The Friedman Brain Institute
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
The Friedman Brain Institute is an interdisciplinary clinical and research hub for studying and treating brain and spinal cord disorders at Mount Sinai.
Learn more: https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/friedman
Learn more: https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/friedman
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🎉 Happy New Year and the warmest wishes from The #FriedmanBrainInstitute family to yours!
We look forward to another year of exploring the brain and improving lives together.
May the year ahead be filled with curiosity, resilience, and continued discovery! 🥂
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social
We look forward to another year of exploring the brain and improving lives together.
May the year ahead be filled with curiosity, resilience, and continued discovery! 🥂
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Dr. Ian Maze on being endowed as a Mount Sinai Professor. This well-deserved recognition is the highest academic distinction a university can bestow upon a faculty member. Incredibly proud to have Dr. Maze as a colleague & mentor! 👏
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Dr. Ian Maze on being endowed as a Mount Sinai Professor. This well-deserved recognition is the highest academic distinction a university can bestow upon a faculty member. Incredibly proud to have Dr. Maze as a colleague & mentor! 👏
🎉HUGE CONGRATS to Icahn School of Medicine's Dr. Vinaya Sahasrabuddhe for being named a 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient. She will research “Investigating the Plasticity and Role of Microglia in Brain Aging.” Learn more👉 buff.ly/kC8Z8lX
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
🎉HUGE CONGRATS to Icahn School of Medicine's Dr. Vinaya Sahasrabuddhe for being named a 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient. She will research “Investigating the Plasticity and Role of Microglia in Brain Aging.” Learn more👉 buff.ly/kC8Z8lX
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Excited to share new work from our lab showing, for the first time, a link between breathing dysregulation, stress responses, and energy metabolism via a neuropeptide receptor mechanism.
This opens new ways of understanding #brainbody interactions!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
This opens new ways of understanding #brainbody interactions!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Disruption of Pre-Bötzinger Complex neuropeptidergic tonality controls fear and metabolic response
Stress profoundly impacts systemic metabolism, yet the central circuits linking stress responses to peripheral metabolic regulation remain poorly defined. Here, we identify the preBötzinger complex (p...
www.biorxiv.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Excited to share new work from our lab showing, for the first time, a link between breathing dysregulation, stress responses, and energy metabolism via a neuropeptide receptor mechanism.
This opens new ways of understanding #brainbody interactions!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
This opens new ways of understanding #brainbody interactions!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Great to hear views from Todd Sacktor, André Fenton, Eric Klann, Jayeeta Basu, Conor Liston, Susana Mingote, Dylan Rich, Chiye Aoki, and others 🤓
And thank you to @garrettblair.bsky.social and Maya Hopkins for their primer into the evening's topic 🧠
And thank you to @garrettblair.bsky.social and Maya Hopkins for their primer into the evening's topic 🧠
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Great to hear views from Todd Sacktor, André Fenton, Eric Klann, Jayeeta Basu, Conor Liston, Susana Mingote, Dylan Rich, Chiye Aoki, and others 🤓
And thank you to @garrettblair.bsky.social and Maya Hopkins for their primer into the evening's topic 🧠
And thank you to @garrettblair.bsky.social and Maya Hopkins for their primer into the evening's topic 🧠
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Wow, such an insightful and substantive open floor discussion at last night's Memory Hub meeting! 🤓
Do we need ANY of the same synapses that were active during learning to be reactivated to recall a memory? Lines have been drawn and sides taken!
Do we need ANY of the same synapses that were active during learning to be reactivated to recall a memory? Lines have been drawn and sides taken!
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wow, such an insightful and substantive open floor discussion at last night's Memory Hub meeting! 🤓
Do we need ANY of the same synapses that were active during learning to be reactivated to recall a memory? Lines have been drawn and sides taken!
Do we need ANY of the same synapses that were active during learning to be reactivated to recall a memory? Lines have been drawn and sides taken!
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The Cai & Shuman Labs threw an EPIC White Elephant party! So much holiday cheer packed into one room.
We did not have a partridge in a pear tree, but we did have:
👥 25 members laughing
🥔 6 chip-bags-a-gifting
🪴 5 plants-afloating
🦫...and a capybara in a knit hat!
We did not have a partridge in a pear tree, but we did have:
👥 25 members laughing
🥔 6 chip-bags-a-gifting
🪴 5 plants-afloating
🦫...and a capybara in a knit hat!
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Cai & Shuman Labs threw an EPIC White Elephant party! So much holiday cheer packed into one room.
We did not have a partridge in a pear tree, but we did have:
👥 25 members laughing
🥔 6 chip-bags-a-gifting
🪴 5 plants-afloating
🦫...and a capybara in a knit hat!
We did not have a partridge in a pear tree, but we did have:
👥 25 members laughing
🥔 6 chip-bags-a-gifting
🪴 5 plants-afloating
🦫...and a capybara in a knit hat!
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So excited about the 2026 DDX3X International Conference in Genova, Italy🐬
Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research!
Stay tuned for the program!
@ddx3x-es.bsky.social
#raredisease
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research!
Stay tuned for the program!
@ddx3x-es.bsky.social
#raredisease
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So excited about the 2026 DDX3X International Conference in Genova, Italy🐬
Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research!
Stay tuned for the program!
@ddx3x-es.bsky.social
#raredisease
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
Looking forward to meet many #DDX3X families and share our research!
Stay tuned for the program!
@ddx3x-es.bsky.social
#raredisease
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
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Our Assistant Professor Dalia Halawani is going to Cologne, after a very productive time on #SCI spinal cord injury research. All the best for your future! Alles Gute! You will be greatly missed!
#Zoulab
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#Zoulab
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December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Our Assistant Professor Dalia Halawani is going to Cologne, after a very productive time on #SCI spinal cord injury research. All the best for your future! Alles Gute! You will be greatly missed!
#Zoulab
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
#Zoulab
@sinaibrain.bsky.social
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A critical residue mediates proper assembly and gating of GIRK2 channels. New study from Ha Nguyen, Paul A. Slesinger and colleagues @sinaibrain.bsky.social: rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#Biochemistry #MolecularPharmacology #ProteinStructure #ProteinDynamics #Biophysics #IonChannels
#Biochemistry #MolecularPharmacology #ProteinStructure #ProteinDynamics #Biophysics #IonChannels
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A critical residue mediates proper assembly and gating of GIRK2 channels. New study from Ha Nguyen, Paul A. Slesinger and colleagues @sinaibrain.bsky.social: rupress.org/jgp/article/...
#Biochemistry #MolecularPharmacology #ProteinStructure #ProteinDynamics #Biophysics #IonChannels
#Biochemistry #MolecularPharmacology #ProteinStructure #ProteinDynamics #Biophysics #IonChannels
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Our paper is out in @pnas.org
Big congrats to @jdllkss.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @belkaidlab.bsky.social for the tremendous support. We explore how sensory neuron hyperinnervation regulates itch. @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @sinaibrain.bsky.social @Dermatology at Mount Sinai.
Big congrats to @jdllkss.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @belkaidlab.bsky.social for the tremendous support. We explore how sensory neuron hyperinnervation regulates itch. @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @sinaibrain.bsky.social @Dermatology at Mount Sinai.
A study in mice explores the causes of chronic itch, a hallmark of skin conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and identifies nerve overgrowth arising from immune responses to skin microbiota as a key trigger. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/LfyU50XQ16y
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Our paper is out in @pnas.org
Big congrats to @jdllkss.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @belkaidlab.bsky.social for the tremendous support. We explore how sensory neuron hyperinnervation regulates itch. @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @sinaibrain.bsky.social @Dermatology at Mount Sinai.
Big congrats to @jdllkss.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @belkaidlab.bsky.social for the tremendous support. We explore how sensory neuron hyperinnervation regulates itch. @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social @sinaibrain.bsky.social @Dermatology at Mount Sinai.
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A study in mice explores the causes of chronic itch, a hallmark of skin conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and identifies nerve overgrowth arising from immune responses to skin microbiota as a key trigger. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/LfyU50XQ16y
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A study in mice explores the causes of chronic itch, a hallmark of skin conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and identifies nerve overgrowth arising from immune responses to skin microbiota as a key trigger. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/LfyU50XQ16y
🎉 Happy New Year and the warmest wishes from The #FriedmanBrainInstitute family to yours!
We look forward to another year of exploring the brain and improving lives together.
May the year ahead be filled with curiosity, resilience, and continued discovery! 🥂
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social
We look forward to another year of exploring the brain and improving lives together.
May the year ahead be filled with curiosity, resilience, and continued discovery! 🥂
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
🎉 Happy New Year and the warmest wishes from The #FriedmanBrainInstitute family to yours!
We look forward to another year of exploring the brain and improving lives together.
May the year ahead be filled with curiosity, resilience, and continued discovery! 🥂
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social
We look forward to another year of exploring the brain and improving lives together.
May the year ahead be filled with curiosity, resilience, and continued discovery! 🥂
@mountsinainyc.bsky.social
🚀2026 IS HERE & The @scottrussophd.bsky.social led #BrainBodyResearchInstitute Seminar Series returns Jan 27th to launch an exciting 2026 season. Join us for cutting-edge talks from leaders in #BrainBody research. See you there! RSVP HERE👉 mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚀2026 IS HERE & The @scottrussophd.bsky.social led #BrainBodyResearchInstitute Seminar Series returns Jan 27th to launch an exciting 2026 season. Join us for cutting-edge talks from leaders in #BrainBody research. See you there! RSVP HERE👉 mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Warm holiday greetings from all of us at the Friedman Brain Institute and The Nash Family Department of Neuroscience! Wishing you a joyful, peaceful, and healthy season filled with happiness.
December 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Warm holiday greetings from all of us at the Friedman Brain Institute and The Nash Family Department of Neuroscience! Wishing you a joyful, peaceful, and healthy season filled with happiness.
INCREDIBLY PROUD! @UpliftingAth, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the rare disease community, has awarded @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. @jer0luk.bsky.social a research grant as a member of their 2026 Young Investigator Draft Class. HUGE CONGRATS Jeronimo 🎉Learn More👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
INCREDIBLY PROUD! @UpliftingAth, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the rare disease community, has awarded @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. @jer0luk.bsky.social a research grant as a member of their 2026 Young Investigator Draft Class. HUGE CONGRATS Jeronimo 🎉Learn More👉 charity.pledgeit.org/YID2026
CARES, a Mount Sinai program supporting NYC high school students’ mental health & well-being, is expanding to reach new communities. By increasing access for mental health & substance use challenges, CARES is helping students get the support they need. 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/psyc...
December 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
CARES, a Mount Sinai program supporting NYC high school students’ mental health & well-being, is expanding to reach new communities. By increasing access for mental health & substance use challenges, CARES is helping students get the support they need. 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/psyc...
IDing acute stroke is one of the toughest challenges facing emergency medicine & neurology. Researchers at Mount Sinai’s Department of Neurology, led by #AI - driven models, are making bold progress in this arena. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social Specialty Reports👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/neur...
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
IDing acute stroke is one of the toughest challenges facing emergency medicine & neurology. Researchers at Mount Sinai’s Department of Neurology, led by #AI - driven models, are making bold progress in this arena. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social Specialty Reports👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/neur...
A MUST READ! In the @mountsinainyc.bsky.social Specialty Reports, LEARN ABOUT Dr. Igor Galynker's dynamic new approach to better understand, assess and treat the intricate, often elusive, mental processes that result in suicide. 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/psyc...
December 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A MUST READ! In the @mountsinainyc.bsky.social Specialty Reports, LEARN ABOUT Dr. Igor Galynker's dynamic new approach to better understand, assess and treat the intricate, often elusive, mental processes that result in suicide. 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/psyc...
A MUST READ! In the @mountsinainyc.bsky.social Specialty Reports November 2025, LEARN ABOUT Dr. Igor Galynker's dynamic new approach to better understand, assess and treat the intricate, often elusive, mental processes that result in suicide. 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/psyc...
December 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A MUST READ! In the @mountsinainyc.bsky.social Specialty Reports November 2025, LEARN ABOUT Dr. Igor Galynker's dynamic new approach to better understand, assess and treat the intricate, often elusive, mental processes that result in suicide. 👉 reports.mountsinai.org/article/psyc...
In NEW STUDY, Enna Selmanovic, et al. @sinaitbi.bsky.social found #CTE is more common in people who experience extensive repetitive head impacts & infrequent among those w/ isolated brain injuries. Here, she discusses the key findings & clinical significance 👉 www.neurologylive.com/view/standal...
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In NEW STUDY, Enna Selmanovic, et al. @sinaitbi.bsky.social found #CTE is more common in people who experience extensive repetitive head impacts & infrequent among those w/ isolated brain injuries. Here, she discusses the key findings & clinical significance 👉 www.neurologylive.com/view/standal...
👏 Researchers @mountsinainyc.bsky.social awarded a $6 million grant from the #NIH to advance understanding of how #FollicleStimulatingHormone (FSH) may impact early-onset #Alzheimers & co-occurring health conditions in individuals w/ #DownSyndrome. PRESS RELEASE 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
👏 Researchers @mountsinainyc.bsky.social awarded a $6 million grant from the #NIH to advance understanding of how #FollicleStimulatingHormone (FSH) may impact early-onset #Alzheimers & co-occurring health conditions in individuals w/ #DownSyndrome. PRESS RELEASE 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
WONDERFUL NEWS! The #EnamoradoLab’s Dr. Andrea Muñoz Zamora has been awarded the 2025 CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship. So well deserved! CONGRATULATIONS Andrea👏🎉 Learn More ➡️
cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-scientists/andrea-munoz-zamora-phd
cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-scientists/andrea-munoz-zamora-phd
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WONDERFUL NEWS! The #EnamoradoLab’s Dr. Andrea Muñoz Zamora has been awarded the 2025 CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship. So well deserved! CONGRATULATIONS Andrea👏🎉 Learn More ➡️
cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-scientists/andrea-munoz-zamora-phd
cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-funded-scientists/andrea-munoz-zamora-phd
NEW STUDY by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Azzurra Invernizzi, et al. shows that #PTSD may accelerate brain aging in 9/11 responders & that exposure duration may moderate association between PTSD & brain age difference. Learn More @nature.com | Translational Psychiatry👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
NEW STUDY by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Azzurra Invernizzi, et al. shows that #PTSD may accelerate brain aging in 9/11 responders & that exposure duration may moderate association between PTSD & brain age difference. Learn More @nature.com | Translational Psychiatry👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
LEADERSHIP MATTERS! Researchers at Icahn Mount Sinai's Center for #Stress #Resilience & #PersonalGrowth found that increase in perceived leadership effectiveness was assoc w/ 31% lower odds of anxiety & 47% lower odds of #Depression & #Anxiety. OUT NOW at BMJ Leader bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
December 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
LEADERSHIP MATTERS! Researchers at Icahn Mount Sinai's Center for #Stress #Resilience & #PersonalGrowth found that increase in perceived leadership effectiveness was assoc w/ 31% lower odds of anxiety & 47% lower odds of #Depression & #Anxiety. OUT NOW at BMJ Leader bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
In a new Interview in @genomicpress.bsky.social's Brain Medicine, @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. Eric Nestler discusses how a simple fascination with brain chemistry grew into a global effort to understand the biological roots of mental illness. 👉 genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In a new Interview in @genomicpress.bsky.social's Brain Medicine, @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's Dr. Eric Nestler discusses how a simple fascination with brain chemistry grew into a global effort to understand the biological roots of mental illness. 👉 genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...