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Education and Training

Education is one of the core missions of The Friedman Brain Institute. Our faculty play a crucial role in training the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s medical students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical residents and fellows. They are also instrumental in educating community physicians about advances in the field via our Continuing Medical Education program.

Graduate students and postdoctoral trainees learn about the latest advances in our understanding of brain and spinal cord disorders, current treatments, and the trailblazing experimental approaches that are driving discoveries in the laboratory and clinic, and have the opportunity to work in some of the best basic science and clinical laboratories in the nation.

We offer doctors further clinical and research training through our residency programs in clinical neuroscience.

Mount Sinai Emerging Scholars Program

The Friedman Brain Institute and the Nash Family Department of Neurosciences at Icahn Mount Sinai sponsor a scholarship opportunity for advanced graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds that are looking to pursue postdoctoral work in the field of neuroscience. Up to two selected recipients are invited to give a talk in-person at Icahn Mount Sinai, network with faculty, and receive a $1,000 honorarium (in addition to travel expenses). We especially encourage Black, Latinx, and Native American students to apply.

We are looking for passionate scientists with a track record of rigorous and impactful science. Applicants do not need to have any papers in CNS journals. However, applicants should have a first author manuscript submitted, if not accepted, in a journal. Co-first authorship is considered first authorship. Applicants will also be judged upon their broader contributions to society, and record of mentorship, in addition to their research. Volunteer and extracurricular activities should be highlighted in the applicant’s CV/personal statement. To be eligible, applicants must be in graduate school within the United States (or territory) and should be within one year of dissertation defense at the time of application. Please submit the following application materials:

CV/resume
One-page personal statement describing your research interests and future goals in neuroscience. Preference will be given to individuals with a specific interest in joining labs at Icahn Mount Sinai.
One letter of recommendation from your direct faculty mentor or a co-mentor who knows your research well
A copy of a representative work in which you are first author (published, on bioRxiv, or a PDF version of a submitted manuscript are all acceptable)