New $5.1 Million Grant for Einstein-Developed Tests for Breast Cancer Metastasis
August 14, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Researchers atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine have received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to further evaluate novel tests that Einstein researchers have developed for predicting whether primary breast tumors are likely to spread. Such tests can help prevent unnecessary overtreatment and also identify cases that need more aggressive therapy. The principal investigators on the grant areThomas Rohan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., D.H.Sc., professor and chair of epidemiology& population health at Einstein and Mon...
Source: Einstein News - August 14, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Understanding 'Chemo Brain' in Children: Researchers Secure $4.6 Million NIH Grant to Identify Those at Risk
August 11, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Chemotherapy usually cures children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but the treatment may hamper brain development and impact key cognitive functions including sensory processing, memory, and attention. Researchers atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine,Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), andRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have received a five-year, $4.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine how chemotherapy exerts its damaging effects on the brain. Their long-term objective is to use this information to develop p...
Source: Einstein News - August 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Gut Microbiome Translates Stress Into Sickle Cell Crises
July 30, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—A new study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to painful vessel-clogging episodes—the most common complication of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and a frequent cause of hospitalizations. The findings, made in mice, show that the gut microbiome plays a key role in triggering those episodes and reveals possible ways to prevent them. The research was conducted by scientists atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine and published online today inImmunity. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Britta Will, Ph.D., Wins Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Cancer Research
July 29, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Britta Will, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and of cell biology atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, has won a2020 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Dr. Will is one of seven New York City area-based scientists to receive the prestigious award, which provides $600,000 over three years for innovative basic science cancer research. (Source: Einstein News)
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Earle Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Appointed Director of Research in Department of Family and Social Medicine at Einstein and Montefiore
July 28, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Earle Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been appointed director of the division of research in the department of family and social medicine atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System. In this role, Dr. Chambers will help determine the priorities and focus of the department’s research agenda and manage the resources available for the research faculty. He is currently an associate professor of family and social medicine and of epidemiology& population health, and a member of the leadership team for theNew York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research ...
Source: Einstein News - July 28, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

NIH Awards $9.5 Million for Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center
July 27, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a $9.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support theEinstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC). The multi-institutional center is a leader in basic, translational, clinical, and community-based research and training in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic disorders. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 27, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Edward Chu, M.D., M.M.S., To Lead Cancer Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System
BRONX, NY (July 22, 2020)—Albert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System today announced that Edward Chu, M.D., M.M.S., has been named director of the National Cancer Institute-designatedAlbert Einstein Cancer Center, vice president for cancer medicine at Montefiore Medicine, professor of medicine and of molecular pharmacology; and will hold the Carol and Roger Einiger Professorship of Cancer Medicine at Einstein. In these roles, Dr. Chu will unite Einstein and Montefiore’s cancer programs into a fully integrated research and clinical enterprise. The appointment will be effective October 1, 202...
Source: Einstein News - July 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

A Common Blood Test Identifies Which COVID-19 Patients Benefit and Which Are Harmed from Steroid Treatment
July 22, 2020—(BRONX, NY)— A new study led byAlbert Einstein College of Medicine andMontefiore Health System confirms the findings of the large scale British trial of steroid use for COVID-19 patients and advances the research by answering several key questions: Which patients are most likely to benefit from steroid therapy? Could some of them be harmed? Can other formulations of steroids substitute for the agent studied in the British trial? The research was published today in theJournal of Hospital Medicine. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Surrogate Coronavirus May Help Researchers Discover Therapies and Vaccines
July 20, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—To study the potentially lethal coronavirus,Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists have turned a relatively harmless virus into a coronavirus“surrogate” that is much safer to work with. The research was described this month inCell Host& Microbe. (Source: Einstein News)
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Ups and Downs in COVID-19 Data May be Caused by Data Reporting Practices, and Not Weekend Gatherings or Poor Health Care
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Source: Einstein News - July 15, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Philanthropic Gifts Fund COVID-19 Pilot Research Projects at Einstein and Montefiore
July 15, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United States and around the world, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System are conducting a range of studies to learn more about the novel coronavirus and blunt the impact of the disease. Now, four Einstein and Montefiore research teams have received pilot funding from Einstein’s Office of the Dean to advance their projects targeting COVID-19. From discovering antiviral compounds and developing monoclonal antibodies, to using artificial intelligence to make clinical decisions and und...
Source: Einstein News - July 15, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Einstein Researcher Awarded $3.5 Million Grant to Study Brain Changes During Aging
July 6, 2020—(BRONX, N.Y.)—Cognitive neuroscientistHelena Blumen, Ph.D., atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how changes in the brains of older adults affect gait, cognition, and the development of dementia. The study will map brain changes and their effects over time in 200 older adults. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - July 6, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Montefiore and Einstein Lead Major NYC Health Centers in Publishing Largest Body of Data in the US About Pregnant Women and COVID
Bronx, NY (June 18, 2020)— Researchers atMontefiore Health System andAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, in collaboration with four major New York City academic health centers, published the largest review to date of birth outcomes among women with SARS-COV-2, the novel coronavirus. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - June 19, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

COVID-19 Pandemic Dramatically Increased Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Cases and Deaths in New York City
JUNE 19, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—The COVID-19 pandemic in New York City caused a surge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and deaths, according to a study co-authored by researchers atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine,Montefiore Health System, and theFire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - June 19, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Einstein Postdoc Juan Carlos Balandr án, Ph.D., Named Pew Latin American Fellow
June 16, 2020—(BRONX, NY)—Juan Carlos Balandrán, Ph.D., ofAlbert Einstein College of Medicine has been named a2020 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences by thePew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Balandrán, who studies how leukemic cells escape detection by the immune system, is preparing to conduct his research in the lab ofPaul Frenette, M.D. A native of Mexico, Dr. Balandrán is one of only 10 scientists awarded the fellowship. (Source: Einstein News)
Source: Einstein News - June 16, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news