Director of Addiction Institute & Chair of Translational Neuroscience
at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. PI of the Hurd Lab. Research on genes x environment x addiction. Working to #EndStigma
labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/hurd-lab/
Yasmin Hurd, PhD
I’m looking forward to speaking at the NIH WALS tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20 at 2pm ET ⚕️
I’ll be discussing our translational research to understand molecular mechanisms underlying addiction and related psychiatric risk relevant to potential treatment strategies.
💻 Tune in: oir.nih.gov/wals
🎉 The Hurd Lab has a new website!
The new site beautifully captures our translational addiction research and the dedicated multidisciplinary team behind it all.
Have a look around and learn more about my lab's work: yasminhurdlab.com
I recently spoke at Morehouse School of Medicine's Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium and came away inspired & uplifted by the incredible work these students & postdocs are doing ⚕️
To all the talented trainees at Morehouse: keep up the great work. You will make a tremendous impact!
Yasmin Hurd, PhD
I had a wonderful time at the @umich.edu Department of Pharmacology’s Biology of Drug Abuse Symposium. The trainees are amazing, and their talks were great ❤️
Looking forward to speaking at the Canadian Cannabis Research Summit this week about the neurodevelopmental effects of #cannabis exposure during pregnancy 🧠
Thank you to @ccicbluesky.bsky.social & @tc3consortium.bsky.social for hosting and inviting me to speak!
Join us on May 21 for our annual Dr. Robert Newman Lecture on the topic Confronting Addiction: A New Chapter in Alcohol Recovery 🧠
The keynote lecture by Dr. Lorenzo Leggio is followed by a panel discussion on clinical care, research & policy.
👋 Open to all!
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Cannabis-related ER visits have more than doubled in New York state since 2016. Youth, in particular, are vulnerable to the effects of new high potency #cannabis products. We need to educate kids on the risks of cannabis use.
Read more in @timesunion.com: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Huge congratulations to @ashleyonthebrain.bsky.social on her successful thesis defense 🥳
It has been a joy to serve on her thesis committee alongside @dr-autumnivy.bsky.social. We are glad to have you in the community of Black women neuroscientists, Ashley! 🧠✨
Many of today’s #cannabis products are manufactured to create addiction.
Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Avery for speaking with me about the misconceptions we often hold about cannabis and the importance of understanding its impact on the brain 🧠
🎙️ Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLs...
