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Saturday Science participants, photo by Sirin Samman

Saturday Science participants, photo by Sirin Samman

Saturday Science participants, photo by Sirin Samman

Saturday Science participants, photo by Sirin Samman

Our Saturday Science program welcomed the 10,000th brainy visitor last month! Join us at our next free, public event on March 28! Have some hands-on fun and explore how the brain helps us think, move and learn. Register here:

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📸 Photos by Sirin Samman

What’s the best way to work as a team across continents on some of the biggest challenges in #neuroscience? Our researchers and colleagues at the @intlbrainlab.bsky.social reveal 20 lessons from their partnership: www.cell.com/neuron/abstr...

The Huston Lab @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social has an open Postdoctoral Research Scientist position.

Candidates can apply via the following link:
apply.interfolio.com/161100

"HazardPyMatch: A tool for identifying reproductive and other hazards in scientific laboratories" spkl.io/63328At0rn

Emily Parker & colleagues
@cp-cellrepmethods.bsky.social

Neuroscientists are always looking for new tools that can bring the brain into sharper focus. For postdoc Daniel Du, that means shooting lasers at state-of-the-art microscopes to take better snapshots of the building blocks of the brain:

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Close-up of a laser that can improve cryo-electron tomography images. (Credit: Fitzpatrick lab).

How do you make one of the best microscopes in biology even better? Postdoc Daniel Du of the Fitzpatrick lab zapped electrons with a laser. The new research in @elife.bsky.social with Cornell’s Maxson lab promises improved snapshots of the brain:
zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/making-world...

This Valentine’s week, find out what fighting fish and jazz soloists have in common. 🐟🎷❤️

Next Thursday, 02/12, join us for Music on the Brain: The Dance Before the Embrace, an evening of live jazz and brain science at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

bit.ly/MotBFeb2026

#jazz #neuroscience

During a seminar on how the brain controls movement, Ramsha Farooq (left) and Sean McFadden (right) practiced a brain-machine interface activity. (Photo by Steve Myaskovsky)

Neuroscience for NYC high school students? Yes, please! We're celebrating the NYC educators that help us bring brain science from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social labs into the classroom. Read more! 🎓 🧠 🎓

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Illustration with a pink background and colorful bold script that reads: “Happy Black History Month.” At the top is the Black In Neuro logo featuring a stylized profile of a Black person with “Black In Neuro” written in their hair and a brain illustration. The design uses rich, warm colors and a soft gradient for a celebratory and uplifting feel.

Happy Black History Month from #BlackInNeuro! 🧠🖤
This month (and every month), we celebrate Black brilliance in neuroscience. Take time to reflect, rest, and honor your wins — you deserve it. ✨

One week to go: the circuits that move us.

Our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture will bring together perspectives from computational, experimental, and clinical approaches to discuss how form meets function in the brain.

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Join us on Feb. 19 for a powerful VR journey to 1937 Addis Ababa, where Ethiopian civilians sought refuge amidst devastating violence. Explore history with artist Ezra Wube, historian Dr. Angelo Caglioti and moderator Dr. Mulugeta Abebe.

zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/art-ed-lab-y...

This Valentine’s week, find out what fighting fish and jazz soloists have in common. Join us for Music on the Brain: The Dance Before the Embrace, an evening of live jazz and brain science, at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem

February 12, 7–8 pm 🧠🎼

Join us in March for the Teacher Institute for Neuroscience & Society! NYC middle school educators will explore how social media and screen time impact the developing brain through four interactive workshops. Earn a $400 stipend & 10 CTLE credits. Apply by Feb 1 bit.ly/teacher-neur...

Featuring Lea Duncker, PhD; Hemali Phatnani, PhD; moderated by Leslie Sibener, PhD.

Join us for our next Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture: The circuits that move us.

Experts will bring together perspectives from computational, experimental, and clinical approaches to discuss how form meets function in the brain.

zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/stavros-niar...

Congratulations to @franckp.bsky.social, awarded this year’s @fondationfyssen.bsky.social International Prize jointly with Pierre Vanderhaeghen! Read more about their research on genes that guide human brain development.

www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/pro...

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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We are looking for candidates from diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated exceptional ability, creativity and productivity. Labs will be housed in the Jerome L. Greene Science Center with generous start-up funds, space and mentorship.

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

Kavli graduate student Tuan Nguyen of Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience presents new research at ZIFest (Credit: Sirin Samman)

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...

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.

Don't miss our Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Brain Insight Lecture: Driving Brain Breakthroughs with Data Science!

Today at 6:30 EST 🧠

Middle school teachers participating in the Teacher Institute Summit. Photo courtesy of TIFNAS.

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...

Featuring Genevera Allen, PhD; Tarjinder (TJ) Singh, PhD; moderated by Jeff Johnston, PhD.

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...

Oct 30, 4:30
"How does the Geometry of Brain Activity Shape Behavior?"
Valeria Fascianelli; moderator Stefano Fusi, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia.
Open seminars series; register here: tinyurl.com/379uda2z
@valeriafascianelli.bsky.social ,
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social, @stefanofusi.bsky.social

Underground mosquito over evolutionary tree

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
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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!!

zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/columbia-neu...

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...

The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

Congratulations to Vikram Gadagkar, named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, for his leadership in the lab!
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Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s #ColumbiaGivingDay. Your support allows us to maintain and expand important neuroscience research at a critical time. The funding raised from Giving Day will directly fuel our mission and the talented people who make it possible.

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