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Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute
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Created by @columbiauniversity.bsky.social to be the world's foremost neuroscience institute, we are deciphering the brain — how it develops, works, endures and recovers.
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Columbia University’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are seeking an outstanding Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Neuroscience.

Applications received by November 22, 2025 will receive full consideration. Learn more: bit.ly/columbianeuro
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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What makes @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Center for Theoretical Neuroscience unique? A cadre of top-tier theoretical neuroscientists and a super-collaborative culture. Find out more about the center on its 20th anniversary: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/how-mathemat...
Kavli graduate student Tuan Nguyen of Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience presents new research at ZIFest (Credit: Sirin Samman)
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Join us for Music on the Brain: From Tension to Groove.

Pianist and composer Kelly Green teams up with Dr. Anna Zhukovskaya from @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social to uncover the science behind resilience, creativity, and rhythm. 🎼 ❤️🧠

Thursday 11/13 7:00 PM at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Neuroscience in middle school? Yes, please! With support from @danafoundation.bsky.social, our Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society program brings the latest science into the classroom, such as research on neurodiversity & generative AI. Read more: dana.org/article/meet...
Middle school teachers participating in the Teacher Institute Summit. Photo courtesy of TIFNAS.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Join us for our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Brain Insight Lecture: Driving Brain Breakthroughs with Data Science.

Wednesday, November 5, 6:30 PM (EST).

Learn more and register: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...
Featuring Genevera Allen, PhD; Tarjinder (TJ) Singh, PhD; moderated by Jeff Johnston, PhD.
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Where did an underground mosquito in London come from? @yukihaba.bsky.social in @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social ’s lab found that it evolved 1,000+ yrs ago, showing how early societies helped it thrive in modern times and imperil our health. @science.org @princeton.edu
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Underground mosquito over evolutionary tree
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Our Alan Kanzer Postdoctoral Fellowship program is accepting new applications! The fellowship offers a competitive salary, broad-ranging collaboration opportunities and access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Learn more!!

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October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Learn more about his research: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/vikram-gadag... and meet his mentees, Jonathan Kasdin zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/pianist-lear... & Arnav Raha: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/science-life...
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Every dollar you can donate from now until midnight will be doubled (up to $25,000). And, if this is your first time ever giving to Zuckerman or Columbia University, your gift will also be 100% matched (up to $1,000)!

#ColumbiaGivingDay
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Here at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, we are dedicated to studying the mind and brain through foundational science as well as educating the next generation of neuroscientists.

#ColumbiaGivingDay
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Today is #ColumbiaGivingDay! In a rapidly changing world, with shifts and uncertainty in research funding, it is now more important than ever to invest and support basic science and the talented people that make it happen.

givingday.columbia.edu/pages/the-mo...
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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How do the neurons in our brain connect to underlie thought? New free AI-powered software from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and Ohio State can map these links automatically, rapidly, and accurately to help shed light on how the brain works.

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October 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Enthusiasm about discovery, at times with scientific hype squads, marked 2 days of research talks, poster sessions, and data blitzes by faculty, graduate students and postdocs. Read more about our science festival to kick off the academic year 🧠
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ZIFest attendees on the roof of the Greene Science Center. (Credit: Sirin Samman).
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Join us on October 25, 1–4 PM @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social to explore the electrifying world of energy, from static sparks to lightning bolts! 🔋✨

BIT.LY/SATSCIOCT

Free, family-friendly, and open to all curious minds. Don’t miss this high-voltage afternoon of hands-on science fun!
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Congratulations to @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social on receiving the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, celebrating “scientists with outstanding records of creativity.” His lab will explore how the sense of touch can help build relationships. 🫶🧠💡

See zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/zuckerman-in...
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor
October 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Curious about how your brain makes sense of the world? Come to Saturday Science and explore your senses with activities and demos for the whole family.
📅 Saturday, Sept 27 | 1–4 PM
📍Greene Science Center, 605 W 129th St, NYC
🎟️ Free and open to everyone!
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/SatSciSept2025
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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How does the brain connect with each muscle to control the body? Check out new videos from @columbiamed.bsky.social & @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social that reveal two key molecules behind this vital process in fruit flies. @genesdev.bsky.social

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September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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How does hunger spur us to consume? @columbiauniversity.bsky.social scientists have found a brain area that drives mice to consume sweets, fats, salt & food. This finding may inform novel treatments for both overeating and undereating:
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September 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Our event "How Early Life Shapes the Developing Brain" was so popular that we’ve added more virtual tickets! Join experts as they discuss early life, brain development, and resilience.

Sign up at bit.ly/SNFBILSept
Featuring Claudia Lugo-Candelas, PhD; Kevin G. Bath, PhD; moderated by Thiago Arzua, PhD.
September 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Last week we proudly celebrated the graduating BRAINYAC class with a poster session highlighting the students’ research! BRAINYAC partners 10th & 11th graders from schools in Upper Manhattan & the Bronx with @columbiauniversity.bsky.social neuroscientists.
August 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Congratulations to @bendeskylab.com on being awarded a @hypothesisfund.bsky.social seed grant! He’s asking why some of an animal’s genes are switched on and others off, depending on which parent the genes came from. And how evolution shapes this phenomenon, called genetic imprinting.
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Andrés Bendesky
August 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Congratulations to @bjmarlin.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar! Her research dives deep into what is innate, what is learned and what is chosen by biology to be passed down from generation to generation. 🧠 🌟
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Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD
August 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Join us on September 9 for our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture: how early life shapes the developing brain.

Featuring Claudia Lugo-Candelas, PhD; Kevin G. Bath, PhD; moderated by Thiago Arzua, PhD.

Learn more and register: zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...
August 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Our Teacher Institute for Neuroscience and Society is helping teachers explore neurodiversity, AI & screen time with students, @danafoundation.bsky.social notes. Are you a NYC middle school teacher? Apply by 8/8 for the fall, to dive into AI’s role in schools! bit.ly/teacher-neur...
Picture of Diana Li, PhD accompanied by the quote: “Empowering teachers to create the opportunity for their students to explore is key.”
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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By growing brain-like balls of cells in lab dishes, our own Joseph Gogos and colleagues are revealing how a missing chunk of chromosome can lead to major problems in the human brain—and potential ways to treat them. Read more in @natcomms.nature.com
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Fluorescent labels reveal that a higher proportion of cells from 22q11.2 deletion syndrome patients (left) are stuck in an early phase of division (green), compared to cells from healthy individuals (right).
August 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM