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Two NKI investigators appear on the 2017 Clarivate Analytics list of Highly Cited Researchers. F. Xavier Castellanos, MD, and Michael Milham, MD, PhD, are both recognized for their contributions in the field of Neuroscience & Behavior. The selection criteria for this year’s list included authoring a high number of papers between 2005-2015 that rank in … NKI Researchers Are Consistently Among the Most Highly Cited

On September 12, New York State Senator David Carlucci visited NKI and toured the Center for Dementia Research (CDR). During the Senator’s visit, NKI announced the awarding of several major federal research grants to CDR investigators, including a prestigious NIH Program Project Grant awarded to the CDR’s Director, Ralph Nixon, PhD, MD. Dr. Nixon commented, … NKI Scientists Receive Major Federal Grants for Alzheimer’s Research

NKI’s Outpatient Research Department Director, Dr. Russell Tobe, was presented with the Florence Gould Gross Award to Friends of People with Mental Illness at NAMI Rockland’s 2017 Awards Celebration and Dinner. Dr. Tobe was honored for his longstanding commitment to the community, and for his contributions in advocacy, education, and research. As a member of … Russell Tobe, M.D., Receives NAMI Rockland Award

New findings from the laboratory of Center for Dementia Research Director Dr. Ralph Nixon (in collaboration with EIP Pharma, LLC) were announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference held recently in London. The investigators found that the EIP licensed investigational drug neflamapimod reversed a critical Alzheimer’s-related physiologic defect in human patient cells cultured from individuals with … Nixon Lab Findings Announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the OMH Clinical Laboratories located at the Nathan Kline Institute, based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. The Laboratories Director, Timothy P. Hilbert, MD, PhD, JD, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for … OMH Clinical Laboratories Receive Accreditation from College of American Pathologists

New research from the lab of Paul Mathews, PhD, part of NKI´s Center for Dementia Research, indicates a link between diabetes and Alzheimer´s disease. The study, which appears in the Journal of Neuroscience, examined the brains of diabetic monkeys and found insulin resistance and other changes consistent with early events in the brain that may … NKI Research Points to Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s

Ralph A. Nixon, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Dementia Research at NKI and Professor of Psychiatry and Cell Biology at New York University Langone Medical Center, has been recognized by the Alzheimer´s Association with the Zaven Khachaturian Award for his achievement in advancing the field of Alzheimer´s disease science. A press release from … NKI Researcher Recognized with Alzheimer’s Association Science Award