Affiliations

The Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Studies

Our department is affiliated with the Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies, which also includes other departments at Columbia.  The majority of biomedical researchers, including faculty from Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMB), have research labs at the Columbia University Health Sciences Campus.

Departments On The Morningside Campus

In addition to two BMB faculty conducting their research at Columbia's main campus in Morningside, investigators in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics work closely with research groups in the chemistry, biological sciences, physics, and applied physics departments, which are located at the Morningside campus as well as at the . The Health Sciences campus is approximately two miles north of the Morningside campus, and free shuttles are provided throughout the day to link the two campuses. Students are encouraged to interact extensively with their Morningside colleagues, attending lectures, courses, and in some cases, performing rotations in Morningside departments.

The Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at the Jerome L Greene Science Center

There are currently seven professors from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics with labs at Columbia's newest campus in Manhattanville, between Columbia's Morningside and medical campuses.  The strong network of BMB across the three research campuses allows for deeply connected cross-disciplinary interaction, collaborations, and expanded resource sharing and community. 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute At Columbia

Four professors in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics are associated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI): Professors Richard Axel,  Charles Zuker,  Oliver Hobert,  and Eric R. Kandel (emeritus). The strong presence of HHMI within the department allows for generous resources that are available at few other research institutions. In addition, this HHMI affiliation attests to the high quality of research and education within the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics.

Audubon Business And Technology Center

Adjacent to the Health Sciences campus, the new Audubon Business and Technology Center is closely linked to academic research within the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. The facility's mission is to foster biotechnology by providing incubator space and interaction between corporate and academic laboratories.

Center For Computational Biology And Bioinformatics

The Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2) is an interdepartmental center at Columbia University whose goal is to catalyze research at the interface between biology and the computational and physical sciences. C2B2 is administratively linked to the Department of Systems Biology but provides a second “home” to computational biologists in multiple departments throughout the university.