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Deanna L Benson, PhD
About Me
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
Research Topics
Autism, Basal Ganglia, Cell Biology, Developmental Neurobiology, Imaging, Neuroscience, Parkinson's Disease, Prefrontal Cortex, Synapses, Synaptic Plasticity, Synaptogenesis
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Neuroscience [NEU]
Research
http://labs.neuroscience.mssm.edu/project/benson-lab/>Benson Lab, Synapses in Development and Disease
Publications
Selected Publications
- Reversing lysosomal dysfunction restores youthful state in aged hematopoietic stem cells. Tasleem Arif, Jiajing Qiu, Hossein Khademian, Anusree Lohithakshan, Anagha Menon, Vijay Menon, Mary Slavinsky, Maxime Batignes, Miao Lin, Robert Sebra, Kristin G. Beaumont, Deanna L. Benson, Nikolaos Tzavaras, Mickaël M. Ménager, Saghi Ghaffari. Cell Stem Cell
- Parkinson’s-linked LRRK2-G2019S derails AMPAR trafficking, mobility, and composition in striatum with cell-type and subunit specificity. Swati Gupta, Alexander Tielemans, Christopher A. Guevara, George W. Huntley, Deanna L. Benson. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Bidirectional Neuronal Actuation by Uncaging with Violet and Green Light. Lorenzo Sansalone, Jun Zhao, Linh T.B. Nguyen, Swati Gupta, Deanna L. Benson, Manabu Abe, Graham C.R. Ellis-Davies. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Benson during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Leica Microsystems
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.