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Michael B. Fernando

@Mbfneuro

Postdoc @RockefellerUniv | PhD @SinaiBrain

 Manhattan, NY
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Joined September 2018
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If you haven't seen it yet, check out the newest study from @Mbfneuro @gangfang_1 @paslesin @kristenbrennand, et al. in which they explore the complex functional impact of rare neurexin-1 deletions across human glutamatergic & GABAergic neurons! @Nature 👉 nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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By studying mutations in gene neurexin-1, highly assoc w/ both #Schizophrenia & #Autism, researchers @Mbfneuro, et al. discovered diff types of mutations in the gene required different trtmnts➡️holding important implications for precision medicine. @Nature nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Phenotypic complexities of rare heterozygous neurexin-1 deletions

Nature - How NRXN1 variants affect multiple neuropsychiatric disorders is explored.

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This post was originally made on BlueSky where I’ve made a new account and hope to be more active there! - bsky.app/profile/mbfneuro.bs…
Michael B. Fernando (@Mbfneuro) profile pictureMichael B. Fernando@Mbfneuro9 Apr 2025
I’m so proud and beyond thrilled to share the final product of my thesis @SinaiBrain now published @Nature! Here, we explored the complex functional impact of rare neurexin-1 deletions across human glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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I’m so proud and beyond thrilled to share the final product of my thesis @SinaiBrain now published @Nature! Here, we explored the complex functional impact of rare neurexin-1 deletions across human glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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What makes this work so special to me was working together with so many others over 6 years (which included a pandemic, a lab move, a wedding and starting a new postdoc!). Thank you to all co-authors for being part of our “Neurexin team”
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Finally, huge shoutout to @darnelr my postdoc mentor who provided me with the support and flexibility to work on revisions while setting up for a lot of fun, incredible new science that I look forward to in the coming years at @RockefellerUniv 🥂
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Ya'el Courtney, PhD@ScienceYael18 Oct 2024
Exciting news! 🎉 @HHMINEWS Gilliam Fellowship applications opened yesterday. If you're a 2nd or 3rd yr PhD student (& U.S. citizen) passionate about science & building an inclusive scientific community, check out my application guide! 🌐🔬 #HHMIGilliam yaelcourtney.com/resources-a…
HHMI Gilliam Fellowship Application Guide (From a Gilliam Fellow) | Ya'el Courtney — Ya'el Courtney

HHMI Gilliam Fellowship Application Guide (From a Gilliam Fellow) | Ya'el Courtney — Ya'el Courtney

A detailed walkthrough of every component of the HHMI Gilliam Fellowship application — from the equity and inclusion statement to the community engagement plan — written by a three-year Gilliam...

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A new technique that illuminates for the first time how mRNAs localized to dendrites are regulated to facilitate a speedy response to incoming signals was created by HHMI Investigator @darnelr, @ezgi_hsuleyman and colleagues at @RockefellerUniv. More: hhmi.news/4cLEesI
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Friedman Brain Institute@SinaiBrain4 Jun 2024
SUPER EXCITED! 2024 Emerging Scholars Program Awardees are @VanderbiltU’s @JoseC_Zepeda, @CUanschutz’s @egstokes7 w/ HONORABLE MENTION to @CUNY's Katherine Anderson @zebrafinchkt. CONGRATULATIONS🎉JOIN US 6/21, 12:30pm as awardees present their work. RSVP👉tinyurl.com/2wpts3pm
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I’m incredibly joyful to share some happy moments over the past few months: I graduated @GradSchoolSinai and officially teamed up with Bob Darnell’s Lab @RockefellerUniv for my postdoc! And in the midst of all that, I got married! Cheers to a new era 🥂
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Martínez-Rivera FJ@FreddysonJ8 Mar 2024
Another position open in my lab! Please share! 🙏🏽Ideally for students looking for postbac options or technicians! explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j…
Martínez-Rivera FJ (@FreddysonJ) profile pictureMartínez-Rivera FJ@FreddysonJ22 Jan 2024
Hola friends, please share 🙏🏽 explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j… More positions will be posted soon!
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Why do some individuals drink more alcohol than others? I am happy to (finally) share an exciting story from Part I of my PhD! @IcahnMountSinai @SinaiBrain We identified pre-existing mesolimbic dopamine dynamics that predict individual alcohol drinking. @BiologicalPsyc1 authors.elsevier.com/c/1iUZV…
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@hhmi_science14 Feb 2024
🎉 Exciting News! 🌟 Today, HHMI has launched a nationwide competition to select up to 30 early career science faculty to join the 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program cohort. Read more on how to apply: hhmi.news/4bAey2m #FHScholars
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A day of overwhelming gratitude. Blessed to have successfully defended my thesis yesterday @IcahnMountSinai surrounded by my mentors, labs, friends and family. Special thank you to my committee, Drs. Eric Nestler, Anne Schaefer, Deanna Benson & external examiner Dr. Thomas Südof
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I’m indebted to @kristenbrennand @paslesin for their incredible mentorship, and support of me not just in the lab. Thank you also to @iamfanggang for your amazing mentorship and collaboration for the past 5 years. I’m so grateful to your entire lab for all their support.
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TOMORROW ➡️ 1/18 at 2pm! DON'T MISS @Mbfneuro's DISSERTATION DEFENSE ✨Cell-type-specific functional impact of rare neurexin-1 genetic deletions ✨ LIVE in Goldwurm Auditorium or via Zoom! JOIN US & Co-advisors Drs @paslesin & @kristenbrennand CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD LUCK Michael!
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THRILLED to be defending my thesis work next week @SinaiBrain!!! DM me for zoom link if you’d like to watch! 🧠🧬
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CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES! MARK YOUR CALENDARS📅! On Thursday 1/18, at 2pm, @Mbfneuro's ✨DISSERTATION DEFENSE✨will be in-person at the Goldwurm Auditorium or via Zoom! Show your support ➡ JOIN US & Co-advisors Drs. @paslesin & @kristenbrennand. CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD LUCK Michael!
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