Burke Neurological Institute
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November is both #Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Family #Caregivers Month. We were awarded $45 million by @nihaging to push forward from a small pilot study to a nationwide trial for AD. Please donate today to help us build on our success > buff.ly/FqpKKwr
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
November is both #Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Family #Caregivers Month. We were awarded $45 million by @nihaging to push forward from a small pilot study to a nationwide trial for AD. Please donate today to help us build on our success > buff.ly/FqpKKwr
November is both #Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Family #Caregivers Month. We were awarded $45 million by @nihaging to push forward from a small pilot study to a nationwide trial for AD. Please donate today to help us build on our success > burke.weill.cornell.edu/alzheimer%E2...
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
November is both #Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Family #Caregivers Month. We were awarded $45 million by @nihaging to push forward from a small pilot study to a nationwide trial for AD. Please donate today to help us build on our success > burke.weill.cornell.edu/alzheimer%E2...
This #VeteransDay, @BurkeNeuroSci honors all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
We remain dedicated to advancing research and developing treatments that bring hope to veterans living with neurologic disorders.
We remain dedicated to advancing research and developing treatments that bring hope to veterans living with neurologic disorders.
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This #VeteransDay, @BurkeNeuroSci honors all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
We remain dedicated to advancing research and developing treatments that bring hope to veterans living with neurologic disorders.
We remain dedicated to advancing research and developing treatments that bring hope to veterans living with neurologic disorders.
This afternoon we welcome Dr. Jimena Andersen of Emory University, who will present “Cortico-motor Assembloids: A Human 3D Multi-cellular Platform to Study Spinal Cord Development and Disease.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/corti...
Cortico-motor assembloids: a human 3D multi-cellular platform to study spinal cord development and disease
AbstractResearch in the Andersen lab leverages the use of region-specific organoids and assembloids as windows into unique aspects of human biology.Specifically, we are interested in understanding…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This afternoon we welcome Dr. Jimena Andersen of Emory University, who will present “Cortico-motor Assembloids: A Human 3D Multi-cellular Platform to Study Spinal Cord Development and Disease.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/corti...
Today, we were honored to host Dr. Whitney Gibbs of NYU Biology, who presented “Synaptojanin 2 mediated mRNA tethering fuels mitochondrial health in neurons.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/synap...
Synaptojanin 2 mediated mRNA tethering fuels mitochondrial health in neurons
AbstractOur lab investigates how mRNA tethering to mitochondria regulates local protein synthesis and influences neuronal survival in health and disease. Mitochondria serve as critical translational…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today, we were honored to host Dr. Whitney Gibbs of NYU Biology, who presented “Synaptojanin 2 mediated mRNA tethering fuels mitochondrial health in neurons.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/synap...
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This afternoon, we were honored to host Dr. William T. Dauer, Director of the UT Southwestern O’Donnell Brain Institute, who presented “From Molecule to Movement: Dissecting the Path from Dystonia Mutation to Motor Circuit Dysfunction.”
From Molecule to Movement: Dissecting the Path from Dystonia Mutation to Motor Circuit Dysfunction
AbstractPrimary dystonia is a movement disorder remarkable for its selective disruption of motor circuits despite the absence of overt neuropathology. Focusing on DYT1 dystonia, the most common…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This afternoon, we were honored to host Dr. William T. Dauer, Director of the UT Southwestern O’Donnell Brain Institute, who presented “From Molecule to Movement: Dissecting the Path from Dystonia Mutation to Motor Circuit Dysfunction.”
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
Earlier this week, we were honored to host Andrew Pruszynski, Ph.D. from Western University, who presented “Sensory Expectations Shape Neural Population Dynamics in Motor Circuits.”
See more information here > burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/senso...
See more information here > burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/senso...
Sensory Expectations Shape Neural Population Dynamics in Motor Circuits
AbstractWhen preparing a movement, motor cortical activity represents future movement parameters and is causally linked to motor execution by setting the initial state of the dynamical system that…
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October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Earlier this week, we were honored to host Andrew Pruszynski, Ph.D. from Western University, who presented “Sensory Expectations Shape Neural Population Dynamics in Motor Circuits.”
See more information here > burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/senso...
See more information here > burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/senso...
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
Earlier this week, we were honored to host Charles Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., Arthur and Janet Ross Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology at The Rockefeller University. Dr. Gilbert presented "Brain Dynamics". burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/brain...
Brain Dynamics
AbstractVision is an active and dynamic process. The strategy our brain uses to parse scenes and recognize objects depends on experience. Our interpretation of visual scenes requires an interaction…
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October 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Earlier this week, we were honored to host Charles Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D., Arthur and Janet Ross Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology at The Rockefeller University. Dr. Gilbert presented "Brain Dynamics". burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/brain...
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This year’s McDowell Award honors Donald Foley, Mary Kate Wold, and Peter Schreiner for their dedication to overcoming neurological disability. We celebrate their impact and our shared commitment to a future shaped by science and hope. RSVP: buff.ly/ifup39v
Today, we are honored to host Susan Ingram, PhD, Professor Vice Chair of Research in the Dept. of Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado . Dr. Ingram will present “Persistent Inflammation and Cannabis Use Modulate the Endocannabinoid System.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/persi...
September 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today, we are honored to host Susan Ingram, PhD, Professor Vice Chair of Research in the Dept. of Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado . Dr. Ingram will present “Persistent Inflammation and Cannabis Use Modulate the Endocannabinoid System.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/persi...
Burke Neurological Institute invites applications for a Senior Veterinary Technician/Lead to provide veterinary care, research support, and staff supervision. Benefit-eligible, 31–35 hrs/week. Apply online > buff.ly/zQ7A4z3
September 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Burke Neurological Institute invites applications for a Senior Veterinary Technician/Lead to provide veterinary care, research support, and staff supervision. Benefit-eligible, 31–35 hrs/week. Apply online > buff.ly/zQ7A4z3
This week we welcomed Abigail L. Person, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, for her talk: “Towards an algorithm of cerebellar control of movement.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/towar...
Towards an algorithm of cerebellar control of movement
AbstractWhat does the cerebellum do? Here I will discuss my lab's work identifying computations that achieve anticipatory and rapid feedback control of reaching movements through learning. Our…
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September 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week we welcomed Abigail L. Person, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, for her talk: “Towards an algorithm of cerebellar control of movement.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/towar...
This week we are celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This honor is to recognize the significant contributions and dedication that postdoctoral scholars make to research and discovery at the Burke Neurological Institute each and everyday.
#NPAW2025 #NPAW #postdocs
#NPAW2025 #NPAW #postdocs
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last week, we welcomed Aaron DiAntonio, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, for his seminar: “The SARM1 Axon Degeneration Pathway: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/sarm1...
The SARM1 Axon Degeneration Pathway: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities
AbstractAxon loss drives morbidity and progression of many common neurological diseases including peripheral neuropathy, glaucoma, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and neurodegenerative…
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September 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Last week, we welcomed Aaron DiAntonio, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, for his seminar: “The SARM1 Axon Degeneration Pathway: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/sarm1...
Last week, we welcomed Mary Anne Garner, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. of Neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, for her talk : “Transcriptomic Responses of the Retina and Optic Nerve Head to Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Human Eye.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/trans...
Transcriptomic Responses of the Retina and Optic Nerve Head to Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Human Eye
AbstractGlaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide driven by progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). While age and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) are key risk factors,…
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September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Last week, we welcomed Mary Anne Garner, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. of Neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, for her talk : “Transcriptomic Responses of the Retina and Optic Nerve Head to Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Human Eye.” burke.weill.cornell.edu/events/trans...