Eric J Nestler
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Eric J Nestler, MD, PhD

Psychiatry

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About Me

Dr. Nestler is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Friedman Brain Institute, and Dean for Academic Affairs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Chief Scientific Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. His laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and depression in animal models.

Visit Eric Nestler's Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry and NIDA Program Project Grant for more information.

Language
English
Position
DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, DIRECTOR FRIEDMAN BRAIN INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR | Neuroscience, PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences, PROFESSOR | Psychiatry, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Hospital Affiliations
  • Mount Sinai Queens
  • The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics

Addiction, Behavioral Health, Depression, Epigenetics, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Stress, Synapses, Synaptic Plasticity, Synaptogenesis

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Neuroscience [NEU]