Samantha Brown

Samantha (Sam) Brown is an MD/PhD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is currently pursuing a PhD in neuroscience in the laboratory of Dr. Jessica Ables, where she is investigating how cholinergic interneurons in the nucleus accumbens regulate feeding behavior in a rodent model of diabetes. Prior to coming to Mount Sinai, she received a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale University and completed an NIH post-baccalaureate fellowship at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Sam is actively involved in organizing events with the Manhattan Chapter of Black In Neuro, mentoring undergraduates interested in pursuing MD/PhD training, and serving as a student representative on the Mount Sinai MD/PhD admissions committee.