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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 2d

Join @rutgersbhi.bsky.social on December 3, 2025, for a day of neuroscience, innovation, and collaboration.

Early registration pricing is available through November 1, 2025.

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 5d

📩 Check out the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) September Monthly Newsletter. Stay up-to-date with our latest faculty achievements, upcoming events, activities, opportunities, and more.

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BHI September Monthly Newsletter

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Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca @lumascarenhasf.bsky.social · 5d

I am hiring a postdoc. If you know a motivated candidate interested in joining the vibrant Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rutgers to work on cognitive aging and minority health, please help spread the word. @rutgersbhi.bsky.social
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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 6d

Our goal is simple: to build meaningful connections across universities. Come enjoy an afternoon of games, prizes, food, and drinks!! Maybe you'll even meet your next collaborator (or friend!) over a round of trivia.

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Join Us for the First Rutgers Brain Health Institute x Princeton Neuroscience Institute Social Science Mixer!

This event will take place on October 24 from 3–5 PM and is open to all postdocs and graduate students from PNI and BHI.

🔗 Register Now: brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutger...

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 6d

As the host, Dr. PingYue Pan, shares: “Dr. Diamond’s research on retinal synapses and circuits synergizes with our studies at Rutgers on neurotransmitter regulation and synaptic function, including my work on #dopamine in #Parkinson’sDisease."
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BHI Plenary Seminar: Dr. Jeffrey S. Diamond on Night Vision in the Retina - BHI

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Diamond's talk, “Decoding Synaptic Computations in the Retina: Lessons for #Neurodegeneration and Brain Injury,” will explore how the retina’s night vision circuitry offers new insights into #BrainHealth and disease.
🗓️ Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025, 12PM
📍 CABM 010, Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

This is a unique opportunity to conduct hands-on research in #neuroscience and #nanotechnology while contributing to real-world innovation in #Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics.

Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

The fellowship program, funded by the State of NJ, is for training up to two years in NJ-based businesses, including biotech/pharma companies (not academic institutions).
Deadline: Oct. 28, 2025

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

#NowHiring: NanoNewron, a biotech company founded by Dr. Luciano D'Adamio, is recruiting a PhD candidate (within 3 months of defending) or recent PhD graduate (within 12 months) to join the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program.
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PhD Research Fellow for the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program at NanoNewron - BHI

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

Over the last three years, BHI has given $30,000 in these travel awards to 60 trainees from RH, RU-NB and RU-Newark, which has allowed them to attend national and international conferences.

🔗 Support the BHI Fund for Neuroscience Education and Training: give.rutgersfoundation.org/bhi-neurosci...

Brain Health Institute Fund for Neuroscience Research, Education and Training | Rutgers University Foundation

Gifts to this fund help Rutgers strengthen its commitment to the common good through the creation, sharing, and application of knowledge.…

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to all our trainees! Wishing you an inspiring and impactful conference experience!

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Congratulations to the 2025-2026 BHI Trainee Travel Award Winners! - BHI

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

We’re thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 BHI Trainee Travel Award winners! These exceptional Rutgers neuroscience MD/PhD students and postdocs were selected by BHI Focus Area Working Groups to receive a $500 award to attend a national/international conference focused on #neuroscience & #MentalHealth

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

Dr. Firestein is thrilled about joining the Rutgers University @rutgersu.bsky.social community to advance maternal and child health and development.

Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

Dr. Firestein uses clinical and translational approaches to study factors underlying childhood #neurodevelopmental disorders such as #autism, with the goal of developing early biomarkers of risk that can provide etiologic insight and inform future therapeutic applications.
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Improving Autism Intervention:Studying Prenatal Factors' Impact on Developmental Disorder

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 14d

We are excited to welcome Dr. Morgan Firestein as a Core Faculty Member at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute!
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Improving Autism Intervention:Studying Prenatal Factors' Impact on Developmental Disorder

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 20d

Drawing from her extensive research, Dr. Akil illuminated the biological and genetic underpinnings of addiction, reinforcing RARC and BHI’s mission to combat the #opioid crisis through innovative #neuroscience.
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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 20d

Keynote speaker Dr. Huda Akil, a National Medal of Science recipient, delivered “Searching for the Neurobiological and Genetic Basis of Temperament: Relevance to Addiction.”
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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 20d

The Rutgers Addiction Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute hosted its Fall Symposium on Sept. 5, bringing together neuroscientists, clinicians, and early-career researchers to explore groundbreaking advancements in #addiction science.
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Dr. Huda Akil’s Keynote Advances Addiction Research at RARC Fall Symposium - BHI

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 21d

Dr. O’Brown studies the blood-brain barrier, exploring how it’s built and how to tighten or open it to improve treatment for brain tumors, with implications for #Parkinsons and #Alzheimers.

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 21d

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Natasha O'Brown, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Neuroscience at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and member of our Rutgers Brain Health Institute, on being named a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)!
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A Rutgers Scientist Confronts the Assertive “Bouncer” of the Brain, Seeking Insights into Human Health

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 23d

Explore the full list on our website and find the next opportunity to support your research! brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/funding-oppo...

Funding Opportunities - BHI

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 23d

Check out the September Featured Funding Opportunities from Rutgers Brain Health Institute!
We’ve curated a selection of federal (NIH) and non-federal (private and nonprofit) opportunities relevant to neuroscience, brain health, and mental health research.
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BHI Monthly Funding Opportunity Highlights – September 2025 RFAs

Email from Rutgers Brain Health Institute NIH and non-federal RFAs for neuroscience, brain health, and mental health research Funding Opportunities The Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) share

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to NanoNewron, founded by Dr. Luciano D’Adamio, Core Member of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute and Krieger Klein Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Research Center, on being awarded a $2.5M NIH STTR Phase 2 grant!
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NanoNewron Awarded $2.5 Million in NIH STTR Phase 2 Grant to Advance its Innovative NN-840 Alzheimer’s Disease Program

NanoNewron awarded a $2.5 million NIH grant to develop TNF-α inhibitors engineered to cross the Blood-Brain Barrier to treat Alzheimer’s disease ...

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 28d

Dr. Rossi’s lab studies how neural circuits regulate feeding and motivated behavior, how these processes are affected by diet, and how early life nutrition shapes brain function later in life.
Join us in congratulating Dr. Rossi on this well-deserved recognition! 👏
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Chancellor Awards

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