The Friedman Brain Institute

We encourage postdocs and students to participate in clubs and student-run organizations.

Addiction Club

The Addiction Club, which combines a clinical case presentation and neuroscience discussion with clinicians and scientists occurs the third Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30 pm. Please contact Lisa Daitch at lisa.daitch@mssm.edu to be added to the Club’s listserv.

Neuroscience Journal Club

The Neuroscience Journal Club is open to first-year students only. Selected topics in neuroscience covers work-in-progress by students in the Neuroscience Training Area. The Club meets Tuesdays at 1 pm in CSM 9-101. For more information, contact Roger Clem, PhD, Daniel Da Silva, PhD, or Abha Rajbhandari, PhD.

Sinai Anxiety Fear and Trauma Club

The Sinai Anxiety Fear and Trauma Club brings together a multidisciplinary group of labs focused on addressing the causes and treatment of fear and anxiety disorders. The group meets monthly in order to foster collaborative efforts and trainee development. All are welcome. The Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 11 am. Meeting location is emailed in advance of the meeting. For more information, please contact Zach Pennington, PhD, at zachary.pennington@mssm.edu.

RNA Club

The RNA club at Mount Sinai was born out of our love for RNA biology, recognizing its importance across multiple domains of human health, diseases and therapeutics. The club features monthly external seminars held virtually, with one common theme - cutting edge RNA biology has to be front and center. The seminar series is designed to bring in external experts on RNA biology in a virtual format. Dates/Times vary. Please contact Michael S Breen for details.

Wet Lab Journal Club

The Wet Lab Journal Club meets monthly to discuss research articles with a focus in neuroscience. It is a great opportunity to keep up with the recent literature and engage a group discussion on hot topics. The Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month from 9 to 10 am in Icahn 10-84 or on Zoom. For more information, please email Chiara Pedicone at chiara.pedicone@mssm.edu.

At The Friedman Brain Institute, we offer a range of engaging and informative speaker series, works-in-progress, and other events to augment your research experience.

BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute Seminar Series

Speakers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, along with national and international research institutions, are invited to discuss the latest developments in human imaging, pre-clinical imaging, nanomedicine and molecular imaging, artificial intelligence, wearable devices and sensors, and biomedical engineering at this seminar series hosted by the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute. The Series occurs on the second Monday of the month, at 1 pm, on Zoom.  For more information, please contact Teresa Lot at teresa.lotz@mssm.edu.

Brain and Body Research Center Seminar Series

The Brain and Body Research Center Seminar Series brings together outstanding leaders, both within the Icahn Mount Sinai community and beyond, to highlight recent advances in understanding connections between the brain and body in health and disease. The series is held live for the Icahn Mount Sinai community and live streamed for those from outside institutions. For more information, please visit the Brain Body Seminar Series website or email Scott Russo at scott.russo@mssm.edu.

Center for Computational Psychiatry Seminar Series

The Center for Computational Psychiatry, led by Xiaosi Gu, PhD, hosts a monthly afternoon seminar series in which leading researchers from around the world present their latest findings in the fields of computational psychiatry, computational modeling, and cognitive neuroscience research. Discussion topics include transdiagnostic approaches to psychiatry and mental health, reinforcement learning and human decision-making, and computational models of social and affective processes. Speakers are hosted virtually and, when possible, in-person at the CCP located at 55 West 125th Street, Suite 1302, New York, NY 10029. Zoom link will be available upon registration.

For more information, please contact Saren Seeley at saren.seeley@mssm.edu, Jing Li at jing.li@mssm.edu, Jacqueline Beltran at jacqueline.beltran@icahn.mssm.edu, or Karina Savillo at karina.savillo@mssm.edu.

The Friedman Brain Institute Translational Neuroscience Seminar Series

Faculty, fellows, students, staff researchers, and clinicians across The Friedman Brain Institute come together weekly during the academic year to hear about advances in basic, translational, and clinical research. Most speakers are visiting from other schools and institutes worldwide to present their work and meet with members of Icahn Mount Sinai’s uniquely broad neuroscience community. For more information, please contact Celisse Trafton at celisse.trafton@mssm.edu.

Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment Seminar Series

The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment Seminar Series is a biweekly virtual series that features geneticists, neuroscientists, epidemiologists, clinical researchers, and stem cell biologists focusing on autism spectrum disorder. The series is hosted on World Wide Neuro, a platform freely accessible from anywhere on the planet.

Meetings occur every other Wednesday at 11 am. For more information, please visit the calendar or contact the series' Director Silvia De Rubeis, PhD, at silvia.derubeis@mssm.edu.

Genetics and Genomics External Seminar Series

As part of ongoing efforts to centrally coordinate external talks across the Department of Genetic and Genomic Sciences, the Genetics and Genomics External Seminar Series serves as a platform for collaboration, socialization, and professional development. The seminars will be held every other Thursday at 4 pm in a hybrid format. A student session will also take place prior to each seminar. For more information, please contact Rachaell Gaston at rachaell.gaston@mssm.edu.

Works-in-progress (WIP) series offer the chance for students to present their research in a collaborative environment, receive peer feedback, and exchange views on a variety of scientific and medical issues.

ADND / Loeb WIP Seminar

The Alzheimer’s Center (ADRC) and Loeb Center Seminar hosts an in-person WIP seminar in Annenberg 19-79 at 1 pm every other Wednesday. Contacts: Lily Chiu, Claudia De Sanctis and John Crary.

Lineup of Speakers

Cells, Circuits, and Behavior

The Cells, Circuits and Behavior WIP includes 13 laboratories whose work focuses on the integration of molecular, cellular, and behavioral studies in the context of normal and diseased states. The co-organizers are Hiro Morishita, MD, PhD, Peter Rudebeck, PhD, and Paul Slesinger, PhD.

WIPs are held Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 am (Hess 8-101). Find future presenters on the events page.

Center for Computational Psychiatry (CCP) WIP

A weekly work in progress meeting for members and affiliates of the Center for Computational Psychiatry to share current research. 

Contact Information: xiaosi.gu@mssm.edu and karina.savillo@mssm.edu

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Epigenetics

The Epigenetics WIP includes nine laboratories whose work focuses on transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms by which environmental stimuli (e.g., a drug of abuse, stress) over a lifetime change cell and circuit function to mediate lasting behavioral abnormalities. The co-organizers are Ian Maze, PhD, and Eric Nestler, MD, PhD.

Find future presenters on the events page.

Genetics and Genomics

The Genetics and Genomics WIP series is held every four weeks. Topics covered include neuropsych-genomics; immune, microbiome, and infectious disease; single cell sequencing, functional genomics, and experimental technology; cancer genomics; translational sciences, experimental and AI approaches to drug discovery; and computational biology, data science, and statistical methods.

For more information on the WIP series, please contact Rachaell Gaston at rachaell.gaston@mssm.edu.

Neurodevelopment and Disease

The Neurodevelopment and Disease WIP is a seminar series for Icahn Mount Sinai laboratories that study the process of neural development, regeneration, and stem cells. Investigations include studies of the underlying biology of the disease processes in neurodevelopmental diseases (e.g., autism), neural degeneration (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease), and neural malignancies (brain cancer). The co-organizers are Silvia De Rubeis, PhD, and Roland Friedel, PhD.
For future presenters, visit the events page.

Loeb Center

The Loeb Center WIP allows postdocs and graduate students to present work in progress. The meeting provides a platform to share knowledge, engage in discussions, and foster collaboration with others.

WIPs are held every second and fourth Thursday at 9 am in Icahn 10-84, or on Zoom.

For more information, please email Ellie Zhang at ellie.zhang@mssm.edu.

NeuroPsych-Genomics

The NeuroPsych-Genomics WIP Series features both internal work in progress and external speakers presenting exciting recent publications and emerging bodies of work. Presentations cover a broad spectrum of neuropsychiatric genetic and genomic research. Our goal is to provide a forum for trainees and faculty to keep up to speed on the latest research topics in the field of neuropsychiatric genomics and to spark new ideas and collaborations. Meetings occur Thursday at 4 pm twice every month, with virtual and in-person options.

For more information, contact Conrad Iyegbe, PhD, at conrad.iyegbe@mssm.edu, Maria Koromina, PhD, at maria.koromina@mssm.edu, or Anina Lund at anina.lund@icahn.mssm.edu.

Black Family Stem Cell Institute Events

The Black Family Stem Cell Institute hosts a number of works in progress, seminars, clubs, and retreats throughout the year. For more information, please contact Nyomi Cepeda at nyomi.cepeda2@mssm.edu.

Center for Neurotechnology and Behavior Meetings

The Center for Neurotechnology and Behavior brings together researchers in neuroscience at Icahn Mount Sinai who focus on elucidating the function of brain circuits in normal and diseased states. A core objective of the Center is to support the development and implementation of innovative neurotechniques. To foster new collaborations, the Center sponsors a monthly science and dinner series, for individual labs to share scientific presentations.

For more information, please contact Paul Slesinger, PhD, at paul.slesinger@mssm.edu.