Scott Russo
@ScottRussoPhD
Director, Brain Body Research Institute and Professor @IcahnMountSinai studying brain-body connections in health & disease.
Interested in #neuroimmunology and #depression? Check out our new paper led by @FlurinCathomas in @Nature. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Excited for my first public lecture on my thesis work 🧬🍻
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Very happy to share this perspective published in @NatRevImmunol with Alex Leunig, @MatteoGianesel2 @ScottRussoPhD on communication and connection between #nervous and #immune systems. Was fun to put this piece together! 🧠 🦴 🩸 👇🏻 nature.com/articles/s4157…
I'm thrilled to share our new study out in @NatureMedicine! We show that a blood test can estimate how aged or youthful one’s organs are and that these organ ages predict future disease and lifespan. Final paper from my PhD in the @wysscoray lab. 🧵1/12 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4159…
Thrilled to share our latest work in @Nature studying inter-brain neural dynamics in both biological and artificial intelligence systems — amazing work by @xzh_brain, Nguyen Phi, and fantastic collaboration with @JonathanCKao! Read the full article here: rdcu.be/euu5Z
Our newest paper studying immunosuppressive astrocyte-GBM interactions using RABID-seq is out in @Nature today! Congrats to Brian Andersen and @CamiloFaustAkl! nature.com/articles/s4158…
NEXT WEEK! Tues, 6/24, 10am, join Dr. Hongzhen Hu as he welcomes Dr. Ru-Rong Ji to the #BrainBodySeminarSeries. Dr. Ji is Professor of Immunology, Anesthesiology, Cell Biology & Neurobiology & is Director of Translational Pain Medicine @DukeU. Register Now tinyurl.com/ykky7sf2
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The Brain-Body Research Institute @IcahnMountSinai is hiring an Associate Director to build clinical and translational research in brain-body sciences. See ad here: neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Body…. @SinaiBrain @MiriamMerad @itchdoctor @SwirskiLab @BrainBody_Lab
Special thanks to her fantastic committee, incl. her committee chair @lab_schaefer (pictured), @ScottRussoPhD , @cam_phd , and @LucasCheadle for invaluable guidance. She's seeking postdoc opps. in the Boston area (incl. NH/RI)—reach out if interested! #PhDone #ProudAdvisor
OUT NOW➡️The Spring 2025 #FBINewsletter! Understanding the intricate interplay among #Diabetes, #Brain function & mood disorders will reveal new insights into the bidirectional relationship between metabolic & reward circuitry dysfunction. Learn More 👉reports.mountsinai.org/article/fbispr…
On Tues, 6/24, 10am, join host Dr. Hongzhen Hu when he welcomes Dr. Ru-Rong Ji to the #BrainBodySeminarSeries. Dr. Ji is Professor of Immunology, Anesthesiology, Cell Biology & Neurobiology & is Director of Translational Pain Medicine @DukeU. Register Now👉tinyurl.com/ykky7sf2
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a promising new mechanism for treating major depressive disorder in adults—by targeting potassium channels in the brain with a drug called ezogabine. The findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry and…
The Brain-Body Research Institute @IcahnMountSinai is hiring an Associate Director to build clinical and translational research in brain-body sciences. See ad here: neuroscience.mssm.edu/pdf/Brain-Body…. @SinaiBrain @MiriamMerad @itchdoctor @SwirskiLab @BrainBody_Lab

Thrilled to announce that our paper is now finally out! 🎉We combine scRNAseq, 2p imaging, ephys, and behavior to understand the role of lateral septal Nts neurons in opioid withdrawal. Curious about the septum and addiction? Give it a read👇 cell.com/neuron/fulltex…
Please join us for this exciting event. Dr. Prinz is a world leader in the study of brain myeloid biology.
On Tues, 5/27 10am, join @ScottRussoPhD as he welcomes Dr. Marco Prinz to the #BrainBodySeminarSeries. Dr. Prinz, presenting "The Myeloid Side of the Brain", is Professor of Neuropathology & Chair of the Institute of Neuropathology @UniFreiburg. Register➡️ mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Our latest work extends ketamine’s antidepressant action science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… (1/5)
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Please see this new publication by Arthur Godino, Marine Salery, and others now online in @Nature. We show opposite roles for D1 vs D2 dopamine receptor- expressing neurons in ventral hippocampus in controlling approach-avoidance behavior. @SinaiBrain rdcu.be/ek2DS
Honored & grateful to receive the 2025 ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award!🙏 Looking forward to #ECNP2025 in Amsterdam & to sharing our work on the neurobiology of stress & anxiety! Thank you @ECNPtweets & all current and previous lab members! ecnp.eu/ena-winner2025/ #ECNP
🏆ECNP is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award: @carmensandi10, Switzerland, for her groundbreaking research on the #neurobiology of #stress and #anxiety. Congratulations! More info➡️ecnp.eu/ena-winner2025/ #ECNP2025 #ECNP #BrainResearch
Huge congrats to my mentor and friend @EricJNestler for being elected to the national academy of science. His work on stress and addiction has been transformational! nasonline.org/news/2025-nas-…
Please join us for this exciting talk. Dr Hu is a spectacular scientist studying #BrainBody connections to the gut in health and disease.
COMING UP! On Tuesday, 4/29, join host @ScottRussoPhD when he welcomes Dr. Hongzhen Hu, Scientific Director of The Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation & Sensation, to the #BrainBody Seminar Series #BrainBodyResearchInstitute. Register Now ➡️ mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regist…