Joel Blanchard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai


Joel Blanchard is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York City. He is also an investigator in the Ronald Loeb Alzheimer’s Disease Center and the Black Family Stem Cell Institute. His research aims to understand how genetics, diet, and traumatic injury influence the susceptibility of the human brain to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease. His multidisciplinary research combines engineering, stem cell biology, and neuroscience to create new technology and approaches for investigating and therapeutically targeting the human brain. Dr. Blanchard completed his post-doctoral training at MIT, a Ph.D. at Scripps Research Institute in California, and a master’s at Harvard University.

To learn more, visit the Blanchard Lab Website.

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Funded Research

These projects were made possible from Cure Alzheimer's Fund support.