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Biological Insights Derived from Optogenetic Approaches

OptoGRC
May 10-15, 2026

Scientists Discuss Epigenetics & Generational Trauma

StarTalk
September 2024

Bianca Jones Marlin on PBS NOVA's "Your Brain: Who's In Control?"

PBS NOVA
May 2023

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    Q&A: What the noses of mice can tell us about the inheritance of trauma

    STAT, 4.12.24

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    Scientists discuss epigenetics & generational trauma

    StarTalk, 2024

  • Session 303: How trauma affects the brain episode Spotify cover

    How trauma affects the brain

    Therapy for Black Girls, 4.19.23

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    Finding work-life balance one task at a time

    Neuronline/SfN, 4.7.23

  • Bianca Jones Marlin headshot in a lab

    How a favorite TV show led to a neuroscience career

    BrainFacts/SfN, 4.06.23

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    Scientists tried to break cuddling. Instead, they broke 30 years of research

    The Atlantic, 1.27.23

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    CRISPR voles can’t detect ‘love hormone’ oxytocin — but still mate for life

    Nature, 1.27.23

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    Be bolder and dream bigger: Bianca Jones Marlin and the study of inherited trauma

    Abcam x The Guardian, 1.9.23

  • Bianca sitting at her computer

    Your brain: Who's in control

    PBS Nova, 2023

  • Two people hugging with a man putting his head on the woman's shoulder

    Testosterone may promote 'cuddling', not just violence, animal study finds

    Medical News Today, 8.17.22

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    Why viral death-defying videos make you wince

    The Wall Street Journal, 2022

  • Audio cover for Clear + Vivid featuring an episode with Bianca

    Bianca Jones Marlin: Preparing kids for survival

    Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda, 2022

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    Q&A Bianca Jones Marlin

    Neuron, 11.3.21

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    Bianca Jones Marlin traces how sensory inputs shape the brain

    The Scientist (Scientist to Watch), 10.01.21

  • Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin speaking on stage

    Neuroscientist Marlin explores how trauma can impact brain structures of future offspring

    The Chautauquan Daily, 8.19.21

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    Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson: Genetic “memories” of pandemic trauma could be passed down to future generations

    wdet 101.9 fm, 8.6.2021

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    Why understanding inherited trauma is critical, and what it means for our kids

    The Washington Post, 7.19.21

  • Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin sitting in a lab with a bright yellow blazer

    Bianca Jones Marlin named Herbert and Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Cell Research at the Zuckerman Institute

    Zuckerman Institute, 6.17.21

  • Mom Genes book cover

    Mom Genes

    Abigail Tucker, 4.27.2021

  • Portrait of Dr. Biance Jones Marlin sitting in a chair

    The new science of motherhood

    Smithsonian Magazine, 4.23.21

  • Cartoon outline Dr. Nii Addy

    Addy Hour Podcast: The science of trauma & resilience with Bianca Jones Marlin and Kerry Ressler

    Addy Hour, 4.16.2021

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    Maybe oxytocin is a human pheromone. But maybe there’s no such thing. In 15 facts.

    Forbes, 3.31.21

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    Blame the grandparents and the puppies: An epigenetic journey with Bianca Jones-Marlin

    Risky Behavior, 2.25.2021

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    The legacy of trauma: Can experiences leave a biological imprint?

    NPR, 2.25.2021

  • Science Friday Breakthrough Festival poster with Bianca in a yellow blazer

    From killer snail chemists to trauma tracers: Breakthrough Q&A

    Science Friday, 2.15.2021

  • Grid of 4 people, including Bianca

    The impacts of trauma on mental health

    The Agenda with Steve Paikin, 2.11.2021

  • Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin sitting in a lab with a bright yellow blazer

    Black History Month: Spotlight on Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD

    Columbia Irving Medical Center, 2.5.21

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    Initiative addresses racial disparities in neuroscience

    The Scientist, 12.1.20

  • Woman in a green dress with her arms crossed standing outside a building

    Scientific journals commit to diversity but Lack the data

    The New York Times, 10.30.20

  • Science Friday logo

    Animal moms: From lion to mouse

    Science Friday, 10.23.20

  • Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin brushing a child's hair

    This neurobiologist wants to know if children can inherit trauma genetically

    Popular Science, 10.21.20

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    Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: A conversation w/ Bianca Jones Marlin

    Massive Science, 10.17.2020

  • 100 more inspiring Black scientists in America in white text on a black, green, and red background

    100 more inspiring Black scientists in America

    Cell Press, 6.19.20

  • Bianca in front of a fire place

    An open message to all Black academics

    Originally posted on 5.30.20;
    re-uploaded 6.3.21

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    How to find your flow working from home, even if you’re surrounded by a spouse, kids and worries

    The Washington Post, 5.14.20

  • Adult and child feet nestled together on a blanket

    Is maternal instinct real?

    Refinery29, 5.8.2020

  • Bianca Jones Marlin Youtube cover for "Becoming mom: Stories about wanting to mother"

    Becoming mom: Stories about wanting to mother

    The Story Collider, 2020

  • Youtube cover of Bianca brushing a child's hair

    Breakthrough: The trauma tracer

    Science Friday, 2020

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    Building community through service: Bianca Jones Marlin on volunteer leadership

    Society for Neuroscience, 2020

  • Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin holding a child's hand in the lab

    Science Friday Profiles: Bianca Jones Marlin

    Science Friday, 2020

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    Stories of women in neuroscience

    Stories of Women in Neuroscience, 10.2019

  • Youtube cover of Bianca speaking at the American Museum of Natural History

    SciCafe: The science of love

    The American Museum of Natural History’s SciCafe Speaker Series, 2019

  • Headshot of Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin

    How traumatic experiences get inherited

    Simons Foundation, 11.30.18

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    What you inherit from your parents

    You’re the Expert, 10.2018

  • Baby hand clutching an adult's hand

    Is maternal instinct only for moms? Here's the science

    National Geographic, 5.9.18

  • Youtube cover of Bianca

    Pregnancy: Stories about the science of having a baby

    The Story Collider, 2018

  • Bianca with a new host sitting down on chairs facing each other

    What’s on your mind: Explaining love and emotions

    FOX5, 2018

  • Columbia University Medical Center logo

    'Wunderkind' Bianca Marlin probes the biology of parenting

    Columbia University, 11.6.2017

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    Columbia University ActualLivingScientist

    Columbia University, 2.7.2017

  • A baby's hand between an adults fingers

    How oxytocin changes behavior

    Discover Magazine, 11.30.15

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    Curious about a mother’s bond

    NIH Director’s Blog, 8.25.15

  • Los Angeles Times logo

    Hormone oxytocin jump-starts maternal behavior

    Los Angeles Times, 4.15.15

  • Small mouse in the palm of a hand

    Oxytocin makes new mouse mothers focus on cries of lost pups

    National Geographic, 4.15.15

  • The Guardian logo

    Mothers more sensitive to crying babies thanks to hormone, study says

    The Guardian, 4.15.15

  • Youtube cover of Bianca at a microphone

    Bianca Jones Marlin: It's because she's Black

    The Story Collider, 2015