Center for
Radiological Research

 
 Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons
 630 West 168th Street, 11^th floor, New York, N.Y. 10032

David J. Brenner, Ph.D., D.Sc.– Director        Tom K. Hei, Ph.D. – Associate Director
Tel: 212-305-5660 / Fax: 212-305-3229         Tel: 212-305-8462 / Fax: 212-305-3229 

The Center for Radiological Research epitomizes an multidisciplinary approach towards understanding at both basic and applied levels the biological consequences of ionizing radiation exposures as they relate to human health.

The Center’s staff includes an interdisciplinary mix of professional scientists from fields as diverse as molecular biology, cell biology, radiation physics, computational physics, engineering and radiation oncology, performing research in experimental biophysics, cellular and microbeam studies, molecular and chromatin studies, and physics and biology related to both low dose radiation and radiation therapy-modeling.

In addition to its diverse faculty, the Center features two Core facilities:

• Radiological Research Accelerator Facility (RARAF),

• Design & Instrument Shop leb by Gary Johnson who was recently featured in Columbia Physicians and Surgeons Five at Five series.

We also lead two large research collaborations:

• Center for High-Throughput Minimally-Invasive Radiation Biodosimetry, a Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation funded by NIAID and led by Dr. Brenner.

• Mechanism of Bystander Effects, an NIH program project led by Dr. Tom K. Hei.

Dr. Tom Hei, our Project Leader and Associate Director, is featured on the CUMC hompage discussing the bystander effect as a potential cause of secondary cancers during cancer treatments. Here is the video from his interview.

News & Upcoming Events

Dr. Hei was recently featured by the CUMC for his work on the bystander effect.

Dr. Brenner was featured in the New York Times Science Times Section

Dr. Brenner talks about the potential consequences of the nuclear situation in Japan.

Dr. Sally Amundson and Sunirmal Paul were featured in the March 2011 Radiation Research podcast.

Drs. Peter Grabham and Charles Geard were featured in the January 2011 Radiation Research podcast.

The Radiological Research Accelerator Facility hosted the first microbeam training course May 3-5, 2011.

Seminars & Colloquia

None Scheduled