Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. He is also a member of the Kavli Institute for Brain Science. Prior to joining the Zuckerman Institute in 2008, he performed postdoctoral training with Nobel laureate Bert Sakmann, MD, PhD, at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Bruno earned his PhD in Neurobiology with Daniel Simons, PhD, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a BS in Cognitive Science from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is the recipient of several honors and awards, including the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award and the Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award in the Basic Sciences at Columbia University.