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
      Tel: 212-305-5660 / 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), a P41 facility funded by NIBIB and led by Dr. David J. Brenner.

• Design & Instrument Shop

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.

News & Upcoming Events

Seminar and Colloquium

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Drs. Brenner and Hall are in the news for their publication in The New England Journal of Medicine (Nov. 29, 2007), arguing that the potential carcinogenic effects from using CT scans may be underestimated or overlooked.
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A special course, was hosted by Dr. Eric Hall on December 17, 2007, examined Radiological Science in the Context of Radiological Terrorism. Lectures are from the course are available as podcasts.
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