Dr. Yael Mandelblat-Cerf National Institute of Mental Health, USA

Yael Mandelblat-Cerf, PhD, is a neuroscientist with 20+ years of experience across academia, industry, and government. She earned her PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and trained at MIT and Harvard Medical School. After a decade in Boston’s pharma industry, she joined the National Institute of Mental Health. Her... read moreexpertise spans systems and cognitive neuroscience, electrophysiology, behavioral pharmacology, and translational biomarker development, with extensive experience bridging human and animal research. She has led early-stage drug discovery and complex academic–industry collaborations, with a focus on advancing treatments for urgent medical needs.