Nobel winner resigns as head of Columbia institute over Epstein ties

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Source: MS NOW News

Feb. 25, 2026, 9:15 AM EST Updated 8 Min Ago


Dr. Richard Axel, a Nobel Prize winner, has resigned as the co-director of Columbia University’s neuroscience institute over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, making him the latest in a growing list of people facing consequences after the Justice Department’s Epstein files release.

Axel, who shared a Nobel in medicine in 2004 for his work on the sense of smell, announced his resignation as the head of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute on Tuesday. He called his relationship with Epstein “a serious error in judgment” that he deeply regrets.

“I apologize for compromising the trust of my friends, students, and colleagues. I recognize the problems this has caused, and I will work to restore this trust,” Axel said in a statement through Columbia.

“What has emerged about Epstein’s appalling conduct, the harm that he has caused to so many people, makes my association with him all the more painful and inexcusable,” he said.

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[twodogsbarking]

1. Coudn't he smell a rat? That's odd.

[Raven123]

3. It's called, "I don't believe women syndrome."

[twodogsbarking]

10. Axel, who shared a Nobel in medicine in 2004 for his work on the sense of smell

[Ritabert]

2. What's amazing is that all these "smart" guys fell for that evil man's schtick

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Because they think they're the smartest guys in the room!

[Ritabert]

6. Or his perversions appealed to them.

[Farmer-Rick]

5. Exactly

You can be a genius in one area and be a total idiot in another, no matter what your IQ is.

People assume smart people are smart in every area of their lives. But even Einstein got divorced to be with his first and second cousin (they were the same woman). He constantly cheated on whatever partner he was with. So, not so smart about relationships or STDs.

[Ritabert]

7. Good point.

[yardwork]

8. Maybe they agree with Epstein's attitudes toward women and children.

Smart people can still be evil.

[Ritabert]

9. I think you're right.

[Felicita]

11. They're droppin' like flies...

When will the big orange fly drop? Can't come soon enough.