
#brain
as seen through the eyes of some of the world’s leading researchers. OPEN March 16th-May 28th with support from
#Neuriva
!
#ArtoftheBrain
#DiverseBrains
CONGRATS Ian Maze, PhD on receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers -
#PECASE
! This award is one of the highest honors from the US government for scientists & engineers.🎉
@themazelab
@IcahnMountSinai
@GradSchoolSinai
CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Yasmin Hurd
@neurovoice
& Dr.
@HelenMaybergMD
👉elected
@theNASciences
! Election to the NAS is considered one of highest honors that a scientist can achieve, recognizing individuals for their distinguished & continuing achievements in original research.
#NAS160
#MSNseminars
APPLICATIONS now open! Senior postdocs in all fields of
#neuroscience
, especially from URM backgrounds, encouraged to apply for INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY to share your research, visit Mount Sinai & meet w/ faculty/trainees! APPLY NOW! PLEASE RT👉
✨A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS! Dr. Helen Mayberg (
@HMayberg
) has been elected to
@theNASciences
for her pioneering work & outstanding contributions to the study of
#BrainCircuits
to treat
#Depression
! So well deserved!🎉 LEARN MORE about Dr. Mayberg's research👉
We are THRILLED to welcome Dr. Helen Mayberg as DIR. of Newly Established Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics
@IcahnMountSinai
! Dr. Mayberg is renowned for her study of brain circuits in
#depression
& for her pioneering
#DeepBrainStimulation
research.
TODAY during
@BlackInNeuro
's
#BlackJourneyToNeuro
...
"You belong here.
You were meant to be here.
We are creating a space for you.
Don’t let anyone dull your shine,
your intelligence
or your existence."
- Ashley Cunningham (
@ANeurogirl
)
EXCITING NEWS! Dr. Denise J. Cai receives prestigious
@NIH
Director’s New Innovator Award from the
@NIH_CommonFund
’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program! A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to
@denisejcai
on this great honor!🍾🎉🌟 PRESS RELEASE:
#MSNseminars
APPLICATIONS now open! Senior postdocs in all fields of
#neuroscience
, especially from URM backgrounds, are encouraged to apply for an INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY to share your research, visit Mount Sinai & meet w/ faculty/trainees! APPLY NOW👉
IMPORTANT! TIMELY! On 8/23,
#Neuroscience
Postdoc Association hosts Dr. David Putrino! Recognized globally as a leading expert in assessment, treatment & underlying physiology of
#LongCOVID
& prevention,
@PutrinoLab
will discuss Long COVID biology, treatment & prevention JOIN US!
Instrumental in building The
#FriedmanBrainInstitute
into a powerhouse of research, educ. & clinical work across the broad range of psychiatric & brain disorders, on his 10yr anniv
@MountSinaiNYC
, we salute
@EricJNestler
on his impressive accomplishments!
DAZZLING! "The Great Escape: Mapping the path to freedom" by
#RussoLab
's Dr. Antonio Aubry depicts Axonal projections from inferior olivary nucleus to lateral septum circuit which promotes escape behavior
#ArtoftheBrain
#BAW2024
VOTE NOW for
#CallforImages
Image
#2
Most💜s wins!
SUPER EXCITED!
@ATJCagan
has flown in from London to LIVE ILLUSTRATE our 14th Annual Neuroscience retreat! HOW LUCKY ARE WE?! NOT ABLE to join? FOLLOW US tomorrow in real time to see what’s happening at the
#FriedmanBrainInstitute
! LEARN MORE👉
Recipient of a
@NIH
New Innovator Award,
@DenisejCai
, will continue her novel research into advancing the study of
#brain
&
#memory
. “Ultimately, we aim to learn how the brain optimizes its capacity to store information across a lifetime" - Denise J. Cai
CONGRATULATIONS Dr Ian Maze on being selected as a finalist for 2023's Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists. Honoring America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists & engineers,
@NYASciences
@blavatnikawards
are a tremendous achievement!
We are THRILLED to have Dr. Evan Schaffer join us as an Assistant Professor in the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience & a member of the Friedman Brain Institute.
#NashNeuroscience
.
@GradSchoolSinai
's
@AletaMurphy
, W/ A SHOUT OUT TO Isabel Gameiro-Ros, reimagines Henri Matisse’s 1910 painting. In Murphy's FANCIFUL,
#ArtoftheBrain
" "La Danse",
#Neurons
dance together atop a field of cell nuclei. Tres Joyeux! VOTE NOW for image # 25 / MOST❤️s WINS
⭐️CONGRATULATIONS to
@GradSchoolSinai
's
@GylesTrevonn
on receiving a
#SfN21
Trainee Professional Development Award!🎉Trevonn searches for the genes that may help the brain be resilient to chronic social stress. LEARN MORE TODAY (1pm) at
#SfN21
👉
#FBIatSfN
What an AMAZING day sharing incredible science & spending time w/friends at
#FBIRetreat2019
!! Couldn’t be more PROUD of our
#neuroscience
community. THANK YOU 🙏 for making this year’s retreat the BEST EVER!👏
I am delighted to share my recent promotion to Associate Professor at
@SinaiBrain
. I would not be here without the support from lab members, mentors, collaborators, colleagues & family – thank you all!
I am so looking forward to this next chapter 💙
Mix together stem cell-derived neurons 💚, vascular ❤️& other brain cells 💙, allow them to self-assemble into droplet size 3D human brain 👉 WHAAAAT?! Louise Louro’s BEAUTIFUL IMAGE “The Brain Donut” is EXTRAORDINARY SCIENCE! VOTE
#ArtoftheBrain
#CallforImages
#20
Most🧡s wins!
INCREDIBLY PROUD of Dr Anne Schaefer
@lab_schaefer
for receiving the prestigious Segerfalk Lecture Award-given to an internationally outstanding scientist who has made major contributions to
#neuroscience
.
The
#FriedmanBrainInstitute
&
@IcahnMountSinai
are ESPECIALLY PROUD to see Ian Maze, PhD receive this honor. Thank you
@HHMINEWS
for recognizing and supporting this incredibly talented scientist. We look forward to the amazing discoveries that will come from your generosity!
HHMI News: We are proud to announce our 33 new
#HHMIInvestigators
. These individuals have the potential to make transformative discoveries over time and we look forward to seeing where their ideas lead them.
THRILLED to announce the LAUNCH of the NOT TO MISS
#BrainBodyCenter
Seminar Series! Hosted by
@ScottRusso_CAN
, this series brings together outstanding leaders to highlight advances in understanding connections btwn
#brain
&
#body
in health & disease. MORE👉
THRILLED to have
@markgbaxter
as Director of newly created Lipschultz Center for Cognitive Neuroscience! It is dedicated to better understanding the underlying mechanisms, diagnosis, & treatment of disorders of cognitive function in humans. LEARN MORE:
Coming off of a GREAT
#BiNW22
, on August 31st, JOIN
@therealdrdukes
as she pulls off a rare feat - A DOUBLE FEATURE! ONE DAY, ONE PRESENTER, TWO SPECIAL EVENTS! Hosted by
@AneuroGirl
&
@EricJNestler
, the first presentation will be at 11am, the second at 4pm. NOT TO BE MISSED!
🎉CONGRATULATIONS
@angelica_atb
on receiving the 2021 Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Fellowship Award! Dr Torres-Berrío's research focuses on understanding how
#stress
across the lifespan leads to enduring
#epigenetic
alterations linked to
#depression
. So well deserved!🎉
THURS 6/1, 1pm! The
#FBISeminarSeries
is EXCITED to WELCOME Dr. Zoe McElligott (
@nanopharmNC
). Hosted by Drs. Ting Wu & Mark Baxter,
@UNC
's Dr. McElligott presents "Hindbrain & Amygdalar Circuits in Substance Use Disorder" LEARN MORE about McElligott Lab 👉
🎉A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS🎊to Dr. Yasmin Hurd
@neurovoice
!
@binghamtonu
announces internationally renowned neuroscientist Yasmin L. Hurd ’82 will be awarded honorary Doctor of Science during Harpur College of Arts & Sciences ceremony on May 11. Learn more👉
JOIN US in CONGRATULATING
@MossaAdele
&
@angelica_atb
on receiving the 2022 Doft Family Postdoc Innovator Award! This award will provide $25,000 to support their research. In addition, Adele & Angélica will receive an additional $1,000 for their personal use.🎉🎉
@IcahnMountSinai
Our daughter
@caseylardner
is now a doctor of neuroscience. Successfully defended her thesis today. Carol,
@ajlardner95
and I couldn’t be more proud. Celebrating in Central Park!
How does nervous system encode responses to different types of tactile stimulation? How is a pleasurable soft caress integrated differently from a painful pin prick? MARK YOUR CALENDARS! On 5/30
#BrainBodyCenter
&
@ScottRussoPhD
welcome Dr.
@IshmailSaboor
👉
From major highways to little alleys in the meninges 🔬
@MatteoGianesel2
, Mate Kiss &
@alex_leunig
. Here we can observe complete view of outermost meningeal layer called the dura mater. VOTE NOW for
#ArtoftheBrain
Image
#37
Most💜s wins! VIRTUAL GALLERY
Congratulations Dr. Ian Maze of the
@themazelab
on being honored w/ The Dr. Harold & Golden Lamport Basic Research Award for showing exceptional potential for making significant contributions over an extended period of time.
@IcahnMountSinai
@GradSchoolSinai
Incredibly proud of
@caseylardner
She finished the
#PhiladelphiaMarathon
(her first ever 26-miler) in 3:41. All smiles despite the cold and the rain.