Jessica L Ables

Jessica L Ables, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her work bridges neuroscience and psychiatry through mechanistic studies of axonal transcription, metabolic psychiatry, and nitric oxide signaling.

• PhD in Neuroscience (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
• MD from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Residency in Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital

Research interests include:

• Axonal transcriptional regulation in discrete neuronal populations
• Metabolic disease impacts on brain function and behavior
• Nitric oxide's role in addiction and stress response

Scientific contributions focus on:

• Elucidating axonal transcriptome dynamics
• Mapping diabetes-induced neurological adaptations
• Identifying Nos1 as tolerance mediator

Awards include:

• NARSAD Young Investigator (2019)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2019)
• Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellow (2018)
• NIH Outstanding Resident Award (2017)