January 14, 2026
Jiayi Kang joins the lab
Jiayi is a PhD student in the Physiology and Cellular Biophysics program at Columbia and is co-advised by Steven Marx. Welcome, Jiayi! LEARN MORE 
NEWS
July 20, 2025
Our lab’s review on the DRN and feeding is published in Diabetes
This work outlines recent progress from our lab and the field on the dorsal raphe nucleus in the control of appetite. LEARN MORE
May 7, 2025
Julian Maldonado joins the lab
Julian was previously an undergraduate researcher in the Nectow lab. He is now rejoining the lab to study neuro-cardiac interactions. Welcome (back) Julian! LEARN MORE
April 26, 2025
Srikanth’s recent paper in Cell is featured in the New York Times
The article describes recent work on the neurobiology of energy balance and features Srikanth’s recent paper on satiation. LEARN MORE
February 7, 2025
Edward Eckels joins the lab
Ted is a biophysicist by training and a cardiology fellow at NYP-Columbia. He is co-advised by Steven Marx. Welcome, Ted! LEARN MORE