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

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Funding Opportunities - BHI

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

💡 Check out the October Featured Funding Opportunities from the 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: October 2025 – NIH and non-federal RFAs for neuroscience, brain health, and mental health research

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

As she put it, “Our need is really… really big, but our reach right now is pretty small.” The fix: scale what already works.

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NJACE & RUCARES 2025: From Simple Training to Smarter Biomarkers - BHI

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

In her NJACE 2025 keynote, behavior analyst Dr. Dorothea Lerman argued that #autism care improves when we train non-ABA professionals—police, first responders, doctors, and dentists—to use a few reliable strategies in real settings.
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Autism Care That Works: Simple Steps, Big Impact

At NJACE 2025, Dr. Dorothea Lerman showed how simple, universal strategies and hands-on training help police and clinicians support autistic people safely.

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

Explore other highlights from the RUCARES & NJACE 2025 Annual Conference:
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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 21h

Most families don’t ask “What diagnosis fits?” They ask, “Where is my child headed, and what will help?” At the NJACE & RUCARES Conference, developmental cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sara Jane Webb, argued #AutismResearch should answer exactly that.
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Autism Biomarkers: EEG and Personalized Care | BHI

EEG face-response markers may help predict social growth in autism and match children to supports. See how biomarkers could sharpen trials and care at BHI.

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 1d

Support this mission and help develop neuroscience at Rutgers into a highly translational and internationally preeminent research enterprise.
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Brain Foundation Institute Gift Fund | Support Rutgers University Foundation

Donor support plays an essential role in enabling Brain Health Institute scientists to integrate cutting-edge basic and clinical research, develop robust educational programs, and enhance scientific c...

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 1d

We recently announced the recipients of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) 2025–2026 Trainee Travel Awards, which recognize outstanding Rutgers University #neuroscience Ph.D. students, M.D./Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral fellows.
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Rutgers Neuroscience Students Awarded Travel Grants to Present Research at Global Conferences

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 4d

On World Mental Health Day 2025, @rutgersbhi.bsky.social shares a vital reminder: access to mental health tools saves lives.

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#WorldMentalHealthDay

Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 8d

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.

Learn more → bit.ly/4mQK28G
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#BHIFallSymposium2025 #Neuroscience #BrainHealth #RutgersResearch

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 11d

📩 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

Email from Rutgers Brain Health Institute Stay up-to-date with the latest faculty achievements, upcoming events, activities, and opportunities and more Dr. Huda Akil’s Keynote Advances Addiction Res

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Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca @lumascarenhasf.bsky.social · 12d

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 · 12d

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 · 12d

📢 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.

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social · 12d

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 · 12d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

#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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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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