Richard Axel
Nobel laureate molecular biologist who attended Epstein's birthday party in Paris in 2010 and maintained contact until three months before Epstein's 2019 arrest
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Entities connected to Richard Axel through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Connected via: Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records), Former Israeli Prime Minister, Jeffrey Epstein
Connected via: Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records), Former Israeli Prime Minister, Jeffrey Epstein
Connected via: Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records), Former Israeli Prime Minister, Jeffrey Epstein
Connected via: Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records), Former Israeli Prime Minister, Jeffrey Epstein
Connected via: Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records), Former Israeli Prime Minister, Jeffrey Epstein
Key Relationships
Employed By
- Organization Columbia University brain institute - Richard Axel resigned from his position at Columbia University's brain institute following controversy over his frien... Credible Reporting
- Organization Columbia University - Richard Axel was co-director of a flagship neuroscience institute at Columbia University before resigning Credible Reporting
- Organization Zuckerman Institute - Richard Axel was co-director of the Zuckerman Institute before resigning Credible Reporting
- Organization Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute - Axel stepped down from his role at the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute but remains as a university professor Official Document
Mentioned In
- Organization Columbia University - Richard Axel is identified as a Columbia College Class of 1967 alumnus. Credible Reporting
- Document Epstein documents (20,000-plus released records) - Richard Axel is mentioned in the Epstein files documentation as one of the individuals connected to Jeffrey Epstein Single Source
Connected To
- Person Alice de Rothschild - Richard Axel was enlisted by Epstein to exert pressure on Columbia University to admit Alice de Rothschild Single Source
Associated With
- Person Former Israeli Prime Minister - Barak and Axel both maintained relationships with Epstein after his 2008 conviction Single Source
- Person Jeffrey Epstein - Axel attended Epstein's birthday party in Paris in 2010, two years after Epstein's 2008 conviction Credible Reporting
Source Documents & Evidence
“Axel maintained continued contact with Epstein until three months prior to his 2019 arrest. The Guardian reports that he attended a birthday party in Paris for Epstein in 2010, two years after his conviction for sex offenses in 2008.”Accessed: 2026-02-22
“University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC '67, to step down as Zuckerman Institute co-director following Epstein ties”
“Nobel winner Axel quits Columbia U. brain institute over friendship with predator”
“Nobel winner Richard Axel resigns from Columbia over Epstein files”Accessed: 2026-02-27
“The released Epstein files revealed some of their correspondence from at least 2010 until shortly before Epstein's death. Axel and his wife were invited to Epstein's island multiple times.”Accessed: 2026-03-02
“Richard Axel, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and professor announced that he was resigning as a co-director of a flagship neuroscience institute at Columbia University because of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, as per the New York Times”Accessed: 2026-03-06
“Furthermore, in 2016, Epstein attempted to secure admission to Columbia University in New York...by enlisting the help of Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Richard Axel, to exert pressure on an endeavor that ultimately failed.”Accessed: 2026-03-09
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