Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announces Free Tuition in Perpetuity for All Medical School Students. Learn more at .
#MedicalSchool
#MedEd
#giving
Congratulations to Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., on receiving a prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award from
@theNCI
. The award is accompanied by a seven-year, $7 million grant to study myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid
#leukemia
.
#cancer
Congratulations to Elizabeth McNally, M.D., Ph.D., Einstein Class of ’90, on being elected editor of
@jclinicalinvest
(JCI). Dr. McNally will be the first woman to hold the title of editor in JCI’s nearly 100-year history.
#WomenInScience
#WomenInMedicine
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.,
@AMCuervoLab
has been named Distinguished Professor at Einstein. This designation represents the highest academic honor that Einstein can confer on a member of its faculty.
#research
#science
#medicine
The fields of stem cell research and hematology lost one of their brightest stars last week with the passing of Paul S. Frenette, M.D., who died on July 26.
We remember Dr. Frenette at
The newly renamed Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
#MECCC
has been awarded comprehensive designation by the National Cancer Institute of
@NIH
, the ultimate standard achieved by only 55 other
@theNCI
cancer centers in the U.S.
@MontefioreNYC
In
@Nature
, Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., comments on a novel compound she developed with
@ProfGavathiotis
that reduces
#Alzheimer
's symptoms in mice. The results are promising, and a clinical trial should follow. Read more at
#research
#alz
Researchers at Einstein, led by Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., have received a five-year, $16 million grant from
@NIH
to determine how
#autophagy
, a cellular recycling process, is related to
#Alzheimer
’s disease and related dementias.
#aging
#alz
Kira Gritsman, M.D., Ph.D., of Einstein and
@MontefioreNYC
has received a four-year, $2.1 million grant from
@NIDDKgov
to study the role of the PI3 kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway in myelodysplastic syndrome
#MDS
development.
@Gritsman_lab
Still full of gratitude and appreciation for this transformational gift, it's impact on our students, and the way it's been received. | Einstein Announces Free Tuition in Perpetuity for All Medical School Students.
#MedED
#MedSchoolLife
@MontefioreNYC
On Tuesday at Einstein's 10th annual Marie M. Daly Memorial Lecture, Andre Isaacs, Ph.D., shared his views on the importance of supporting and encouraging underrepresented students in science. Dr. Issacs is associate professor, department of chemistry at
@holy_cross
.
#BHM
Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against
#atherosclerosis
, a major cause of
#heartattacks
and
#strokes
, according to findings by scientists at Einstein led by Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. published online in
@PNASNews
. More at
Congrats!
@theNCI
-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC) announced the appointment of three faculty members—Ulrich G. Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., Adebola A. Adedimeji, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., M.S., and H. Dean Hosgood, Ph.D.—to key leadership positions.
Congratulations to Einstein’s Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. for her election to the National Academy of Sciences! Dr. Cuervo is a leader in the field of autophagy―the cellular waste management process key to human health.
Today Einstein is celebrating the extraordinary life and career of a scientific leader at the inaugural The Paul S. Frenette Memorial Symposium hosted by the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research.
Today at Einstein and Montefiore, hundreds of students, faculty, and staff came together to show solidarity with the Black community and stress the need to fight racism in the wake of George Floyd's murder by a police officer. Video here:
Happy Birthday Albert Einstein! Today we celebrate our namesake with a series of events honoring his legacy while also observing
#piDay2023
. Wishing a sweet
#PiEinstein
to all!
The fields of stem cell research and hematology lost one of their brightest stars last week with the passing of Paul S. Frenette, M.D., who died on July 26.
We remember Dr. Frenette at
.
@theNCI
-designated
@ae_cancercenter
received a five-year, $2.9 million grant to train physicians and scientists to conduct clinical and translational
#oncology
research, with an emphasis on investigating and addressing health inequities in the
#Bronx
.
Congratulations
@steidluli
! Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in cancer and stem cell biology, has been named the chair of the department of cell biology at Einstein.
@Einstein_SCI
Learn more at
#SciComm
Congratulations to
@EarleChambers
! | Earle Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Appointed Director of Research in Department of Family and Social Medicine at Einstein and
@MontefioreNYC
.
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., discusses her new study that found an experimental drug can reverse the key symptoms of
#Alzheimer
’s disease in mice. For details, please see
#ALZ
Researchers at the
#NCI
-designated
#MECCC
led by
@aditishasMD
, were awarded a four-year, $2.6 million grant from the
@US_FDA
for an innovative phase 1 clinical trial of a new drug for patients with relapsed and treatment-resistant forms of AML and MDS.
Einstein recently announced establishment of the Nilda I. Soto Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence Scholarship—its first endowed scholarship supporting
#diversity
,
#equity
, and
#inclusion
, in honor of the Bronx native who open doors for thousands.
Einstein scientist Vern Schramm never imagined that his basic research into enzymes would save a 2-year-old girl dying from an incurable form of T-cell leukemia.
As a surge in COVID-19 cases consume the energies of healthcare workers at Einstein and
@MontefioreNYC
dozens of Einstein M.D. and Ph.D. students are helping out during the crisis through the “Einstein Cares for the Front” volunteer effort.
#meded
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michelle "Stalker" Cunningham, Class of 2013, a flight surgeon and family physician with the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, shows off her Einstein pride recently while in a U-2 spy plane 70,000 feet above Northern California.
#MedEd
Making of a Match! Today at Match Day, Einstein medical students learned at where they would continue their medical careers as residents.
#MatchDay2023
"I am proud to be able to work with them. Everyone is really trying to do their best to help our patients.” Fourth-year Einstein medical students volunteering to help healthcare workers cope with the increasing demand.
#meded
#premed
@MontefioreNYC
Researchers from across the globe assembled at Einstein on June 2, for a memorial symposium in honor of Paul S. Frenette, M.D. The all-day event, which drew hundreds of attendees, paid tribute to Dr. Frenette through a series of presentations. More at
Amidst a nationwide shortage of antibody tests for the novel
#coronavirus
, a test developed and validated by Einstein scientists and
@MontefioreNYC
clinical pathologists was submitted on May 4 to
@HealthNYGov
for approval as a laboratory developed test.
Answering the Call: Today: In response to the need for additional medical workers to join the frontlines of the
#COVID19
pandemic, more than 100 medical students at Einstein graduated a month early. Learn more about the graduates at
#meded
#medtwitter
Researchers at Einstein,
@MontefioreNYC
, and
@Yale
have established for the first time that, in response to infection with
#COVID19
, children mount a stronger innate immune response than adults. The study published online today in
@JCI_insight
.
@YaleMed
Congratulations to
@BrendonStilesMD
on his Aspire Award from
@TheMarkFdn
to investigate the potential benefits of blocking the enzyme ADP-ribosyltransferase 1(ART1), which is highly expressed on cell surface of many non-small
#lungcancer
tumors. More at:
Lindsay LaFave, Ph.D., talks about the factors that drive
#lungcancer
, how she is working with a team of scientists to find drugs that target the disease, and more in
#EinsteinMagazine
Learn more at
#CancerResearch
While women now outnumber men in graduate and
#medschool
, they lag male counterparts in securing institutional support. To address this disparity, three Einstein Board of Trustees members provided financial support to several female researchers. More at
Lynne M. Holden, M.D., a national diversity innovator and emergency medicine physician, has been appointed Einstein's senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion.
Einstein's dean, Gordon Tomaselli, M.D. addresses George Floyd's murder, the injustice suffered by African Americans, and Einstein's commitment to fighting racism.
New Dean of Einstein Announced: Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., has been named the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Einstein. He will take the helm on July 1, 2018.
Learn how Einstein Amit Verma, M.B.B.S., and Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., came together at Einstein to advance research into treatment and prevention of bone-marrow and blood
#cancers
.
#EinsteinMag
#research
#scicomm
In this Q&A, Britta Will, Ph.D., winner of a 2020 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, talks about what the award means to her and what led to her interest in stem cells.
#PSSCRA20
#scicomm
#phdlife
#womeninscience
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Einstein a five-year, $6.6 million grant to lead a New York-based consortium of medical schools to train young scientists in collaborative kidney, urology, and hematology
#research
.
#MedEd
#NIH
In a study published online today in Nature Cancer, Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D., and colleagues used a mouse model of breast cancer to study early dormant disseminated
#cancer
cells that have spread to the lungs. Learn more at
#research
What goes through a medical student’s mind after experiencing the loss of a life in the ER for the first time? Einstein M.D. student Darnell Williams
@dkawjr
shares what he saw, felt, and thought in this post.
#MedSchool
#MedTwitter
#MedEd
Earle Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., of Einstein and
@MontefioreNYC
has received a four-year, $2.9 million grant from
@NIH
to study how neighborhood redevelopment affects cardiovascular disease among older Black and Hispanic residents in the Bronx.
Learn more at
Irene Blanco, M.D., M.S., and Shereen Mahmood, M.D., of Einstein and Monterfiore co-authored an article, “The Road to Equity for Women in Academic Rheumatology.” Learn more at:
#WomeninMedicine
#IWD2021
#InternationalWomensDay
In a first-of-its-kind training in the U.S., led by Dr. Cristina Gonzalez, Einstein
#medstudents
are learning how they can manage their
#implicitbias
—those unintentional assumptions all of us make about others without even realizing we are doing it.
Congratulations to Lynne Holden, M.D., on being elected to The
@ABEMCert
Board of Directors! Dr. Holden is a professor of emergency medicine and senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Einstein and an attending physician
@MontefioreNYC
.
The exuberance and emotion at this year's
#EinsteinMatchDay
was off the charts. Congratulations to all of our students taking the next step in there journey in becoming a physician!
Dr. David Prezant of
@Einsteinmed
,
@MontefioreNYC
, and
@FDNY
, and firefighters Capt. Alfredo Fuentes and Lt. Terrence Jordan share their accounts of how their lives intersected on
#9
/11, and how Dr. Prezant has been a champion for the health of
#FDNY
first responders ever since.
Congrats! Komal Bajaj, M.D., has been named a member of The National Advisory Council for
@AHRQNews
. She is professor, obstetrics & gynecology & women's health at Einstein and chief quality officer and clinical director,
@NYCHealthSystem
Simulation Center.
Welcome M.D. Class of 2026! Today, Einstein welcomed its newest medical school class with the start of a weeklong orientation to introduce them to the curriculum, learn about life at Einstein, and bond with each other at social events and other activities.
#MedEd
#medschool
Lynne Holden, M.D., @ Einstein’s senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion, provides an overview of the robust ways in which Einstein supports diverse students throughout their medical school journey.
#diversity
#mentoring
Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC) welcomes Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, Ph.D., who will join AECC as founding director of the Institute for Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment and director of the Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, starting Oct. 1. More at
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D. and
@ProfGavathiotis
, developed an experimental drug that reinvigorates a cellular cleaning mechanism and reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice.
#NIH
Two drugs designed by Einstein's
@AMCuervoLab
and
@ProfGavathiotis
preserved vision in mice that developed retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye
#disease
that can lead to blind nd for which no treatments currently exist. More at:
#research
#RP
This year, according to a report released by Forbes, Einstein is ranked among the best 500 midsize employers in the U.S.
#edu
#MedEd
#Bronx
Learn more at
Great weather for
#EinsteinMatchDay2022
! Here are a few of the highlights and bright moments for our fourth year M.D students. Congratulations to all celebrating their
#MatchDay
!
NEW in Einstein Magazine: A scientist's enzyme research leads to life-saving drugs; training doctors to care for the elderly; a silent epidemic that threatens Bronx children; and more! See
#health
#research
#meded
Today marks the start of
#orientation
week for our 39 incoming
#PhD
students. They were welcomed by Victoria Freedman, Ph.D., associate dean for
@EinsteinPhD
. In the afternoon, students shared lunch with “big siblings,” senior graduate students who answered their questions.
The
@NIHAging
has awarded Andreas Jenny, Ph.D. and colleagues a five-year, $3 million grant to identify the connection between Lamp1 function, increased lysosomal acidity, and abnormal lipid metabolism. Learn more at
Einstein researchers, led by
@NirBarzilaiMD
, evaluated
#FDA
-approved drugs for their anti-aging potential. In ranking those drugs, they gave equal weight to preclinical studies and clinical studies.
#aging
#ageing
Einstein and
@MontefioreNYC
's Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., is calling attention to a century-old treatment that may possibly prevent and treat
#COVID19
. She is also leading a Montefiore-Einstein project to compile data on
#Bronx
residents with the disease.
Congratulations! Britta Will, Ph.D., who researches leukemic stem cells driving blood
#cancers
, has won a 2020 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. She is one of seven
#NYC
area-based scientists to win the award.
@psscra
Researchers at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center and Einstein have identified a promising approach to overcoming treatment resistance in acute myeloid
#leukemia
, an aggressive
#bloodcancer
. Learn more at
#AML
#CancerResearch
Einstein and
@MontefioreNYC
's Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., is calling attention to a century-old treatment that may possibly prevent and treat
#COVID19
. She is also leading a Montefiore-Einstein project to compile data on Bronx residents with the disease.
Today we welcomed our incoming class of
#MedStudents
! They were welcomed by Interim Dean Harris Goldstein, M.D., who emphasized the need to learn and listen to those around you. He was joined by leaders throughout the Einstein community.
#MedEd
#EinsteinClassof2027
Check out the latest issue of
#Einsteinmagazine
for stories on Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center’s efforts to confront the disease, a passionate doctor’s work with HIV/AIDS patients, how three student groups are helping the people of the Bronx, and more.
Richard Piszczatowksi, who is graduating from Einstein this May with both M.D. and Ph.D degrees, is the first member of his family to attend college. He reflects on the inspiration he drew from his parents and the importance of resilience and mentorship in his journey.
#MedEd
Congratulations to postdoc Geoffrey Terral, named a Leon Levy Scholar in
#Neuroscience
by
@nyasciences
and the Leon Levy Foundation! Dr. Terral was honored for his research on the morphology and connectivity of inhibitory neurons. More:
#leonlevyscholars
Einstein held its first Impact Day, featuring the research and scholarly work of its
#MedicalStudents
. The day celebrated Impact, a four-year course designed to help students pursue discovery, develop professional and research skills, and more. See
#MedEd