Nationality Israeli | Name Daniela Schiller | |
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Institutions Mt Sinai School of Medicine Institution Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Fields Major trauma, Neuroscience | ||
Daniela schiller neuroengineering the future is now
Daniela Schiller (born October 26, 1972 in Israel) is a neuroscientist who leads the Schiller Lab for Affective Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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- Daniela schiller neuroengineering the future is now
- Studio 360 live daniela schiller on memory
- Early life and education
- Personal life
- Awards and Honors
- References
She is best known for her work on memory reconsolidation, and on unlearning traumatic memories and addiction.
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Early life and education
Dr. Schiller was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel in 1972. She is the daughter of a Moroccan mother and a Ukrainian father. Schiller's father, Sigmund Schiller, is a survivor of the Holocaust. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy in 1996, and her doctorate in cognitive neuroscience from Tel Aviv University in 2004. She was awarded a Fulbright fellowship and worked with Elizabeth Phelps at New York University.
Personal life
Schiller is the youngest of four children. Her siblings live in Israel, and her sister Yael designs clothes.
Schiller also plays drums and sings backing vocals for The Amygdaloids.
Awards and Honors
Dr. Schiller was a 2010 Blavatnik Award Regional Award Winner - Post-Doc.
