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Joel Elkes Research Award

In December, Dr. Buxbaum was awarded the prestigious Joel Elkes Research Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Every year the College presents this award to a scientist who has made a significant clinical or translational contribution to neuropsychopharmacology.

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Richard Todd Memorial Award

At the recent World Congress for Psychiatric Genetics conference in Athens, Greece, Dr. Buxbaum had the honor of receiving the Richard Todd Memorial Award for his ground-breaking work. This award is given for “outstanding contribution to the genetics of child … Continue reading

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New mouse model for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome

A team of researchers, led by Joseph Buxbaum, PhD, Director of the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, created and studied a mouse model that has a loss of one copy of the … Continue reading

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