Nenad Sestan MD, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology

Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): NeuroscienceInterdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration: Collaborators
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Neurobiology: Kavli Institute for Neuroscience | Sestan Lab
Research Interests
Evolution and development of neuronal circuits of the human cerebral cortex
Education
- M.D., University of Zagreb , 1995
- Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine , 1999
Selected Publication
- State MW, Sestan N (2012) The emerging biology of autism spectrum disorders. Science 337, 1301-1303.
Articles

July/August 2008
Yale researcher is lauded for neuropsychiatric discoveries
In April, Amy F.T. Arnsten, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology and psychology, was one of 11 scientists to receive a...

Jan/Feb 2006
Making a major impact in Science
When French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette first cataloged the persistent muscle tics and involuntary vocal...

Nov/Dec 2011
A time and a place: a new window on the life of the brain
A new study of remarkable size and scope offers clues to how the human brain develops, from its early stages into old...


