📣 New paper alert! In new work led by @MossaAdele out now in @NatureComms, we find that the autism risk gene #DDX3X is a critical regulator of sexual dimorphisms in neuronal neurodevelopment 🧬 🧠 nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

A new preprint identifies 253 genes containing de novo autism-linked variants among exome sequences from 62,429 autistic people. And some 25 percent of autism-linked genes remain undiscovered, the investigators found. By @holly_barker92 thetransmitter.org/spectrum/…

Interested in a PhD in Biomedical Sciences or Neuroscience at Mount Sinai? 🧠 Join our prospective student information session featuring NEU Co-Directors George Huntley & Silvia De Rubeis. 📅 Oct. 5 | 🕓 4–5 PM | 💻 Zoom Register here: mshs.co/3ZF2HMO

Congratulations to George W. Huntley, PhD, recipient of the Mount Sinai Graduate School Alumni Award! This honor recognizes his lasting contributions to medicine, science, and education, including his commitment to advancing the next generation of scientists at Mount Sinai.

🔬 Barcelona acogerá en mayo de 2027 la Conferencia Internacional Científica del Síndrome DDX3X, organizado por @DDX3X_ES . 💜 Desde FEDER, celebramos y apoyamos iniciativas que promueven la investigación y la visibilidad de las enfermedades raras. enfermedades-raras.org/actua…

NOT TO MISS! On Friday, Sept 25, 3pm, join #MSNSeminars when hosts @BenjaminWeekley, Brian Kipp & Dina Vázquez Carrillo welcome @nyuniversity's Dr. Carla Golden @golden_neurons for an exciting presentation: “Estrogen modulates reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning".

RT @cientificolatin: Our Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series next session will be on preparing for the PhD application process! ⁠ ⁠ Thi…

Join us to learn about our PhD programs! @cientificolatin @BlackInNeuro @SACNAS @BlackInGenetics @Women_inNeuro @DisabledStem @GradNeuro @UCSD_CoB 🙏 amplify

Congratulations Jamilia!

On February 6, we mark a decade of backing the early-career scientists chasing answers for diseases most people will never hear of, alongside the patient advocacy partners who refuse to let rare mean forgotten, and the families who live it every single day. #WeTackleRare

New research led by scientists from the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai, published in Autism Research, has estimated that Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) affects approximately 1 in 7,300 people, making it dramatically more common than previous estimates suggested. Phelan-McDermid syndrome is a rare genetic condition that can cause a wide range of medical, intellectual, and behavioral challenges. The majority of patients also meet the criteria for autism spectrum disorder. The study analyzed data from nearly 180,000 individuals with autism who underwent genetic testing across ten independent sources, and found that thousands of individuals with the condition are likely undiagnosed, in large part due to underutilization of genetic testing. The findings arrive at a pivotal moment, with multiple Phelan-McDermid syndrome clinical trials now underway. Read more: mshs.co/4iJwwVY #Autism #PhelanMcDermidSyndrome #GeneticTesting #Research

How often is autism caused by de novo changes to the genome? What is the spectrum of penetrance across autism-associated genes? What can we expect from future autism gene discovery? I'm pleased to share a new preprint where we develop new statistical methods to answer these Qs.

Great to see this out. Satterstrom et al identify 253 genes associated with autism. medrxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Excited to step in as co-director of the Neuroscience PhD program at @GradSchoolSinai!🧑‍🎓 🧠 Training the next generation of scientists is now more important than ever and I’m honored to work with the amazing George Huntley! Interested in our program? Let’s chat!

Per chi pensa ancora che l’autismo sia causato dai vaccini. Analizzate 62.429 persone autistiche, identificati 253 geni associati che sono coinvolti in differenti processi biologici e nel neurosviluppo. Queste sono le evidenze scientifiche. Studiate. medrxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Still in Rome? Then you have no excuses! Come see me at @unitorvergata2 Friday 17th at 11AM at Aula ex museo. @SinaiBrain @SeaverAutism

SAVE THE DATE/GUARDAR LA FECHA 🗓️ 7 y 8 de mayo de 2027 Conferencia internacional científica del síndrome DDX3X 📍 Barcelona (España) 🌐 asociacionddx3x.es #ConferenciaBCN2027

In Rome? 🛵 Come see me and let’s chat about science 🧬 🧠 Join us on Monday July 13 at 12.30 at @SapienzaRoma & @CNRsocial_ for a seminar on the genetics and neurobiology of #autism, with a focus on the #DDX3X gene. @SeaverAutism @SinaiBrain @ddx3x

Ieri ad #ASCO2026 ho visto una sala piena di oncologi, ricercatori e operatori sanitari alzarsi in piedi per applaudire uno studio clinico sul tumore del pancreas. Per chi non lavora in oncologia può sembrare una cosa normale. Per chi, come me, ha passato anni a studiare i tumori guidati da KRAS, è stato un momento che difficilmente dimenticherò. 🧵

We’re excited to welcome Natalie Spence as a new PhD student in the lab! Natalie graduated in Neuroscience and psychology from @michiganstateu and joins us after a research experience in the Greer lab at @Yale. Welcome, Natalie! @GradSchoolSinai @SinaiBrain @SeaverAutism

On Friday, May 8, we can't wait to see you at the #FriedmanBrainInstitute's 18th Annual Neuroscience Retreat. Hosted by @brainBody_lab & Sarah Stanley, we are super excited to celebrate our remarkable #MountSinai #Faculty, @MtSinaiPostdocs, #Students & #Staff @RiversideNYC🧠🔬🎉