Monthly Newsletters

August: Toolkit for Boosting Your Brain’s Executive Functions with Aerobic Exercise; RWBHI Plenary Seminar will Feature Dr. Jennifer Stevens on September 29

July: A Physician’s Perspective on Treating Women with Pain and Addiction: Dr. Alopi Patel; Menopause: A Key Transition in Women’s Brain Health

June: Conducting Industry-Sponsored CNS Clinical Trials at Rutgers; Rutgers Women’s Brain Health Initiative (RWBHI): Dr. Jenny Wilkerson and Dr. Anna Konova; Welcome Dr. Anne Fernandez; Congratulations to Faculty Promotions; Dr. Jeffrey Luci Shares Commentary

May: Rutgers Women’s Brain Health Initiative (RWBHI); Rutgers Symposium on the Intersection of Cognitive, Sensory and Affective Neuroscience; 2026 Rutgers Health and BHI Postdoc Peek: Postdoc Recruitment Event; BHI Plenary Seminar: Dr. Robert Gereau

April: 2026 Rutgers Giving Day; BHI Plenary Seminar: Dr. Xiongwei Zhu Gave a Plenary Seminar on April 16; Opioid Crisis Hits Hardest in New Jersey’s Most Vulnerable Communities; MRI Scans Link Eye Microvascular Health to Early Signs of Cognitive Decline; Neurotechnology Innovation Center (NTICe) Pilot Grant Funding Program 2026

March: Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center 2026 Symposium; Better Together: Alzheimer’s, Brain Health, and Research; 2026 Newark New Jersey, Regional Brain Bee; Dr. Ipshita Zutshi joined BHI as a core faculty member; Dr. Sharon Sanz Simon – Faculty Perspective: Plasma AT(N) Biomarkers in Latin American Populations – A Step Forward for Inclusive Neurodegenerative Research; Dr. Mi-Hyeon Jang – Faculty Perspective: New Neurons, Lasting Memory – Lessons from SuperAgers

February: BHI Plenary Seminar: Timothy A. Ryan from Weill Cornell Medicine; Dr. Keena Arbuthnot, Rutgers Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, visits BHI; Brain Health Insights for You (BHI for You): Neurotrophic Factors Explained by Dr. Moses V. Chao, Prenatal Extracellular Vesicles and Autism Risk by Dr. Morgan Firestein, and How Federal Research Funding Is Changing by Lewis Burke Associates

January: Post-Holiday Brain Reset: Your Toolkit for a Strong Start in 2026; two new BHI core faculty members, Dr. Jenny Wilkerson and Dr. Aaron Dallman; recognized Rutgers Health Chancellor Brian L. Strom at BHI’s 11th Annual Symposium as he concluded his service at the end of 2025.

December: 2025 Eleventh Annual BHI Symposium; BHI Research & Service Awards; Appointment of Dr. Carlos Pato as Associate Director of BHI; 2026-2027 BHI Trainee Travel Awards; BHI Holiday Toolkit; Dr. Linden Parkes’ Study on How the Brain Integrates Fast and Slow Information

November: BHI Plenary Seminar: Dr. Michael J. Frank; Dr. Danielle Dick Highlighted on NBC News for Substance Use Research; Dr. Michal Schnaider Beeri Receives $1.5 Million Gift to Launch Physician-Scientist Program in Alzheimer’s Research; Dr. Linden Parkes Recognized as 2025 Rising Star by The Transmitter

October: Dr. Juan Mena-Segovia’s expert commentary; BHI 2025 Symposium will feature keynote speaker Dr. Moses Chao; BHI Plenary Seminar will host Dr. Michael J. Frank; PNI × BHI Postdoc and Graduate Student Mixer

September: RARC Fall Symposium; NJACE & RUCARES Conference; JFWG NIH Grant Writing Workshop; Welcoming Dr. Morgan Firestein

August: Understanding Fentanyl with Drs. David Barker & Elizabeth Stone; President Tate Visits CAHBIR; Welcoming Dr. Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca; Dr. Huda Akil to Keynote RARC Symposium; Commentary from Dr. Marc Tambini

July: Understanding Fentanyl: A Clinical Perspective with Dr. Ethan Cowan

June: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

May: An Evening with Friends of BHI

April: BHI Postdoc Recruitment Event

March: Rutgers Giving Days, CAHBIR & CCNP Open House, Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center Symposium, BHI Postdoctoral Alliance Trainee Retreat, NJ Regional Brain Bee Competition

February: Neurodegeneration and Injury Focus Area Working Group (NDI-FAWG)

January: Inaugural Feeding Interest Group Meeting

December: BHI Research & Service Awards

November: BHI 10th Symposium

October: National Depression Education & Awareness Month highlighting Dr. Benjamin Samuels

September: RARC 2024 Fall Symposium & RUCARES First Annual Conference

August: Overdose Awareness Day spotlighting Dr. Kristina Jackson

July: World Brain Day spotlighting Dr. Detlev Boison

June: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month spotlighting Dr. Marc Tambini and Dr. Kasia Bieszczad

May: Mental Health Month spotlighting Dr. Andrew Westbrook and Dr. Tracey Shors

April: Autism Acceptance Month spotlighting Dr. Brian Greer and Dr. Miriam Rosenberg-Lee

March: Herbert And Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center Inaugural Symposium

February: BHI Strategic Plan: Brainstorming for Brain Health

January: BHI marks its 10th Anniversary

December: BHI 9th Symposium & BHI Postdoc Recruitment Event

November: Spotlighting Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC) at BHI

October: Spotlighting the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center at BHI

September: Spotlighting the Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) at BHI

August: Welcome Message from Dr. Gary Aston-Jones, the Director of BHI