Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address
April 26, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Global health leader and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 commencement ceremony forAlbert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Frieden, who also led the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, has worked to combat tuberculosis, Ebola, and Zika, reduce tobacco use, and protect and improve health in the United States and around the world. Einstein’s 59th graduation ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 23 at 3 p.m. at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - April 26, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein Medical Student Publishes on H-1B Visa Program in JAMA
April 21, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—A research letter authored by fourth-year Einstein medical student Peter Kahn, M.P.H., Th.M., investigates which U.S. hospitals hire physicians using the H-1B visa program, which allows employers to temporarily hire highly-skilled foreign workers. The authors found that hospitals in just a handful of states accounted for most of the H-1B applications. Theletter was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Monday, April 16. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - April 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein's 2017 Stem Cell Symposium Spotlights Epigenetics and Metabolism
April 19, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—On Monday, April 24, the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine will host its third Stem Cell Symposium, focusing on the importance of cell metabolism and epigenetics. Leading scientists from the U.S., Japan and Germany will present their latest research and describe the hurdles to translating new finding into therapeutics. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - April 19, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein Research Leads to New Drug for Hard-to-Treat Lymphomas
April 14, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Japan has become the first country to approve a lymphoma drug developed through research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This also marks the first time that an Einstein-licensed drug has been approved for patient use. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - April 14, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Breakthrough in Detecting Mutations in Genomes of Single Cells
March 20, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Einstein researchers have developed and validated a method for accurately identifying mutations in the genomes of single cells. The new method, which can help predict whether cancer will develop in seemingly healthy tissue, is described in a paper published in today’s online edition of Nature Methods. The corresponding author isJan Vijg, Ph.D., professor and chair of genetics and the Lola and Saul Kramer Chair in Molecular Genetics. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - March 20, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein's Class of 2017 Celebrates Match Day
March 17, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Einstein fourth-year medical students whooped, cheered, and slapped high-fives as they celebrated another successful Match Day. The noontime ceremony marked the all-important“Match”—when graduating medical students learned where they will begin the next phase of their education, transitioning to resident physicians at hospitals across the country. Several weeks after commencement in May, the newly-minted doctors will start training in their chosen specialties. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - March 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
MicroRNAs Show Promise for Revealing Radiation Exposure and Likelihood of Survival
March 1, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Ionizing radiation incidents—nuclear war, nuclear accidents or terrorist dirty bombs, for example—can cause mass fatalities. Since resources for medical countermeasures are limited, it’s critically important to swiftly and accurately triage those victims most likely to benefit from treatment. A new study that published online today inScience Translational Medicine found that microRNAs (miRNAs) in serum may help in that effort. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - March 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Newly Found Mechanism for Protecting Neurons Could Underlie Brain Disease
February 8, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—To stay healthy, neurons must prevent protein aggregates and defective organelles such as mitochondria from accumulating inside them. We now know that an animal species has found a solution to its neuronal trash problem—one that might also be present in humans and lead to neurodegenerative disease if it becomes dysfunctional. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - February 8, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Soccer Ball Heading May Commonly Cause Concussion Symptoms
February 1, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Frequent soccer ball heading is a common and under recognized cause of concussion symptoms, according to a study of amateur players led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers. The findings run counter to earlier soccer studies suggesting concussion injuries mainly result from inadvertent head impacts, such as collisions with other players or a goalpost. The study was published online today in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - February 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Montefiore Statement on Today's Student Demonstrators; Commitment to #DoNoHarm
New York (January 30, 2017) Medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore joined forces today in a public demonstration pledging to support and protect the Affordable Care Act, which is in jeopardy of being repealed. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - January 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein-Montefiore to Play Leadership Role in $21 Million NIH Grant to Study the Onset of Epilepsy after Traumatic Brain Injuries
January 30, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—Einstein and Montefiore are key members of an international consortium of academic research institutions that have been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop better ways to prevent the development of epilepsy following traumatic brain injuries. The research at Einstein-Montefiore will be led bySolomon (Nico) Moshé, M.D., andAristea Galanopoulou, M.D., Ph.D. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - January 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System Receive $3.5 Million Award for Training Leaders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
December 26, 2016—(BRONX, NY)—The U.S. Health Resources& Services Administration has awardedAlbert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System a $3.5 million, 5-year grant to support the Rose F. Kennedy Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (RFK LEND). The program trains approximately 1,000 specialized care professionals each year to provide exemplary, interdisciplinary care to children with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - December 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Einstein Secures $160 Million NIH Funding in 2016
December 27, 2016—(BRONX, NY)—Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine were awarded more than $160 million from the National Institutes of Health in federal fiscal year 2016. The grants provide critical support for major research projects in aging, intellectual and developmental disabilities, diabetes, cancer and infectious diseases. Other key areas for which Einstein received federal support include developmental brain research, neuroscience, advanced cellular imaging, cardiac disease and initiatives to reduce health disparities. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - December 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives Major Federal Grant for Research into Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
December 20, 2016—(BRONX, NY)—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awardedAlbert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $6 million grant to fund theRose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). The grant will also support a new research program focused on 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS), an incurable genetic disorder associated with delayed intellectual development and psychiatric conditions, and some forms of congenital heart disease as well as other medical problems. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - December 20, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announce New Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
NEW YORK (December 13, 2016)—Preeminent psychiatric researcher and clinician, Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D, has been named professor and university chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Alpert, who will also hold the Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry at Einstein, will assume his position on March 1, 2017. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - December 13, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
