Eric Nestler, MD, PhD

Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience
Director of the Friedman Brain Institute
Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs
Mount Sinai Health System

Eric Nestler, MD, PhD

Dr. Nestler is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute. His laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and depression in animal models.

Visit Eric Nestler's Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Conte Center on Depression and NIDA Program Project Grant for more information.

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