Motor Neuron Center

Members and Research Interests

37 faculty profiles.

Larry Abbott, PhD View Full Profile

Larry Abbott, PhD

  • William Bloor Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience
  • Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics (in Biological Sciences)
  • Co-Director, Center for Theoretical Neuroscience
Jinsy Andrews, MD, MSc View Full Profile

Jinsy Andrews, MD, MSc

  • Associate Professor of Neurology
  • Director of Neuromuscular Clinical Trials
Estela Area Gomez, PhD View Full Profile

Estela Area Gomez, PhD

  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology
Richard Axel, MD View Full Profile

Richard Axel, MD

  • University Professor
  • Co-Director, Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Andrea Califano, Dr View Full Profile

Andrea Califano, Dr

  • Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology (in Systems Biology) and Professor of Biomedical Informatics and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (in the Institute for Cancer Genetics)
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
  • Chair, Department of Systems Biology
  • Director, JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center
  • Co-Leader, Precision Oncology and Systems Biology Program, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alejandro Chavez, MD, PhD View Full Profile

Alejandro Chavez, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
Claudia A. Chiriboga-Klein, MD, MPH View Full Profile

Claudia A. Chiriboga-Klein, MD, MPH

  • Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics (in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center) at CUMC
Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD View Full Profile

Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD

  • Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics (in Medicine)
  • Precision Medicine Resource Leader, Irving Institute
  • Medical Director, Columbia Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
  • Associate Director for Education, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Chief, Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics
Philip L. De Jager, MD, PhD View Full Profile

Philip L. De Jager, MD, PhD

  • Weil-Granat Professor of Neurology (in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the aging Brain)
  • Director, Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology
  • Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center
  • Deputy Director, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain
Joriene C. De Nooij, PhD View Full Profile

Joriene C. De Nooij, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Sciences (in Neurology)
  • CTNI Scholar
Darryl C. De Vivo, MD View Full Profile

Darryl C. De Vivo, MD

  • Sidney Carter Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Founding Director, Colleen Giblin Research Laboratories for Pediatric Neurology
  • Associate Chairman, Pediatric Neurosciences and Developmental Neurobiology
  • Co-Director, Motor Neuron Center
  • Director, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Center
  • Chief Emeritus, Pediatric Neurology
Salvatore DiMauro, MD View Full Profile

Salvatore DiMauro, MD

  • Lucy G. Moses Professor of Neurology
  • Director Emeritus, H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center
Lloyd A. Greene, PhD View Full Profile

Lloyd A. Greene, PhD

  • Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
Matthew B. Harms, MD View Full Profile

Matthew B. Harms, MD

  • Associate Professor of Neurology
Michio Hirano, MD View Full Profile

Michio Hirano, MD

  • Lucy G. Moses Professor of Neurology
  • Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Director, H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center
  • Medical Director, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics/Laboratory of Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disease
Thomas M. Jessell, PhD View Full Profile

Thomas M. Jessell, PhD

  • Claire Tow Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders (in Neuroscience)
Ronald K. Liem, PhD View Full Profile

Ronald K. Liem, PhD

  • Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
Francesco Lotti, PhD View Full Profile

Francesco Lotti, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
Tom Maniatis, PhD View Full Profile

Tom Maniatis, PhD

  • Isidore S. Edelman Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
  • Director, Columbia University Precision Medicine Initiative
  • Executive Committee, Zukerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
  • Principal Investigator, Maniatis Lab
  • Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Genome Center
James L. Manley, PhD View Full Profile

James L. Manley, PhD

  • Julian Clarence Levi Professor of the Life Sciences
Richard S. Mann, PhD View Full Profile

Richard S. Mann, PhD

  • Higgins Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Carol A. Mason, PhD View Full Profile

Carol A. Mason, PhD

  • Professor of Neuroscience
  • Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
  • Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
  • Chair of Interschool Planning in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
  • Co-Director, Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior
George Z. Mentis, PhD View Full Profile

George Z. Mentis, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (in Neurology)
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD View Full Profile

Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD

  • Wesley J. Howe Professor of Neurology at CUMC
  • Director, ALS/PLS (Amyotrophic/Primary Lateral Sclerosis) Center
  • Director, MDA/ALS Clinic
Umrao Monani, PhD View Full Profile

Umrao Monani, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (in Neurology)
  • Member, Motor Neuron Center
  • Member, Columbia Translational Neuroscience Initiative
Jacqueline Montes, PT, EdD, NCS View Full Profile

Jacqueline Montes, PT, EdD, NCS

  • Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Physical Therapy) at CUMC
Livio Pellizzoni, PhD View Full Profile

Livio Pellizzoni, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
Hemali Phatnani, PhD View Full Profile

Hemali Phatnani, PhD

  • Adjunct Associate Research Scientist in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
Serge Przedborski, MD, PhD View Full Profile

Serge Przedborski, MD, PhD

  • Page and William Black Professor of Neurology (in Pathology and Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
  • Co-Director, Motor Neuron Center
  • Vice Chair of Research, Department of Neurology
  • Director, Columbia Translational Neuroscience Initiative (CTNI)
  • Chief, Division of Movement Disorders
Diane Re, PhD View Full Profile

Diane Re, PhD

Eric A. Schon, PhD View Full Profile

Eric A. Schon, PhD

  • Lewis P. Rowland Professor of Neurology (in Genetics and Development)
Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD View Full Profile

Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Neurology
  • Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center
  • Director, ALSA/ALS Clinic
Brent R. Stockwell, PhD View Full Profile

Brent R. Stockwell, PhD

  • Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
  • Chair of the Educational Policy and Planning Committee of Arts & Sciences
Carol M. Troy, MD, PhD View Full Profile

Carol M. Troy, MD, PhD

  • Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology and Neurology (in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at CUMC
Richard Vallee, PhD View Full Profile

Richard Vallee, PhD

  • Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
  • Director, Division of Cell and Molecular Biology
Hynek Wichterle, PhD View Full Profile

Hynek Wichterle, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
  • Associate Professor of Neuroscience (in Neurology)
  • Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Co-Director, Motor Neuron Center
Chaolin Zhang, PhD View Full Profile

Chaolin Zhang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Systems Biology (in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and in the Motor Neuron Center)

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  • Richard Axel
  • Carol Mason
  • Mike Shelanski

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