Disease
February 19, 2020
Curious Minds: Can You Inherit Stress on Your DNA?
Do the experiences of your father leave a mark on your genes? Can trauma be passed down from generation to generation?
Learning & Memory
November 21, 2019
Curious Minds: How Do Birds Change Their Tune?
Postdoctoral research scientist Jordan Moore, PhD, discovered a part of the brain critical for learning songs: a step toward understanding how human beings learn language when young.
The Senses
November 18, 2019
Inside the Jazz Lab with Helen Sung, Jazz Artist-in-Residence
Award-winning pianist completes a year-long residency at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute with a debut of original compositions inspired by brain science.
Tools & Technology
September 27, 2019
High-Speed Microscope Illuminates Biology at the Speed of Life
New SCAPE 2.0 system can serve as a critical tool to advance science and medicine.
Growth & Development
August 29, 2019
A Biological ‘Rosetta Stone’ to Decipher How the Body is Built
International study reveals promising method for decoding the underlying genetic mechanisms that guide growth and development.
News
May 15, 2019
Mind Brain Behavior Symposium is a Meeting of Minds
Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute hosts gathering of leading neuroscientists from across the country
Growth & Development
November 27, 2018
Tiny Mitochondria Stimulate Brain Cell Connections
Once thought to be a biological oddity, these cellular components’ strange shape may actually indicate a potential new role for mitochondria in the brain.
Growth & Development
August 27, 2018
How Do Fruit Flies Grow Legs? Solving a Molecular Mystery
Columbia study helps settle long-standing scientific debate about how embryos develop, offers clues for diseases like cancer, in which normal development patterns go awry.
The Senses
May 24, 2018
Carol Mason Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Academy recognizes decades of work to map complex pathways that connect the eye to the brain; research that could inform treatments of developmental and vision disorders.
Computation
April 5, 2018
Columbia Scientists Build Better Way to Decode the Genome
New computer algorithm deciphers DNA’s most well-kept secrets; may help find the links between genes and disease.
