Welcome Message from the Director

Dear BHI faculty, trainees, and staff,


Welcome to the start of the fall 2023 semester! I want to introduce you to Tongyue (Lily) Zhang, our new Communication Specialist for BHI. Lily will be engaged with multiple aspects of communication and outreach; I am sure all of you will be hearing more from her in the near future. One outcome of Lily’s recruitment is that beginning this month, we will share a monthly newsletter to keep you updated about the latest news and events relevant to BHI investigators. Our goal is to communicate regularly and keep our community involved and informed about important faculty achievements, upcoming events and activities, opportunities, and more. We encourage you to send us relevant information - If you would like to feature any news (e.g., awards, grants, significant publications) or events in our upcoming newsletters, please contact Lily (lily.zhangty@rutgers.edu). Thank you for being part of our community and I hope you enjoy reading our newsletter.


Gary Aston-Jones, PhD

Director, Brain Health Institute

BHI Spotlight

Dr. Wayne Fisher Receives the New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence (NJACE) Grant

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Rutgers Center for Autism Research, Education and Services (RUCARES)


Congratulations to Dr. Wayne Fisher, director of the RUCARES, a center of the BHI, and a BHI Core Member, on receiving funding from the New Jersey Governor’s Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism for the next New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence (NJACE) grant.

Rutgers Brain Health Institute Pilot Program for Center and Program Project Grants Announces Two $125,000 Pilot Grant Awards

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute


Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Dick’s team and Dr. Steven Levison’s team for winning the $125,000 Pilot Grant Awards from the Rutgers Brain Health Institute Pilot Program for Center and Program Project Grants. These teams were selected based on an external review conducted by experts from NIH study sections.

BHI Opportunity

Grants Available: BHI-CAHBIR Research Pilot Grants

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Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR)


BHI-CAHBIR Research Pilot Grants are now available for RU-NB faculty to facilitate scanning at the CAHBIR. Two grants are available: a $100k full research pilot and a $35k minigrant. The application deadline for both grants is November 1, 2023. 

Job Opening: Registered Behavior Technicians

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Rutgers Center for Autism Research, Education and Services (RUCARES)


The RUCARES is hiring Registered Behavior Technicians for the CSH-RUCARES Severe Behavior Program.

Job Opening: Tenure-Track Faculty Position

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Rutgers Center for Autism Research, Education and Services (RUCARES)


The BHI, RUCARES, and Department of Pediatrics at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) are seeking a tenure-track assistant or associate professor for a clinical research program focused on improving interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder. 

Job Opening: Multiple Faculty Positions

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Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR)


The CAHBIR is recruiting for multiple faculty positions at all levels (Assistant/Associate/ Professor).

Save the Date

Nov 29-30

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Rutgers Brain Health Institute Postdoc Recruitment Event


The BHI Postdoc Recruitment Event is a two-day event, designed for PhD or MD/PhD students and current post-docs looking for postdoctoral training in basic, translational, and clinical research in neuroscience and connect them with Rutgers faculty interested in recruiting post-docs. We will select up to 20 highly qualified candidates to attend this all-expenses-paid event. The application deadline is September 30.

Nov 30

Ninth Annual Rutgers Brain Health Institute Symposium


The Ninth Annual BHI Symposium will be held at the Douglass Student Center, featuring talks by Rutgers faculty, student/postdoc poster presentations, and keynote speaker Dr. Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD. Registration opens in September.

If you want to highlight news or events in future monthly newsletters, please send them to Lily Zhang (lily.zhangty@rutgers.edu).

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