Monthly Archives: October 2016

MOUNT SINAI RESEARCHER AWARDED 2016 BRAIN INITIATIVE GRANT

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Paul Slesinger, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and P30 Center Member, has been awarded a 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative grant to devise new tools and methods for rapidly identifying cells and genes that control certain brain circuits. “This award is an important and well-deserved honor for Dr. Slesinger, who is playing a key role in understanding mechanisms of alcoholism and other neuropsychiatric disorders so that the lives of people with these disorders can be improved,” says Paul Kenney, PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  “We are thrilled to play a part in this transformative initiative, which promises to make a huge impact on the lives of so many.” Congratulations to Dr. Slesinger! To read the complete Mount Sinai Press Release click here.