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.
The Senses
March 16, 2018
The Nerve Cells That Enable Fruit Flies to Escape Danger
Findings offer clues into comparable survival strategies in people.
Growth & Development
February 14, 2018
Learning the Language of Love: The Brain Science of Songbirds
By examining birds' courtship rituals, and deciphering how they learn to sing to each other, Sarah Woolley, PhD, is shedding new light on how two brains can connect to become a pair.
Growth & Development
January 25, 2018
The Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System
Columbia study in fruit flies sheds light on key aspect of development; findings could build understanding of comparable system in people.
Growth & Development
December 1, 2017
Mapping the Many Steps it Takes to Build a Cell
In developing a new tool to trace the proteins that guide cellular development, Columbia scientists are deciphering one of biology’s most ancient systems.
Evolution
November 2, 2017
What the Discovery of an Elusive Protein Means for Science and Medicine
Columbia-led research solves decade-long scientific mystery; lays groundwork for entirely new investigations into cell biology and disease
