Congratulations to Eric Nestler from the whole Synapsy community!
The Synapsy Centre is proud to announce that Prof. Eric Nestler has been selected as the 2025 laureate of the Synapsy Prize. The prize celebrates outstanding contributions to the neurobiology of mental disorders and promotes translational research bridging basic and clinical science.
Researcher and dean at the Icahn school of medicine at Mount Sinai (New York) and former director of the Friedman brain institute, Eric Nestler has devoted his career to exploring the biological basis of depression and addiction. His pioneering work has revealed how stress and addictive substances can durably alter gene expression in the brain, reshaping the neural circuits involved in reward and mood.
Eric Nestler career embodies the spirit of Synapsy : a research vision that unites neurosciences and psychiatry to better understand mental illness.
He will deliver a masterclass with students and a lecture at Campus Biotech on December 9, 2025. Full details and registration are available here!