Columbia Neuroscience Institute Chief Resigns Over Epstein Associations
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Nobel laureate Richard Axel resigns as co-director of Columbia's Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute amid revelations of a multi-year association with Jeffrey Epstein; he calls the ties a serious error and will focus on his lab, while Columbia says no policy violations occurred and notes the broader fallout from the Epstein documents.
- Neuroscientist resigns from Columbia amid revelations about Epstein ties The Guardian
- Statement from Dr. Richard Axel Columbia University
- Leader of Columbia Brain Institute Quits Over Friendship With Epstein - The New York Times The New York Times
- Epstein files: Nobel winner Axel quits Columbia U. brain institute over friendship with predator CNBC
- University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC ’67, to step down as Zuckerman Institute co-director following Epstein ties Columbia Daily Spectator
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