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Paul Kenny

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Neuroscience Chair & Director of Drug Discovery Institute @IcahnMountSinai. Researching the cellular and molecular biology of drug addiction, obesity & schizophrenia

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Paul Kenny @paulkennyphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
New preprint from our lab - lnkd.in/dyd7WzES Schizophrenia-linked miR-206 is expressed in cerebellar Purkinje cells (PCs), where it bidirectionally tunes PC firing dynamics to control sensorimotor grating.
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Paul Kenny @paulkennyphd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Congratulations to our 2026 Scholars! This year’s projects span molecules to circuits to behavior and reflect the highly collaborative environment that defines neuroscience at Mount Sinai. Sincere thanks to the donors whose support makes this type of curiosity-driven science possible.
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to @ericjnestler.bsky.social on being named Interim Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine! As we express great enthusiasm for Dr. Nestler becoming Dean & the exciting time ahead, please join us in thanking Dean Charney for his extraordinary service & commitment to Mount Sinai.
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Roland Friedel (@labfriedel.bsky.social), an internationally recognized expert in the field of axon guidance molecules & brain tumor research, for his promotion to Professor in Neuroscience & Neurosurgery. #FriedelLab👉 labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/frie...
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 11/02/2025
The NIH’s new imposed standard indirect cost rate threatens life-saving brain & behavior research that benefits millions of Americans. SfN, with other scientific organizations,urge reversal of this policy & implore Congress to protect critical research infrastructure. Full statement: bit.ly/4jVJnCL
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Statement on the NIH Imposed Standard Indirect Cost Rate
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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The ACNP has joined forces with other brain and behavior organizations in opposition of the NIH imposed standard indirect cost rate. acnp.org/about-us/st...
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Ignacio Saez, PhD @ignaciosaezphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
New @pnas.org publication from the Saez lab! Graduate student Christina Maher reveals meditation-associated changes in neural oscillations in the amygdala and hippocampus of first-time meditators using iEEG: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧵
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A special thanks to NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for featuring the Icahn School of Medicine's @denisejcai.bsky.social's & lead author @joezaki.bsky.social's latest research in the NIH Director's Blog👉 tinyurl.com/bdf8y2vt SEE THE PAPER HERE👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Eric Nestler @ericjnestler.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
A nice overview of the unique translational foundation of @IcahnMountSinai's neuroscience community. @SinaiBrain www.nature.com/articles/d42...
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Brain insights benefit from strong connections between lab and clinic
Neuroscientists at Mount Sinai work closely with clinical colleagues to make progress against conditions such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
NOT TO MISS! Nov 26 at 10am - The #BrainBodyCenter Seminar Series! JOIN host @mcalpinelab.bsky.social in welcoming Harvard Medical School's Dr. Isaac Chiu. Dr. Chiu's lab focuses on interactions between the nervous & immune system in pain, host defense & immunity. Register Now➡️ tinyurl.com/5n72zfh2
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
OUT NOW! The Fall 2024 #FriedmanBrainInstitute Newsletter. CHECK IT OUT & learn how, by morphing the neurosurgical suite into an active laboratory, we can broaden & deepen efforts to study our patients’ brains, a unique challenge in neuroscience. reports.mountsinai.org/report/fbifa...
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The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
📢 Calling all Systems & Computational Neuroscience researchers! The #FriedmanBrainInstitute invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty position. While application review process begins next week, applications are still being accepted! Apply Now👉 neuroscience.mssm.edu/docs/Faculty...
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