Kizil Lab at European Zebrafish Meeting 2026

The Kizil Lab is pleased to participate in the European Zebrafish Meeting (EZM 2026) in Vienna, Austria. During the meeting, we presented our latest research, engaged in stimulating discussions with colleagues from across the international zebrafish community, and had the privilege of chairing sessions on disease models. The conference once again highlighted the remarkable versatility …

Zebrafish in the Crown Awards Gala

On November 13, 2023, benefactors, faculty, and friends from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) community joined together to celebrate the 14th Annual Crown Awards Gala at The Glasshouse in New York City. The evening celebrated how Columbia’s philanthropic partners, faculty, students, and staff are “Transforming Health by Driving Discovery.” We are …

Prabesh Bhattarai graduated his PhD

Prabesh Bhattarai successfully defended his PhD thesis and graduated from our lab! Prabesh published 15 papers in respected journals during his PhD with a remarkable record. We wish him all the best for his successful career. Prabesh generated an Alzheimer’s disease model in zebrafish, and identified molecular mechanisms controlling neural stem cell plasticity in experimental …

Kizil lab joining the Venusberg meeting with a talk

This year, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) is organizing the 6th Venusberg Meeting on Neuroinflammation. Top-notch speakers from all areas of neuroinflammation will present the most recent findings and developments in order to stimulate vivid and challenging discussions. Kizil Lab will join this meeting and we are glad that Prabesh Bhattarai will give a …