Rachel Saunders-Pullman
Program Director · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
- Present
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Fellowship
- 1994–1998
Neurology
Research
Metabolomic profiling to develop blood biomarkers for Parkinson's disease
Brain · 2008 · 318 citations
Mutations in GNAL cause primary torsion dystonia
Nature Genetics · 2013 · 246 citations
Mutations in the THAP1 gene are responsible for DYT6 primary torsion dystonia
Case report · Nature Genetics · 2009 · 246 citations
110 papers
31 papers
31 papers
22 papers · 2 as a resident
16 papers · 1 as a fellow
11 papers · 2 as a resident
11 papers
9 papers
Grants
- 2019–2025
Dissecting Oligogenic Biomarkers in Ashkenazi Jews with Parkinson Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U01
Contact PI · $6.6M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2021–2023
Molecular and Cellular Basis of the Gut-Brain Axis in Parkinsons Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · P20
PI · $1M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2015–2018
Evaluation of Glucocerebrosidase Pathway Biomarkers in Parkinson Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U01
Contact PI · $1.4M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2011–2016
Phenotypic Spectrum of LRRK2 Mutations
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · K02
Contact PI · $879.3K · Beth Israel Medical Ctr (New York)
Clinical trials
- 2022–2025
The Effect of a Lighting Intervention on Sleep in Parkinson Disease
Principal investigator · Completed
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2021–2025
Lighting Intervention to Improve Sleep
Principal investigator · Completed
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2019–2025
Principal investigator · Completed
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai