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Nobel Winner Steps Down As Head Of Columbia’s Brain Institute Over Epstein Links

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February 25, 2026

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Nobel laureate and Columbia University professor Dr. Richard Axel announced Tuesday he is stepping down as the co-director of the school’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, after the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein documents release highlighted his friendship with the convicted sex offender.

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