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Interview Series: Translational Research

Psychiatry Director of Residency Training Ronald Rieder, MD, interviews Eric Nestler, MD, PhD, Director of the Friedman Brain Institute. Watch video

Friedman Brain Institute

FRIEDMAN BRAIN INSTITUTE

The Friedman Brain Institute is an interdisciplinary clinical and research hub for defining the mechanisms behind nervous system diseases and for translating those findings into innovative preventative or restorative interventions. Located in New York City, the Institute focuses on neural injury and repair, cognitive function and neuropsychiatry. By taking advantage of the growing body of knowledge about brain and spinal cord disorders, we are poised to drive revolutionary advances in the clinic by developing more effective diagnostic tests, treatments and preventions. Read More

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Jenny Rivera
Administrator
Tel: 212-659-5993
Fax: 212-849-2611

Vena Persaud
Executive Assistant
Tel: 212-659-5996
Fax: 212-659-8510

Neurodiagnostics & Neurotherapeutics

A molecular characterization approach to create a better system for disease classification.  Read More

Meet The Director

Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, is Director of the Friedman Brain Institute, the Nash Family Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience, and Professor of Psychiatry and of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics. His lab studies the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and depression.  Read More

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