Epstein files: Nobel winner Axel quits Columbia U. brain institute over friendship with predator
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Dr. Richard Axel, a longtime Columbia University professor, is mentioned repeatedly in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice.
Dr. Richard Axel, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, said he is stepping down as co-director of Columbia University's Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute on the heels of his association with notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein drawing public attention.
"My past association with Jeffrey Epstein was a serious error in judgment, which I deeply regret," Axel, 79, said in a statement on Tuesday.
"I apologize for compromising the trust of my friends, students, and colleagues," Axel said.
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