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.
Disease
February 2, 2022
Smell Loss with COVID-19 Begins in the Nuclear Hearts of the Nose’s Sensory Cells
Research collaboration teases out cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie one of pandemic’s signature symptoms, with implications for other health conditions.
Tools & Technology
January 25, 2022
Columbia Research Exploring How AI Can Hear One Voice Among Many Receives Honor
Engineering society gives award to impactful, pioneering work that could help lead to brain wave-reading hearing aids.
Disease
January 12, 2022
Meet Phalaen Chang
How did being an Emergency Research Technician inspire a teen to study pain? Meet Phalaen Chang, undergraduate research assistant in the Abdus-Saboor Lab.
Disease
December 28, 2021
Brain Region’s Vulnerability to Alzheimer’s Tied to Recycling Problems Inside Cells
Columbia research seven years in the making highlights potential therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disease
