Columbia researchers have identified cells that give rise to Barrett’s esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer, the fastest-growing cancer in the United States.
The funds will support recruitment and career development for professors, doctoral, and postdoctoral students who traditionally have been underrepresented in higher education.
Riders, sponsors, volunteers, and friends joined forces for Velocity, Columbia's Ride to End Cancer, in support of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Joachim Frank discusses the call from Sweden and his work using cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the three-dimensional shapes of biological molecules.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was awarded to Joachim Frank, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biophysics and of biological sciences, Richard Henderson, and Jacques Dubochet for developing cryo-electron microscopy.
