Science of Health at Columbia University
@cusciofhealth.bsky.social
We aim to revolutionize biomedicine by understanding and measuring health at all scales, from biological to psychological to functional.
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See our recent paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu8437
Website: tinyurl.com/y6khjbkf
See our recent paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu8437
Live discussion in an X space on Intrinsic health featuring Alan Cohen and Martin Picard. Join us! x.com/i/spaces/1yp...
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Live discussion in an X space on Intrinsic health featuring Alan Cohen and Martin Picard. Join us! x.com/i/spaces/1yp...
I had a ton of fun recently doing a live comedy show on immortality with Dan Toomey at Good Work. See a clip here, then follow the link to the full 45-min video on Good Work's patreon.
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I had a ton of fun recently doing a live comedy show on immortality with Dan Toomey at Good Work. See a clip here, then follow the link to the full 45-min video on Good Work's patreon.
Meet our member Christine Kuryla, a Ph.D. student using wearable data to tap into complex systems and take personal health tracking to the next level.
May 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Meet our member Christine Kuryla, a Ph.D. student using wearable data to tap into complex systems and take personal health tracking to the next level.
Meet our member Dr. Berhane, a leading expert in longitudinal and trajectory modeling, uncovering how complex, evolving data patterns shape long-term health outcomes.
May 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Meet our member Dr. Berhane, a leading expert in longitudinal and trajectory modeling, uncovering how complex, evolving data patterns shape long-term health outcomes.
Meet our member Dr. Liu, a biostatistician at Peking University pioneering federated models to reveal how whole-proteome dynamics shift under stress in both health and disease.
May 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Meet our member Dr. Liu, a biostatistician at Peking University pioneering federated models to reveal how whole-proteome dynamics shift under stress in both health and disease.
Meet our member Dr. Sen Pei @senpei.bsky.social, an applied mathematician and complexity science expert exploring how networks of biological signals shape infectious disease dynamics—and how their interplay can support or disrupt health.
May 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Meet our member Dr. Sen Pei @senpei.bsky.social, an applied mathematician and complexity science expert exploring how networks of biological signals shape infectious disease dynamics—and how their interplay can support or disrupt health.
Meet our member Dr. Jeff Goldsmith, developing data science methods for wearable device data to study how physical activity affects health across the life course.
May 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Meet our member Dr. Jeff Goldsmith, developing data science methods for wearable device data to study how physical activity affects health across the life course.
Aging accelerates later in life. Great new work from Arun Balanchandran, @danbelsky.bsky.social, and colleagues extending the measure of Pace of Aging. Just out in
Nature Aging. nature.com/articles/s43...
Nature Aging. nature.com/articles/s43...
May 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Aging accelerates later in life. Great new work from Arun Balanchandran, @danbelsky.bsky.social, and colleagues extending the measure of Pace of Aging. Just out in
Nature Aging. nature.com/articles/s43...
Nature Aging. nature.com/articles/s43...
Meet our member Dr. Malinsky, a biostatistician blending the mathematics of causality with philosophy to unravel the complex networks behind health and disease, and what truly causes what.
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Meet our member Dr. Malinsky, a biostatistician blending the mathematics of causality with philosophy to unravel the complex networks behind health and disease, and what truly causes what.
Meet our member Dr. Makarem, an epidemiologist specializing in cardiovascular health, exploring how lifestyle medicine, especially sleep, can prevent heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
May 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Meet our member Dr. Makarem, an epidemiologist specializing in cardiovascular health, exploring how lifestyle medicine, especially sleep, can prevent heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
Meet our member Dr. Ying Wei, a biostatistician leveraging AI-driven inference and quantile regression to analyze complex health data, uncovering subtle patterns that drive new insights into health outcomes.
May 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Meet our member Dr. Ying Wei, a biostatistician leveraging AI-driven inference and quantile regression to analyze complex health data, uncovering subtle patterns that drive new insights into health outcomes.
MDVs, yet another example of a new layer of biological information and mitochondrial complexity. Mitochondria are not just powerhouses, they have many roles, and many relate to information and communication.
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14...
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14...
May 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
MDVs, yet another example of a new layer of biological information and mitochondrial complexity. Mitochondria are not just powerhouses, they have many roles, and many relate to information and communication.
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14...
www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14...
Hear me discuss our new paper written with the inimitable Laurent Hébert-Dufresne and colleagues! @lhd.bsky.social #Complexity #Physiology #Governance www.nature.com/articles/s44...
May 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hear me discuss our new paper written with the inimitable Laurent Hébert-Dufresne and colleagues! @lhd.bsky.social #Complexity #Physiology #Governance www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Meet Dr. Julie Herbstman, director of Columbia’s Center for Children’s Environmental Health, leading bold, transformative strides in public health research and policy.
May 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Meet Dr. Julie Herbstman, director of Columbia’s Center for Children’s Environmental Health, leading bold, transformative strides in public health research and policy.
Excited to launch our new series: Join Dr. Cohen as he breaks down the fundamentals of health science in our first episode—making complex biology simple, one concept at a time.
May 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Excited to launch our new series: Join Dr. Cohen as he breaks down the fundamentals of health science in our first episode—making complex biology simple, one concept at a time.
Meet our member Dr. Dan Belsky, a global leader in aging science whose pioneering work in genetics, psychology, and epidemiology is redefining how we measure and understand biological aging.
April 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Meet our member Dr. Dan Belsky, a global leader in aging science whose pioneering work in genetics, psychology, and epidemiology is redefining how we measure and understand biological aging.
Meet Dr. John Beard, a leading voice in aging and health, whose work on intrinsic capacity is shaping health systems and policies around the world.
April 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Meet Dr. John Beard, a leading voice in aging and health, whose work on intrinsic capacity is shaping health systems and policies around the world.
Meet our Dean of Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Director of the Columbia Aging Center, Linda Fried. She’s changing the way we view aging and advocating for a future that recognizes the strength of older adults.
April 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Meet our Dean of Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Director of the Columbia Aging Center, Linda Fried. She’s changing the way we view aging and advocating for a future that recognizes the strength of older adults.
Meet our co-director of the Science of Health program Martin Picard. He is pioneering Mitochondrial Psychobiology to explore how energy links mind, body, and healing.
April 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Meet our co-director of the Science of Health program Martin Picard. He is pioneering Mitochondrial Psychobiology to explore how energy links mind, body, and healing.
7/8 We highlight the importance of understanding these energy trade-offs to develop effective geroscience interventions. It's about optimizing health and longevity.
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
7/8 We highlight the importance of understanding these energy trade-offs to develop effective geroscience interventions. It's about optimizing health and longevity.
4/8 Various mechanisms of damage accumulation lead to stress responses and compensation, but these in the aggregate lead to a major increase in energetic costs as we age.
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
4/8 Various mechanisms of damage accumulation lead to stress responses and compensation, but these in the aggregate lead to a major increase in energetic costs as we age.
3/8 The cascade goes from senescent cells to SASP and inflammaging to the brain, which then makes adjustments throughout the body.
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
3/8 The cascade goes from senescent cells to SASP and inflammaging to the brain, which then makes adjustments throughout the body.
1/8 Aging isn’t just about getting older—it’s about how our brains help manage energy over time. Our recent paper reveals the science behind it, explained simply here:
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
1/8 Aging isn’t just about getting older—it’s about how our brains help manage energy over time. Our recent paper reveals the science behind it, explained simply here:
Meet our co-director of the Science of Health program Alan Cohen. He explores how energy flows through cells—and through us.
April 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Meet our co-director of the Science of Health program Alan Cohen. He explores how energy flows through cells—and through us.
But health isn’t just biology—it’s lived. That’s Realized Health: how well your body supports your actual life, your goals, your identity. What counts as “healthy” is personal, and it should be.
#RealizedHealth #HealthEquity
#RealizedHealth #HealthEquity
April 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
But health isn’t just biology—it’s lived. That’s Realized Health: how well your body supports your actual life, your goals, your identity. What counts as “healthy” is personal, and it should be.
#RealizedHealth #HealthEquity
#RealizedHealth #HealthEquity