Eric J. Nestler

Who is Eric J. Nestler?

Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D., is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Chairman of the Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. His work in neuropsychopharmacology has been instrumental in forming a molecular approach to psychiatry and has furthered the understanding of the molecular basis of both depression and drug addiction, using animal models to study the way drug use or stress affects the brain.

Dr. Nestler is the author of Neurobiology of Mental Illness, of Molecular Neuropharmacology, and more than 400 chapters and peer-reviewed publications. He is active in eight research projects funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health.