Yasmin L. Hurd
Personal Information
Country of Birth: Jamaica
Nationality: Jamaica
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Binghamton University Biochemistry & Behavior; Karolinska Institute of Sweden PhD Neuropsychopharmacology 1990
Professional Life
Field of Study: Neuroscience
Institution/Corporation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai; NIH; National Institute of Mental Health
Degrees & Memberships: (2022), American Society for Neuroscience, NY Academy of Sciences, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, American College Neuropsychopharmacology, Society for Biological Psychiatry
Awards & Achievements
Awards: none found
Achievements: PhD research with micro-dialysis led to advances in neuropsychophamacology
Expert on the neurobiology of addiction with a concentration on opiods & cannabis
Grew up in Jamaica
Her research showed CBD could be considered as a potentially significant option for treating patients recovering from opioid abuse 18) Nia Imara
1st African-American female to earn a PhD in astrophysics at UC Berkeley
Was the inaugural postdoc fellow in the Future Faculty Leaders program at Harvard University
Competed on the swim team at Kenyon College
She & her colleagues have found evidence of a potential new planet in the M51 galaxy outside of the Milky Way galaxy
With Dr. Anna Pancoast, co-founded Equity & Inclusion Journal Club at Harvard
Has visited Ghana & South Africa to teach & advocate in programs designed to increase diversity in astronomy & other STEM areas
2020, founded Onaketa, an organization that connects students from underserved communities of color with free math & science tutoring
2021, appeared on PBS NOVA series
Uses 3-D printers to create resin sculptures of molecular clouds so she can better study them