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Welcome Our 2025 Appel Institute Summer Scholar: Sosmita Islam

The Appel Institute is thrilled to welcome Sosmita Islam as our 2025 Summer Program Scholar! Since 2021, our partnership has supported outstanding students from the New York City area, offering hands-on neuroscience research training under the guidance of leading scientists. Selected scholars work alongside mentors to develop critical lab skills, master advanced techniques, and test their scientific hypotheses in a dynamic research environment.

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Appel Symposium 2025: A Gathering of Minds in Neuroscience

The 2025 Appel Symposium was a remarkable celebration of scientific achievement and collaboration, held on May 19th at the Griffis Faculty Club. Following the success of the Poster Event, the Symposium brought together esteemed researchers, faculty, and special guests for an inspiring day of discovery and dialogue.

The event commenced with warm welcomes from Mrs. Helen...

Appel Poster Event 2025: A Celebration of Science and Collaboration

The 2025 Appel Poster Event was a success! Held on May 19th at 12 PM at the Griffis Faculty Club, this year’s event featured 34 posters representing 12 labs from the Appel Institute and BMRI. We were thrilled to see such enthusiastic participation from our research community.

Presenters were divided into two groups, with half...

Aryeh from Sharma and Burre Lab Awarded Prestigious Leon Levy Fellowship in Neuroscience

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Aryeh Zolin from the Sharma and Burre Lab has been awarded the prestigious Leon Levy Fellowship in Neuroscience (LLSN)! This highly competitive fellowship, supported by the New York Academy of Sciences, recognizes outstanding early-career neuroscientists and provides critical funding to advance groundbreaking research in brain science.

The...

Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute Symposium 2025

We are thrilled to announce the return of our flagship scientific event, the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute Symposium, on Monday, May 19, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Griffis Faculty Club.

This year’s symposium will feature distinguished speakers who are leaders in the field of Alzheimer’s disease research:

Dr. Valina Dawson from Johns Hopkins...