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![Larry Abbott, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=4V3oKImG 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=e7isNBqI 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=cCGXuOaR 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=UKrZ8axF 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=dWCXjG_G 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=A5lIWpMR 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/b07d0df0-e3db-11ea-a5eb-31ac4e8474e4.jpg?itok=icvhJnoE 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics
Research Interests
Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience, Computation and Theory, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Theoretical Neuroscience
Academic Appointments
- William Bloor Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience
- Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics (in Biological Sciences and in the Mortimer B Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute)
![Dmitriy Aronov, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=kZG6xwux 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=oXDFT_dO 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=KmuNSBp6 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=QxJFxQvY 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=O8Vjc03e 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=pB3f5L83 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/2618edb0-e1f0-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=DcKgPoAb 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Neuroethology, Systems and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
![Richard Axel, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=I3vunMEg 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=O_-fAZ_h 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=rPjxthMF 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=GLg9wN7w 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=TQzawQqE 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=3pHT_8qu 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/94a5cc30-e4a2-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=pFiHuZWp 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Research Interests
Neurogenetics, Sensory Physiology, Synapses and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- University Professor
![Rudy Behnia, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=5qPet6qR 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=9UJMSNqi 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=_aM-m5TB 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=IjzinRuc 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=HEfknAHT 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=xPEr8b2R 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ea6c0c0-572a-11ee-8e94-bbc6ae6cd7a6.jpg?itok=tjUqoYyV 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Sensory Physiology, Synapses and Circuits, Systems and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
![Gwyneth Card, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=YtZ5pS7m 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=rkhvzwld 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=7cS10vOX 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=NvdAiQFy 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=4td6McC2 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=T7yKApgb 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/f0fc9440-cf33-11ed-869a-2d56537a67b1.jpg?itok=i5Lxn2ZH 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neuroscience (in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute)
![Mark Churchland, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=0tlkhZyp 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=uubPr7VP 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=t_Vq0wak 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=jjPzEwvs 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=p75DazV4 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=T72TXMiC 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/0f76e440-e3e4-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=QaRLkDo0 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience, Motor Systems, Systems and Circuits, Theoretical Neuroscience
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neuroscience (in the Mortimer B Zuckerman Mind Behavior Institute)
![Rui M. Costa, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=H8pKOIu8 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=NFvtKXbT 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=YT1uFAHY 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=_yBJxNgj 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=h0VjiaUA 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=ftyoCsR3 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/ac429720-041d-11eb-ad65-114a323c0922.jpg?itok=5sUn5KLs 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Behavioral Genetics, electrophysiology
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Neuroscience (in Neurology and in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute)
![](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=CN45AA1j 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=NGAe5_7v 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=WPYQsvbo 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=3CGBdoam 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=8OyY8Y4c 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=BXFYDNfN 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=pISr8rXn 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Brain Imaging, Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience, Sensory Physiology
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neuroscience
![Jane Dodd, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=3uW7y0em 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=7T1Bk920 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=chkyFMkj 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=K3yjetu7 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=JlU7GdC4 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=E4MB8RDG 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8731940-e3bc-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=SnY_qBz_ 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics
Research Interests
Axon Pathfinding and Synaptogenesis, Cell Specification and Differentiation, Cellular/Molecular/Developmental Neuroscience, Synapses and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics
- Professor of Neuroscience
![Yasmine El-Shamayleh, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=j6j4gQs8 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=a0JhOTVQ 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=3GQbFwZQ 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=WsJhpzH6 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=NzkG2t40 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=UAvPcYvI 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/932821e0-e51b-11ea-8133-8982c3ba1fe4.jpg?itok=KOrsS2fD 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Cognitive/Systems Neuroscience, Sensory Physiology, Synapses and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute)