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.

MINDSET (Mount sINai psycheDelic Science EducaTion) Journal Club

MINDSET (Mount sINai psycheDelic Science EducaTion) is a student club within The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing.The club aims to build community among students, trainees, faculty, and staff in all clinical and research disciplines. We hope to create discourse about psychedelics to foster the next generation of clinicians and researchers. MINDSET hosts a lecture series, journal clubs, and other unique educational opportunities. The lecture series, designed for our internal academic community, headlines top names in the field of psychedelics. Once the lectures have taken place, the links are posted to our popular YouTube playlist for external audiences to view and share. For more information, contact the faculty advisor Lauren Lepow, MD/PhD, at lauren.lepow@icahn.mssm.edu.

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-Body Research Institute Seminar Series

The Brain-Body Research Institute Seminar Series brings together outstanding leaders, both within the School 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 School 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.

Center for Neurotechnology and Behavior Seminar Series

The Center for Neurotechnology and Behavior brings together researchers in neuroscience at the Icahn School 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.

Dean's Select Seminar Series

Mount Sinai’s mission is to radically advance biomedical science and healthcare through scholarly inquiry, collaborative learning, and humanism. To promote this work, please join us for our new early evening Dean’s Select Seminar Series. Each event will feature a ~40 minute presentation by a leading member of the Mount Sinai faculty or occasionally an invited guest, followed by a reception to provide opportunities to connect with the speaker, Mount Sinai leadership, and your colleagues. Musicians from the Mount Sinai family will perform. Please join us for this new way to engage with our One Mount Sinai community.

Networking/Social Event

Wine and Cheese Reception

Music by members of the Mount Sinai family

Host: Eric J Nestler, MD, PhD

Learn more about the series: https://friedmanbrain.icahn.mssm.edu/deans-select-seminar-series/

* Open only to Mount Sinai faculty, trainees and staff.

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 the Icahn School's uniquely broad neuroscience community. For more information, please contact Celisse Trafton at celisse.trafton@mssm.edu.  View schedule here.

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.

MSNseminars

Mount Sinai Neuroscience seminars (MSNseminars) is a seminar series and competitive program organized by our postdoctoral fellows. Leading postdocs from around the country are selected and invited to give an institutional seminar and meet with the neuroscience community at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. For more information, please contact: Vinaya Sahasrabuddhe vinaya.sahasrabuddhe@mssm.edu or Tamara Markovic tamara.markovic@mssm.edu.

New York Memory Hub

The New York Memory Hub will bring together researchers from across the city once a month to learn about and discuss current research in learning and memory. We are a group of leading memory neuroscientists who want to bridge institutions to share our research and perspectives, and to make new connections and collaborations. 
Please join our Google group to receive more information and regular updates!

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.

Sinai-NYSCF-CEPM Seminar Series

The Sinai-NYSCF-CEPM Seminar Series (SYNC) is a collaborative effort between Mount Sinai’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Mount Sinai/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Center for Engineering in Precision Medicine, and the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF), which aims to spotlight groundbreaking research harnessing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to develop patient-specific therapies and revolutionize our approach to complex diseases.

SYNC marks the convergence of a critical mass of investigators from all three institutions, uniting under one roof at 619 West 54th Street to leverage iPSCs and biomedical engineering to advance human health. This milestone highlights the expanding footprint of basic and translational research at Mount Sinai’s West Side campus.

SYNC Seminar Details:

Schedule: Twice a month on Tuesdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Location: NYSCF Headquarters (619 West 54th Street, 3rd floor).
Lunch will be provided.

Options for transport to and from West campus include Mount Sinai’s Uber Request-a-Ride service, which can be accessed here; and a shuttle bus (schedule attached).

We encourage all members of the ISMMS community to participate in this seminar series. It represents a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and collaborate with leading experts in the field.

Learn more about the series and its schedule here: https://www.victor-lab.com/sync-seminar-series

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

View schedule

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 School 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.