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Office
119 W 57th St
Ste 620
New York, NY 10019Phone+1 917-751-5542Fax+1 866-284-5724
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1999 - 2003
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1999
- University of California, San FranciscoPh.D., Cell Biology, 1990 - 1997
- Yale UniversityB.S., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Laughlin Fellow American College of Psychiatrists, 2003
- Alumni Award for Excellence in Psychiatry 2003
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsInhibition of norepinephrine signaling during a sensitive period disrupts locus coeruleus circuitry and emotional behaviors in adulthood.Qingyuan Meng, Alvaro L Garcia-Garcia, Alex Dranovsky, E David Leonardo
Scientific Reports. 2023-02-22 - 6 citationsDevelopmental impact of glutamate transporter overexpression on dopaminergic neuron activity and stereotypic behavior.Muhammad O Chohan, Jared M Kopelman, Hannah Yueh, Zeinab Fazlali, Natasha Greene
Molecular Psychiatry. 2022-03-01 - 51 citationsEarly life stress delays hippocampal development and diminishes the adult stem cell pool in mice.Mary Youssef, Piray Atsak, Jovani Cardenas, Stylianos Kosmidis, E. David Leonardo
Scientific Reports. 2019-03-11
Journal Articles
- Targeting Kruppel-like Factor 9 in Excitatory Neurons Protects against Chronic Stress-induced Impairments in Dendritic Spines and Fear ResponsesBesnard, A., Langberg, T., Levinson, S., Chu, D., Vicidomini, C., Scobie, K.N., Dwork, A.J., Arango, V., Rosoklija, G.B., Mann, J.J., Hen, R., Leonardo, E.D., Boldrini..., Cell Reports, 1/12/2018
- Ablation of proliferating neural stem cells during early life is sufficient to reduce adult hippocampal neurogenesisYoussef, M., Krish, V.S., Kirshenbaum, G.S. Atsak, P., Lass, T.J., Lieberman, S.R., Leonardo, E.D., Dranovsky, A., Hippocampus, 1/1/2018
- Serotonin inputs to the dorsal BNST modulate anxiety in a 5-HT1A receptor dependent mannerGarcia-Garcia, A.L., Canetta, S., Stujenske, J.M., Burghardt, N.S., Ansorge, M.S., Dranovsky, A., Leonardo, E.D., Molecular Psychiatry, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Serotonin signaling through Prefrontal Cortex 5-HT1A receptors during adolescence can bi-directionally determine baseline Mood-related behavioursCork, Ireland - 1/1/2018
- Lifelong Mood and Anxiety Setpoints1/1/2017
- Setting Lifelong Mood and Anxiety Setpoints: Insights from Studies in Mice1/1/2014
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Other
- Genetics of Affective and Anxiety DisordersLeonardo, E. D., and Hen, R., Annual Review of Psychology
1/1/2006 - Molecular Studies of Axonal ChemorepulsionLeonardo ED, University of California
1/1/1997 - Guidance of Developing Axons by Netrin-1 and its ReceptorsLeonardo, E.D., Hinck, L., Masu, M., Keino-Masu, K., Fazeli, A., Stoeckli, E.T., Ackerman, S.A., Weinberg, R.A., and Tessier-Lavigne, M., Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
1/1/1997
Grant Support
- A LATE Sensitive Period For The Development Of Anxiety DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2012
- Hippocampal Neurogenesis: Mechanisms Of Antidepressant ActionNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2010
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