Mount Sinai Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Depression and Neuropathic Pain April 29, 2013 Increased levels of brain protein in response to antidepressants may lead to new therapies
Mount Sinai Researchers Unveil New Targets for Depression at Neuroscience 2012 October 15, 2012 Scientists presented important discoveries on the involvement of the immune system and dopamine on the onset of depression.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bringing Free Courses Online September 19, 2012 Mount Sinai School of Medicine has signed an agreement with Coursera.org that will make Mount Sinai graduate and medical school courses freely available online.
Mount Sinai Researchers Develop New Computational Method to Find Novel Connections from Gene to Gene, Drug to Drug and Between Scientists July 23, 2012 New algorithm will change how scientists build networks from data to help predict gene and drug interactions.
Marijuana-Like Chemical May Prevent AIDS Progression March 20, 2012 Mount Sinai researchers have discovered how marijuana receptors found on immune cells can influence the spread of the virus.
Researchers Discover Drug Target for Kidney Failure March 11, 2012 Mount Sinai researchers used computer software to help identify a protein that plays a crucial role in kidney fibrosis, which leads to kidney failure, a disease that affects millions of Americans.
Systems Biology Center New York Accepting Applications for the 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Program November 11, 2011 City University of New York undergraduates interested in an intensive summer research training experience in computational systems biology are invited to apply.
In Memorium May 12, 2011 The Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics mourns the untimely passing of our friend and colleague Dr. Maria Diverse-Pierluissi.
Mount Sinai Researchers Find That Little-Studied Gene May Boost Long-Term Memory and Enhance Cognition January 26, 2011 Treatment with a gene called IGF-II significantly improved long-term memory. When the gene was blocked, long-term memories could not form.
Mount Sinai Researcher Awarded Renowned Institute of Medicine Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Improving Mental Health October 11, 2010 Dr. Eric Nestler honored for his work and achievements in addiction science.
Mount Sinai Researchers Develop New Computational Method to Aid Analysis of Gene Expression Experiments September 15, 2010 Mount Sinai researchers have developed a new database that will change how scientists identify drug targets and biomarkers.
Researchers Identify New Therapeutic Targets to Improve Pain Management After Chronic Morphine Administration September 7, 2010 Researchers identified changes in the brain and spinal cord that occur during the development of morphine tolerance, providing a therapeutic target for preventing it.
Mount Sinai Researchers Reveal Novel Structural Features at the Core of Cellular Energy Conversion August 18, 2010 The research team determined that the cellular nanomachine, or motor, uses a water molecule to convert food energy into usable cellular energy.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Researchers Discover Mechanism by Which Diseases Develop July 8, 2010 Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which information from a gene is used to direct the physical and behavioral development of individuals.
Mount Sinai Honors Female Scientists with Inaugural Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Fellowship June 30, 2010 Inaugural award supporting female scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has been awarded to Molly A. Ingersoll, PhD, and Ruth I. Johnson, PhD.
Mount Sinai Discovers Genetic Framework to Explain and Predict Adverse Drug Reactions April 20, 2010 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have taken a step toward the ability to predict adverse drug reactions, such as heart arrhythmias.
Yasmin L. Hurd, PhD, Named Director of MD-PhD Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine April 2, 2010 Yasmin L. Hurd, PhD, has been appointed Director of the MD/PhD program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective April 1.
Mount Sinai Research Team Leads NIH-Funded Project Examining the Mechanism of Human Tissue Assembly September 24, 2009 The $6 million, five-year grant awarded to the Dynamics Underlying Tissue Integrity project supports the collaborative research of a number of biomedical initiatives.
