Basic Research

Eric R. Kandel, M.D.
Eric R. Kandel, M.D.
March 12, 2012

Scientific Council member, Eric R. Kandel, M.D. is featured in an insightful and inspiring question and answer session with New York Times journalist,  Claudia Dreifus. In their discussions, Dr. Kandel (2000 Nobel...

Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D.
Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D.
March 02, 2012

In 2006, Scientific Council Member, Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D. and a team of researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), discovered that the presence of a gene known as neuregulin 1 increases the...

Dolores Malaspina, M.D.
Dolores Malaspina, M.D.
March 01, 2012

In 2001, NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Dolores Malaspina, M.D. concluded that having an older father increases the risk of developing schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has strong genetic components, including de...

Paul Greengard, Ph.D. and Eric R. Kandel, M.D.
Drs. Greengard and Kandel
February 17, 2012

In 2000, Scientific Council Members, Eric R. Kandel, M.D. and Paul Greengard, Ph.D. were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their important contributions to understanding the molecular changes in the...

Elliot S. Gershon, M.D.
Elliot S. Gershon, M.D.
February 09, 2012

In 1998, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member and NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Elliot S. Gershon, M.D. and colleagues made a significant discovery identifying a linkage of genes...

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