The Friedman Brain Institute

The nervous system is the last frontier of the molecular revolution in medicine. Thanks to remarkable advances in studying the brain and nervous system, many developed and in practice at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we have made impressive strides in understanding how the nervous system functions under normal conditions and malfunctions in disease. Now, we are uniquely poised to take these advances and translate them into fundamentally new and improved treatments of brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system disorders.

Our goal is to coordinate all neuroscience research at the Icahn School—both basic and clinical research carried out in numerous departments, institutes, centers, and programs—and build translational bridges to clinical treatment programs throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. Our basic and clinical faculty members are national and international leaders, committed to understanding the nervous system and to significant clinical advances in diagnosis and treatment. This involves ever closer collaborations with those who study the body’s other organ systems which interact bidirectionally with the nervous system in health and disease.

It is impossible to overstate the positive impact to humanity of overcoming brain and nervous system disorders. We welcome researchers, faculty, trainees, and students to help us revolutionize medicine at The Friedman Brain Institute.

Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
Director, The Friedman Brain Institute