Dr. Ralph Nixon Recognized as Top 1% of Highly Cited Researchers in 2023
The Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate is an annual recognition of influential scientists and social scientists worldwide who have …
Welcome to the Center for Dementia Research
The CDR aims to understand the molecular causes of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia pathogenesis and to develop and validate innovative therapies for these disorders at their earliest stage.
Welcome to the Center for Dementia Research
The CDR aims to understand the molecular causes of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia pathogenesis and to develop and validate innovative therapies for these disorders at their earliest stage.
Welcome to the Center for Dementia Research
The CDR aims to understand the molecular causes of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia pathogenesis and to develop and validate innovative therapies for these disorders at their earliest stage.
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The CDR Welcomes Dr. Gabriel Stephens to the Scharfman Lab
Dr. Gabriel Stephens recently joined the CDR as a member of the Scharfman Lab. Gabe will be investigating roles of …
Pureum Jeon Newest Postdoc in Nixon Lab
Pureum Jeon, Ph.D., is the newest member to join the Nixon Lab. Pureum received her doctorate at Hannam University, Department …
CBC Hosts End-of-Summer BBQ at NKI
The NKI community was treated to the yearly end-of-summer barbecue, organized by the Community Building Committee (CBC). CBC members not …
Balapal Awarded 5-Year Grant from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dr. Basavaraj Balapal is the recipient of a five-year R01 for the grant titled, “CB1-mediated signaling in developmental ethanol effects.” …
Ginsberg Collaboration Receives NIA Award
Dr. Stephen Ginsberg, in collaboration with Dr. Gabriela Chiosis at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has received a five-year R01 …
Nixon Lab Member Eunju Im Publishes in Science Advances
Dr. Eunju Im, along with Nixon Lab members and colleagues, recently published research in the July 28, 2023, edition of …
Open Access Mini Review by Nasca and Colleagues
Dr. Carla Nasca, head of the Epigenetics & System Neuroscience Lab at the CDR, along with colleagues at NYU and …
D’Acunzo Presents Poster at AAIC 2023
Dr. Pasquale D’acunzo, Levy Lab member at the CDR, presented a posted at the 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference held …
Jain and Scharfman Lab Members Post Preprint on bioRxiv
First author Swati Jain, corresponding author Dr. Helen Scharfman, and other Scharfman Lab members recently posted their research on bioRxiv, …
Wishing Arthur Saltzman a Happy Retirement
Colleagues and friends came together to celebrate Arthur Saltzman’s 32 years of service and wish him well in his retirement. …
Nixon Lab Members Comment on Alzforum
Dr. Ralph Nixon and Dr. Ju-Hyun Lee of the Nixon Lab, contributed their coauthored comments to the Alzforum website regarding …
Scharfman Coauthors Perspective Piece in Nature Reviews Neuroscience
In a recent perspective piece coauthored by Helen Scharfman, leading theories regarding the function of dentate gyrus (DG) – a …
Ginsberg Lab Members Publish in FASEB
Lead authors, Drs. Melissa Alldred and Stephen Ginsberg, along with Harshitha Pidikiti, recently published their research in an article titled, …
Nixon Comments on Alzforum
Dr. Ralph Nixon shared his comments in a June 2, 2023 post in the Alzforum website about the recent Nature …
Nasca Lab Member Received the New Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Benedetta (Betty) Bigio, Research Assistant Professor in Dr. Carla Nasca Lab, has been awarded the New Investigator Award from the …
Scharfman R01 Grant Renewed for Five More Years
Dr. Helen Scharfman receives a five-year renewal of her R01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. …
Science Day Returns to NKI After 3 Year Hiatus
Even though COVID interrupted NKI’s Science Day for three long years, it was finally back in full swing. The day …
Miki Kohn Passes After Almost 7 Decades of Service at NKI
Dr. Michael (“Miki”) Kohn sadly passed away at the age of 90. Miki arrived at NKI (formerly known as the …
Viable Microisolated Neurons from Postmortem Brain Tissues
In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, Melissa Alldred and Steven Ginsberg report that single-population RNA-seq …
Ginsberg Editorial Published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Stephen Ginsberg coauthored an editorial published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. “Editorial: Hippocampal mechanisms in aging and clinical memory decline,” …