News
March 30, 2022
Meet Amy Vo
Why does a research technician’s work to repurpose drugs remind her of her grandmother? Meet Amy Vo, research technician in the Mason-Dodd Lab.
News
March 23, 2022
Meet Eugenie Peze-Heidsieck
How does neuroscience prepare you to go to space? Meet Eugenie Peze-Heidsieck, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Polleux Lab in the running to become an astronaut.
Learning & Memory
March 17, 2022
Long-suspected Turbocharger for Memory Found in Brain Cells of Mice
Floods of calcium inside neurons can influence learning
Growth & Development
March 10, 2022
Meet Alexis Kim
How do neuroscience research and a family legacy intersect for a research technician? Meet Alexis Kim, research technician in the Marlin Lab.
Evolution
March 9, 2022
Mental Landscapes: Introducing the Betta Fish
Genetic origins of their splendid colors and wavy shapes revealed
Disease
March 4, 2022
Columbia Study Suggests Possible Common Thread Between Many Neurodegenerative Diseases
Discovery reveals that a protein normally involved in clearing cells of molecular debris can clump into fibrils, potentially hobbling cells.
The Senses
February 28, 2022
Black History Month Spotlight: Ishmail Abdus-Saboor
A neurobiologist at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, Abdus-Saboor retraces his path to Columbia, explains his fascination with a rodent that rarely feels pain, and offers advice to aspiring Black scientists.
Disease
February 16, 2022
Opioid’s Impact on the Brain Felt Across Generations, Study in Rats Suggests
New method for assessing pain and pain relief uncovers a neurological legacy of drug use, passed down genetically to male offspring.
News
February 10, 2022
Daphna Shohamy Appointed Associate Director of Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute
Expert in learning, memory and decision-making joins leadership at the Institute.
News
February 3, 2022
Philanthropist Alan Kanzer Endows Inaugural Innovation Scholar
New gift supports independent early career researchers pursuing bold approaches to mind, brain and behavior.
