Research Programs and Partners
Affiliated Institutes, Centers, and Programs
Many of our faculty maintain leadership roles in local, national, and international research projects and consortia. Both here at Columbia and beyond, our large, multidisciplinary network of research partners facilitates the Department of Neurology’s long tradition of world-leading research.
Together with the robust research programs maintained by each division within our department, the programs, centers, and partners listed below support the cutting-edge basic, translational, and clinical research that has led to our #2 ranking in NIH-funded Neurology research programs nationwide! The ultimate goal of this collaborative approach is to translate our innovative scientific discoveries more readily and effectively into meaningful solutions for patients and families affected by neurological disease.
Our Research Centers, Programs, and Initiatives
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)
- Center of Excellence in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Center for Translational and Computational Neurology (CTCN)
- Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center
- H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center
- Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor (ICAT)
- Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence
- NeuroNEXT: Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials
- Parkinson’s Foundation Research Center of Excellence
- SMA Clinical Research Center
- Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates (STAR U)
Our Research Partners
- Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease (Motor Neuron Center)
- Columbia Stem Cell Initiative
- Columbia Translational Neuroscience Initiative (CTNI)
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center for Epidemiological Research
- Institute for Genomic Medicine
- Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- New York Genome Center
- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain
- Thompson Family Foundation Initiative (TFFI) on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) & Sensory Neuroscience