诺贝尔奖得主理查德·阿克塞尔(Richard Axel)在司法部文件披露他与杰弗里·埃普斯坦(Jeffrey Epstein)的定罪后接触后辞去哥伦比亚大学脑研究所共同主任一职。 Nobel laureate Richard Axel resigned as co-director of Columbia’s brain institute after DOJ documents revealed his post-conviction contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.

诺贝尔奖获得者理查德·阿克塞尔(Richard Axel)已辞去哥伦比亚大学的Zuckerman Mind脑行为研究所共同主任职务, Nobel laureate Richard Axel has resigned as co-director of Columbia University’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute following the release of Justice Department documents revealing his ongoing correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. 阿克塞尔认为这种关系是“严重判断错误”,他为破坏信任道歉,并不再担任领导和霍华德·休斯医学研究所的角色,尽管他将继续研究。 Axel called the relationship a “serious error in judgment,” apologized for compromising trust, and stepped down from leadership and Howard Hughes Medical Institute roles, though he will continue his research. 披露加强了对与Epstein的学术联系的审查,促使进行更广泛的机构审查。 The disclosures have intensified scrutiny of academic ties to Epstein, prompting broader institutional reviews.