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<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> yeshiva university<br />
2009– 2010 <strong>AnnuAl</strong> <strong>REpoRt</strong><br />
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2<br />
“At Yeshiva University,<br />
we must reaffirm<br />
the aspiration <strong>of</strong> an<br />
integrated life; an<br />
aspiration for a life<br />
<strong>of</strong> values, ideals and<br />
meaning. We must<br />
focus our efforts on<br />
determining not what<br />
we can take from the<br />
world, but what we can<br />
contribute to it.”<br />
– RiChARd M. JoEl<br />
president, Yeshiva university<br />
<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> is at the<br />
forefront <strong>of</strong> bridging divides: between laboratory<br />
breakthroughs and innovative therapies, between<br />
disease and health, between lack <strong>of</strong> care and<br />
compassionate care—all in the interest <strong>of</strong><br />
preventing illness and promoting healing.<br />
science to medicine<br />
bridging the divide<br />
Letter from the dean 10<br />
Letter from the Chair 11<br />
bridging the Cardiovascular divide 12<br />
bridging the translational divide 18<br />
bridging the health-Care divide in the bronx 32<br />
bridging the Student-to-M.d. divide 38<br />
bridging the global health-Care divide 44<br />
bridging the Practitioner-researcher divide 52<br />
Our Supporters 58<br />
On the COver: Left, naomi Maria assists in the einstein laboratory <strong>of</strong> John S. Condeelis, Ph.d.;<br />
right, Leo Lopez, M.d., works with a young heart patient at the Children’s hospital at Montefiore.
A new liver can mean the difference between imminent<br />
death and decades more <strong>of</strong> life. Accurately predicting that<br />
breast cancer will not spread could spare women treatment<br />
that is costly, exhausting and unnecessary. Understanding<br />
how cells die during heart attacks and their aftermath can<br />
reveal strategies for keeping cells alive. einstein researchers<br />
are identifying new ways to combat disease and improve<br />
health by turning laboratory discoveries into new treatments<br />
for patients in our community and throughout the world.<br />
BecAUse We Are<br />
Milan Kinkhabwala, M.d., is chief <strong>of</strong><br />
transplantation at Montefiore Medical<br />
Center, the university hospital<br />
and Academic Medical Center for<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong>. Bronx patients may soon<br />
benefit from an alternative to liver<br />
transplants known as cell therapy.<br />
it involves injecting stem cells or<br />
healthy liver cells to replace damaged<br />
liver tissue. Cell therapy pioneer<br />
Sanjeev Gupta, M.d., the Eleazar and<br />
Feige Reicher Chair in translational<br />
<strong>Medicine</strong> at <strong>Einstein</strong>, predicts that it<br />
will be done here in the near future.<br />
mAking A difference.<br />
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from diabetes to drug addiction, daunting health<br />
challenges confront Bronx residents, many <strong>of</strong> whom are<br />
poor and medically underserved. <strong>Albert</strong> einstein college<br />
<strong>of</strong> medicine—the borough’s only medical school—takes<br />
its responsibility to be a good neighbor seriously. from a<br />
new and comprehensive cancer prevention program to an<br />
innovative effort that recruits minority students for health-<br />
care careers, einstein is serving the Bronx community in<br />
many different ways.<br />
BecAUse it is<br />
Bronx resident ismael Santos with<br />
his twin 16-year-old daughters,<br />
Janine, left, and Janice, who have<br />
cerebral palsy. the family has<br />
received treatment and support<br />
at the Children’s Evaluation and<br />
Rehabilitation Center on the<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> campus since the girls<br />
were 6 months old. “We’ve had<br />
the same team <strong>of</strong> excellent doctors<br />
all these years,” says Mr. Santos.<br />
“All the therapies my daughters<br />
need are here.”<br />
oUr home.<br />
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Beyond our neighborhood and nation, people are suffering<br />
from diseases that are treatable or preventable. einstein<br />
scientists partner with colleagues and institutions world-<br />
wide to alleviate this suffering and improve lives. one <strong>of</strong><br />
these einstein initiatives is in Uganda, where children are<br />
succumbing to malnutrition diabetes, a lethal and little-<br />
understood disease. other einstein clinicians are working<br />
on better ways to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis and to<br />
prevent the transmission <strong>of</strong> Aids.<br />
BecAUse it is<br />
the photo at right was taken last<br />
August in Kampala, uganda, during<br />
a two-and-a-half–day diabetes<br />
conference organized by <strong>Einstein</strong>’s<br />
Meredith A. hawkins, M.d. the<br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> sponsors<br />
numerous initiatives worldwide,<br />
including clinical and research<br />
programs in Argentina, Bangladesh,<br />
Brazil, Ethiopia, Guatemala, india,<br />
nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa,<br />
uganda and Vietnam.<br />
oUr mission.<br />
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What will health care in the United states look like 10 or 20<br />
years from now? Will all Americans have access to the care<br />
they need? Will breakthroughs minimize the death toll from<br />
heart disease and cancer? the answers aren’t known, but the<br />
students and scientists who will influence them are right here<br />
on the einstein campus. As they look to the future, they will<br />
also be grounded in the traditions—compassion, collegiality,<br />
humanism and the zealous pursuit <strong>of</strong> knowledge—that have<br />
made einstein a premier institution where leadership in<br />
medical education and research advances go hand in hand.<br />
BecAUse We Are<br />
Cara Chrisman, a graduate student<br />
who assists in the lab <strong>of</strong> Arturo<br />
Casadevall, M.d., ph.d., the leo<br />
and Julia Forchheimer pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Microbiology & immunology,<br />
will graduate this spring. She may<br />
then pursue a postdoctoral degree<br />
or go into scientific policy-making<br />
or science writing—all doors that<br />
are open to her thanks to her<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> education. Cara also serves<br />
in several student government<br />
organizations and has received the<br />
Graduate Student Council’s Student<br />
Service Award.<br />
the fUtUre.<br />
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10<br />
LetterS frOM<br />
ALLen m. spiegeL, m.d.<br />
the mAriLYn And<br />
stAnLeY m. kAtz deAn<br />
the deAn<br />
“in theory, there is no difference between theory and<br />
practice. in practice, there is.”<br />
– YoGi BERRA<br />
in the quote above, the legendary Yankee catcher was probably distinguishing<br />
between the advice <strong>of</strong>fered to a hitter by his batting coach and<br />
the batter’s actual experience trying to hit a 95-mile-per-hour fastball. As it<br />
turns out, Yogi’s aphorism aptly describes what is known as the translational<br />
block: the divide between obtaining meaningful laboratory findings and<br />
putting them into practice in the “real world.” this year’s Annual report is<br />
all about bridging that divide.<br />
robust and sustained support for research is critically important,<br />
enabling investigators to make discoveries that address the many unmet<br />
challenges in medicine. But research results alone do not translate<br />
into improved health. for example, completion <strong>of</strong> the human genome<br />
sequence in 2000, while certainly a landmark achievement, will not by itself<br />
usher in an era <strong>of</strong> genomic, personalized medicine. Likewise, meaningful<br />
health-care reform, by which i mean achieving universal access to quality<br />
care at an affordable and sustainable cost, will not by itself eliminate health<br />
disparities in our own country, much less resolve the global health problem<br />
<strong>of</strong> neglected diseases.<br />
Bridging the divide between research and practice requires new ways <strong>of</strong><br />
teaching our students to practice the medicine <strong>of</strong> the future and new ways<br />
<strong>of</strong> training the clinical investigators who move research results from the lab<br />
to the clinic. overcoming health disparities and addressing global health<br />
challenges require new models for community-based research and care,<br />
locally in our own Bronx neighborhoods and globally in developing countries.<br />
translating research results into new methods <strong>of</strong> diagnosing, treating<br />
and preventing disease—and then merging those advances into routine<br />
practice—requires new types <strong>of</strong> research partnerships among basic scientists,<br />
epidemiologists, clinical investigators and community practitioners.<br />
this year’s Annual report clearly illustrates the many ways in which<br />
einstein is successfully bridging the divide in each <strong>of</strong> these areas. einstein<br />
faculty and students can take pride in the significant accomplishments<br />
described in these pages. to our many supporters—members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
einstein Board <strong>of</strong> overseers, our alumni, foundations, corporations, our<br />
Women’s and men’s divisions, and our many other donors who recognize<br />
einstein’s unique commitment to scientific excellence and humanism—<br />
i <strong>of</strong>fer sincere gratitude.<br />
Allen m. spiegel, m.d.<br />
the marilyn and stanley m. katz dean<br />
the chAir<br />
When i became chairperson <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> overseers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albert</strong> einstein<br />
college <strong>of</strong> medicine in 2007, i was very excited about the vision projected<br />
by our (then) new dean, Allen spiegel, and the goals that he, together with<br />
the einstein faculty and administration, set for the medical school.<br />
two and a half years later, this team has achieved several key goals and<br />
is on course to accomplish many others. they range from exciting new<br />
research in areas such as heart disease and cancer, to the recruitment <strong>of</strong><br />
new faculty, to the expansion <strong>of</strong> einstein’s work overseas—all described<br />
in this Annual report. i think i can speak for the entire Board <strong>of</strong> overseers<br />
when i say that we are all thrilled and proud to be part <strong>of</strong> the einstein<br />
community.<br />
from the time einstein was created, the brilliance, dedication and<br />
collegiality <strong>of</strong> its faculty have been legendary. now these scientists are<br />
pressing forward, intent on seeing their discoveries result in the cure or<br />
elimination <strong>of</strong> diseases that besiege us all. Always a giant in basic research,<br />
einstein continues to develop new ways to translate its findings to meet<br />
challenges to the health <strong>of</strong> people across the globe.<br />
einstein has long been a leader in medical education and insists on<br />
providing the latest and most timely training to make today’s medical<br />
students the compassionate and expert physicians <strong>of</strong> the future. our<br />
students gain a wealth <strong>of</strong> experience serving the health needs <strong>of</strong> people<br />
from myriad backgrounds in the Bronx and new York city, as well as in<br />
underserved areas in many countries around the world.<br />
einstein’s continued excellence in research and education is possible<br />
thanks to the philanthropic investments <strong>of</strong> our friends and alumni. on<br />
behalf <strong>of</strong> the entire einstein community and our dedicated Board <strong>of</strong><br />
overseers, let me express our most sincere appreciation to everyone<br />
whose generosity makes the mission <strong>of</strong> einstein possible.<br />
sincerely,<br />
ruth L. gottesman, ed.d.<br />
chair, einstein Board <strong>of</strong> overseers<br />
rUth L. gottesmAn, ed.d.<br />
chAir, einstein<br />
BoArd <strong>of</strong> overseers<br />
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BRidGinG thE cArdiovAscULAr divide<br />
“heart” is at the center <strong>of</strong> the einstein motto,<br />
“science at the heart <strong>of</strong> medicine.” now,<br />
heart research is the focus <strong>of</strong> the new Wilf<br />
family Cardiovascular research institute,<br />
made possible by a generous gift from a<br />
distinguished philanthropic family with a<br />
talent for teamwork.<br />
einstein researchers have traditionally tackled<br />
medicine’s toughest challenges, and cardiovascular<br />
disease certainly qualifies: it’s the world’s leading<br />
cause <strong>of</strong> death. over the years, einstein has generated<br />
landmark advances in cardiovascular research. recently,<br />
a multidisciplinary team <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular experts led<br />
by richard n. kitsis, m.d., the dr. gerald and myra<br />
WilF tEAM SpiRit CREAtES A nEW hoME FoR<br />
CARdioVASCulAR RESEARCh At EinStEin<br />
partners in advancing cardiovascular research, left to<br />
right: Jonathan Wilf and fiancée Rachel Goodman,<br />
Audrey Wilf, Richard n. Kitsis, M.d., Joseph Wilf, dean<br />
Allen M. Spiegel, M.d., Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf, Elizabeth<br />
dorros pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular disease, has built<br />
collaboration—key to many successful enterprises and<br />
Wilf, leonard Wilf and Mark Wilf, at the <strong>Einstein</strong> Faculty<br />
on that strong foundation.<br />
a hallmark <strong>of</strong> medical research at einstein—has played<br />
Club, october 12, 2009.<br />
And now, thanks to a $10 million gift from einstein<br />
a pivotal role in the life <strong>of</strong> einstein overseer zygmunt<br />
overseer zygmunt Wilf and his family, dr. kitsis will<br />
“zygi” Wilf. mr. Wilf hails from a family <strong>of</strong> leading<br />
expand the ranks <strong>of</strong> einstein’s already stellar cardio-<br />
new York–area philanthropists.<br />
zygi Wilf’s philanthropic vision. they explain, in part,<br />
vascular research team. the Wilfs’ remarkable gift<br />
“i learned from my dad and my Uncle harry that his family’s decision to donate $10 million to establish<br />
will establish the Wilf family cardiovascular research<br />
philanthropy allows our family to use our time and the Wilf family cardiovascular research institute<br />
institute at einstein—and greatly help in closing<br />
resources to help those in need,” explains mr. Wilf, at einstein.<br />
the gap between cardiovascular disease and<br />
who is an active supporter <strong>of</strong> numerous Jewish and Born in germany in 1950, zygi Wilf emigrated to<br />
cardiovascular health.<br />
other charitable organizations.<br />
the United states in the early 1950s with his parents,<br />
einstein experts at the new institute will work to<br />
in 2003, mr. Wilf and his wife, Audrey, became Joseph and elizabeth Wilf, both holocaust survivors.<br />
understand, prevent and treat heart attack, stroke,<br />
Benefactors <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albert</strong> einstein college <strong>of</strong> medicine. the family settled in new Jersey.<br />
heart failure, hypertension, arrhythmias, sudden cardiac<br />
that same year, mr. Wilf joined einstein’s Board <strong>of</strong><br />
mr. Wilf learned about teamwork early in life by<br />
death, congenital heart disease and many other condi-<br />
overseers and now serves as a vice chairperson. watching his father and his late uncle, harry Wilf,<br />
tions affecting the heart and blood vessels. the investi-<br />
“my involvement with the medical school is extremely build—virtually from the ground up—a highly successgators<br />
will probe why heart disease is not the same for<br />
rewarding,” he says. “it helps me understand how our ful real estate development business, garden homes<br />
women as for men. they’ll explore how the heart and<br />
family’s support can advance einstein’s mission—to and garden commercial properties. After briefly prac-<br />
blood vessels are affected by obesity, atherosclerosis,<br />
improve human health through medical research and ticing law, zygi Wilf joined the family business. he is<br />
high cholesterol and abnormal blood lipids. And they’ll<br />
discovery. it’s very fulfilling to know we can make now president <strong>of</strong> garden commercial properties.<br />
study areas <strong>of</strong> great promise such as cardiac stem cells,<br />
a difference.”<br />
An avid sports fan, mr. Wilf fulfilled a childhood<br />
which may one day help replace heart muscle cells that<br />
his zest for life and for taking on tough challenges, dream in 2005 when he became a principal owner <strong>of</strong><br />
die during heart attacks and heart failure.<br />
along with lessons learned from his family about the the minnesota vikings football team, leading a group<br />
this vitally important new institute at einstein would<br />
value <strong>of</strong> hard work, perseverance and the Jewish <strong>of</strong> investors that includes his brother, mark, and his<br />
not have been possible without mr. Wilf, a leading supporter<br />
<strong>of</strong> the college <strong>of</strong> medicine who is well versed in<br />
the art <strong>of</strong> team building.<br />
tenet <strong>of</strong> tikkun olam (“repair <strong>of</strong> the world”)—all drive cousin Leonard Wilf. soon after he assumed ownership<br />
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Zygi Wilf with Minnesota Vikings star defensive end<br />
Jared Allen (photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> Minnesota Vikings).<br />
“medical research can be slow and<br />
painstaking, and it requires great<br />
resolve and tenacity to be successful.<br />
collaboration with others and the<br />
support <strong>of</strong> an exceptional partner<br />
and quintessential team builder like<br />
zygi Wilf can be indispensable.”<br />
–RiChARd n. KitSiS, M.d.<br />
the dr. Gerald and Myra dorros pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Cardiovascular disease<br />
director, Wilf Family Cardiovascular<br />
Research institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> the vikings, a New York Times story noted that<br />
he “won over fans and players by swiftly addressing<br />
significant issues.”<br />
”the owner has to be there for the players and<br />
for the staff, and it’s important they see you have the<br />
passion for what they’re doing,” said mr. Wilf in<br />
describing his role with the vikings.<br />
the same holds true for mr. Wilf’s role as an<br />
investor in einstein. his family’s gift will have a significant<br />
impact on advancing cardiovascular research at<br />
the college <strong>of</strong> medicine, and he has great respect for<br />
the researchers carrying it out, chief among them<br />
richard n. kitsis, m.d.<br />
ChooSinG thE diRECtoR<br />
dr. kitsis, the einstein physician-scientist tapped to<br />
become director <strong>of</strong> the new Wilf family cardiovascular<br />
research institute, is eminently qualified for the job. A<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the departments <strong>of</strong> medicine (cardiology)<br />
and cell biology, dr. kitsis is an internationally recognized<br />
expert on cell death. he came to einstein in 1989<br />
as a postdoctoral fellow in microbiology & immunology<br />
following clinical training in internal medicine and<br />
cardiology. dr. kitsis was formally invested as director<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Wilf family cardiovascular research institute at<br />
einstein’s Academic convocation in october 2009.<br />
to devote his time to developing and leading the<br />
new institute, dr. kitsis chose to step down as chief <strong>of</strong><br />
cardiology at einstein and montefiore medical center.<br />
he has begun hiring for the cardiovascular institute,<br />
which ultimately will be staffed by more than 40 physicians<br />
and researchers.<br />
BuildinG thE tEAM<br />
einstein has a long tradition <strong>of</strong> excellence in<br />
cardiovascular research. Among the giants in the field<br />
who have worked at the college <strong>of</strong> medicine was the<br />
late edmund h. sonnenblick, m.d., chief <strong>of</strong> the division<br />
<strong>of</strong> cardiology from 1975 to 1996. dr. sonnenblick<br />
launched modern cardiology when he recognized that<br />
the heart is a muscle and behaves like one; his research<br />
also helped lead the way to angiotensin-converting<br />
enzyme (Ace) inhibitors—one <strong>of</strong> the main classes <strong>of</strong><br />
antihypertensive drugs.<br />
one <strong>of</strong> dr. sonnenblick’s colleagues, Leslie A.<br />
Leinwand, ph.d., a molecular biologist at einstein in the<br />
1980s and early 1990s and a pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the departments<br />
<strong>of</strong> microbiology & immunology, genetics and<br />
medicine, was a founder <strong>of</strong> the field <strong>of</strong> molecular cardiology—the<br />
cornerstone <strong>of</strong> basic cardiovascular research<br />
today. dr. kitsis’ desire to pursue cardiovascular<br />
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research was sparked by the work <strong>of</strong> dr. Leinwand,<br />
who became his mentor.<br />
not surprisingly, the Wilf family cardiovascular<br />
research institute will be home to clinicians who<br />
specialize in heart problems—pediatric cardiologists<br />
and cardiothoracic surgeons, for example. But in<br />
addition, there will be scientists from the 11 basic<br />
science departments at einstein as well as specialists in<br />
medical areas including endocrinology, radiology and<br />
nuclear medicine. population scientists will be recruited<br />
from the department <strong>of</strong> epidemiology & population<br />
health at einstein.<br />
“We’ll be working on understanding, diagnosing<br />
and treating cardiovascular disease from a broad perspective,”<br />
says dr. kitsis. he notes that heart disease,<br />
stroke and other cardiovascular problems can result<br />
from defects, deficits and faulty connections affecting<br />
many different organs, tissues and cells. to understand<br />
these problems requires contributions from a diverse<br />
group <strong>of</strong> basic scientists, clinical scientists and population<br />
scientists.<br />
CultiVAtinG A CollABoRAtiVE<br />
RESEARCh EnViRonMEnt<br />
the Wilf family cardiovascular research institute will<br />
emphasize interdisciplinary programs—a growing<br />
trend in biomedicine. “the tradition <strong>of</strong> collaboration<br />
at einstein is extraordinary, and we’d like to further<br />
the most basic decision that any cell can make is to<br />
divide, differentiate or die. dr. Kitsis’ laboratory studies<br />
how and why cells die and how cell death influences<br />
health and disease. At left, Richard n. Kitsis, M.d.,<br />
and cardiology fellow lina Restrepo, M.d.<br />
expand it to help translate research into clinical practice,”<br />
says dr. kitsis. “As institute director, i will be<br />
making sure that researchers and clinicians from different<br />
specialties cross paths and cross-pollinate. in time,<br />
i expect they’ll reach out to one another on their own.<br />
Just imagine the multiplicative effects we can achieve!”<br />
in addition to carrying out his duties as director, dr.<br />
kitsis will continue his own research. “i am interested<br />
in the most fundamental mechanisms that determine<br />
if a cell lives or dies,” he says. Why this “morbid<br />
obsession,” as Allen m. spiegel, m.d., the marilyn<br />
and stanley m. katz dean, humorously described it<br />
when honoring dr. kitsis at convocation? “Because<br />
understanding how to keep cells alive requires that we<br />
understand the mechanisms through which cells die,”<br />
says dr. kitsis.<br />
one form <strong>of</strong> cell death, called apoptosis, has<br />
already been widely explored and is largely understood.<br />
it turns out that other, poorly understood celldeath<br />
processes are operating as well. “We are trying<br />
to create a ‘wiring diagram’ to explain how these<br />
various death processes integrate,” dr. kitsis says.<br />
he notes that cell death processes have important<br />
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the institute will support research into congenital<br />
cardiovascular defects. At right, daphne t. hsu, M.d.,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the department <strong>of</strong> pediatrics at <strong>Einstein</strong><br />
and codirector <strong>of</strong> the pediatric heart Center at<br />
the Children’s hospital at Montefiore, tends to a<br />
young heart patient.<br />
implications, ranging from normal life processes to<br />
heart attacks, stroke, cancer and diabetes. “A true<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> this fundamental area <strong>of</strong> biology<br />
will tell us a lot about ourselves and how we evolved,”<br />
says dr. kitsis. “moreover, this information will probably<br />
provide opportunities to devise new therapies<br />
for the most common and lethal diseases.<br />
“sometimes even a modest advance may be <strong>of</strong><br />
great help to an individual who is suffering,” he adds.<br />
the ultimate goal <strong>of</strong> the Wilf family cardiovascular<br />
research institute, he says, is “to translate biological<br />
understanding into novel treatments to relieve<br />
suffering and improve health.”<br />
gifts such as the Wilf family’s, says dean spiegel,<br />
“allow einstein faculty to go forward doing the work<br />
they love, that they are passionate about and that<br />
will benefit the community and the world.”<br />
A uniQuE And EnduRinG RElAtionShip<br />
for nearly 40 years, the name Wilf has been closely<br />
linked with that <strong>of</strong> Yeshiva University. the University’s<br />
main campus bears the name <strong>of</strong> this distinguished<br />
philanthropic family, which for decades has been a<br />
pillar <strong>of</strong> the Jewish community from new York to israel<br />
and beyond. Joseph Wilf, the family’s patriarch, and<br />
his son zygi are longtime members <strong>of</strong> the YU Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> trustees.<br />
now entering its third generation <strong>of</strong> support for<br />
YU, this singular clan proudly embodies the American<br />
dream. Joseph Wilf, his wife, elizabeth, and his<br />
brother, harry, survived the holocaust, transplanted<br />
themselves in America and went on to create a<br />
thriving business. each phase <strong>of</strong> their odyssey was<br />
guided by their strongly held values: love <strong>of</strong> family,<br />
passionate commitment to strengthening the Jewish<br />
community and concern for humanity.<br />
they identified Yeshiva University as the perfect<br />
conduit to give expression to their values and began<br />
investing in scholarships to support the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> new generations <strong>of</strong> Jewish leaders. thus began<br />
the special relationship between the Wilf family and<br />
the first American Jewish university. the family long<br />
ago attained Benefactor status at the University for<br />
its distinguished support; the University named its<br />
Washington heights campus the Wilf campus in 2002,<br />
in recognition <strong>of</strong> the family’s philanthropic leadership.<br />
in 2007, Joseph Wilf, together with other Wilf family<br />
members and YU staff, began to consider ways to build<br />
on the Wilf-Yeshiva partnership. After careful study and<br />
evaluation by zygi Wilf, the family determined that<br />
einstein—the first medical school in America established<br />
under Jewish auspices—would be an appropriate<br />
new focus for its philanthropy.<br />
two years later, in 2009, the Wilf family announced<br />
its most recent commitment: $25 million to Yeshiva<br />
University, <strong>of</strong> which $15 million was designated for YU<br />
undergraduate scholarships and $10 million to establish<br />
the Wilf family cardiovascular research institute<br />
at einstein.<br />
the Wilf family’s extraordinary gift is a testament to<br />
the vision and foresight <strong>of</strong> Joseph Wilf and his loved<br />
ones, and to the special bond that exists between a<br />
remarkable family and the institution whose mission<br />
they have embraced as their own.<br />
“success, whether in business, in sports<br />
or in medical research, usually doesn’t<br />
happen without teamwork. it takes a<br />
dedicated team to make important<br />
medical discoveries. the Wilf family’s<br />
relationship to einstein is more than a<br />
partnership—we’re playing on the same<br />
team. together, we’re going to achieve<br />
great things.”<br />
– ZYGMunt ”ZYGi“ WilF<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> overseer and Benefactor<br />
needs retouching:<br />
Allen M. Spiegel, M.d., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz<br />
dean, presents Zygi Wilf with a plaque recognizing the<br />
Wilf family and their gift establishing the Wilf Family<br />
Cardiovascular Research institute at <strong>Einstein</strong>. “thanks to<br />
the extraordinary vision and generosity <strong>of</strong> Zygi Wilf and<br />
his family, <strong>Einstein</strong> will have a new institute targeting the<br />
number-one killer <strong>of</strong> Americans,” says dean Spiegel.<br />
left - 125 / right - 403 + 135 side<br />
“the Wilf family is a shining example <strong>of</strong> Yu’s mission to<br />
ennoble and enable,” says Yeshiva university president<br />
Richard M. Joel, pictured here with Zygi Wilf. ”Quietly<br />
performing their good deeds under the radar, never<br />
seeking publicity, the Wilfs have had a pr<strong>of</strong>ound impact<br />
on the growth and development <strong>of</strong> the university and on<br />
the advancement <strong>of</strong> the Jewish people and humanity.”<br />
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BRidGinG thE trAnsLAtionAL divide<br />
typically, many years elapse before laboratory<br />
findings culminate in useful therapies. the aim<br />
<strong>of</strong> translational research is to shorten that time<br />
lag—to build bridges between basic and clinical<br />
research that will speed knowledge “from<br />
bench to bedside.” All across the einstein<br />
campus, translational research collaborations<br />
are paving the way for new therapies that<br />
will benefit patients as quickly as possible.<br />
it starts right here, on the einstein campus: A physicianscientist<br />
finds that transplanted liver cells survive longer<br />
when pretreated with a certain drug, or a researcher<br />
observes cancer cells moving from tumors to blood<br />
vessels for the first time. But from there, where?<br />
At einstein, such basic research findings are fasttracked<br />
from the lab and onto a developmental speedway<br />
that transforms them into diagnostic tests or<br />
therapies to improve human health. this emphasis on<br />
moving from science to medicine is what translational<br />
medicine is all about. “every advance in medical care<br />
that you’ve ever heard <strong>of</strong>—all <strong>of</strong> the important steps<br />
in treating heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other<br />
major medical challenges—came from basic research in<br />
places like einstein,” says harry shamoon, m.d., associate<br />
dean for clinical and translational research and director<br />
<strong>of</strong> the einstein-montefiore institute for clinical and<br />
translational research (ictr).<br />
it usually takes a team effort to shepherd a basic<br />
research discovery all the way to clinical practice.<br />
fortunately, collegiality and collaboration—two traditional<br />
strengths at einstein—have resulted in a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> translational medicine success stories.<br />
EinStEin’S CoMMitMEnt to<br />
tRAnSlAtionAl MEdiCinE<br />
the college <strong>of</strong> medicine has reached some notable<br />
benchmarks in translational medicine in the past<br />
decade.<br />
2001: renowned investment fund manager<br />
michael f. price committed $25 million to help establish<br />
a state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art center for genetic and translational<br />
medicine at einstein.<br />
2006: Allen m. spiegel, m.d., became einstein’s<br />
marilyn and stanley m. katz dean after a distinguished<br />
career at the national institutes <strong>of</strong> health (nih), where<br />
translational research is strongly encouraged.<br />
2007: dean spiegel issued the strategic research<br />
plan, which made translational research at einstein<br />
a priority: “Basic science research remains the main<br />
engine for discovery and innovation,” the dean wrote<br />
in his introduction to the plan, “but translation <strong>of</strong> basic<br />
science discoveries to benefit human health is critical if<br />
the public’s investment in research is to be sustained.”<br />
2008: the michael f. price center for genetic<br />
and translational medicine/harold and muriel Block<br />
research pavilion was formally dedicated, and the nih<br />
granted a coveted clinical and translational science<br />
Award to einstein and to montefiore medical center.<br />
the five-year, $24 million grant supported the new<br />
ictr. “researchers and clinicians don’t necessarily<br />
Biochemist Matthew levy, ph.d., left, and endocrinologist<br />
daniel Stein, M.d., center, entered a collaborative<br />
relationship when iCtR director harry Shamoon, M.d.,<br />
suggested they pool their expertise. dr. Stein’s knowledge<br />
<strong>of</strong> thyroid tumor biology and dr. levy’s skill with<br />
aptamers, the nucleic-acid equivalent <strong>of</strong> antibodies, will<br />
form the basis <strong>of</strong> a new thyroid cancer test.<br />
speak the same language,” said dr. shamoon. the<br />
ictr’s mandate was to act as matchmaker, bringing<br />
together people who could catalyze each other’s work.<br />
2009: dean spiegel signed an affiliation agreement<br />
with steven m. safyer, m.d., president and<br />
chief executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> montefiore, ensuring that<br />
the research partnership between the two institutions,<br />
dating from the 1960s, would continue for the<br />
next decade. “By combining einstein’s strengths in<br />
translational research and technical expertise with<br />
montefiore’s stellar reputation in patient care and clinical<br />
investigation, the agreement helps to ensure that<br />
collaborations will flow smoothly,” said dean spiegel.<br />
in addition, said dr. shamoon, “faculty members can<br />
now see the scientific expertise and research projects<br />
available at einstein in real time on our website [www.<br />
einstein.yu.edu/erp]. this <strong>of</strong>fers investigators an easy<br />
way to make research connections.”<br />
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<strong>Einstein</strong> Chairperson Emeritus Burton p. Resnick, right, and Judith Resnick with John S. Condeelis, ph.d.<br />
collaborating<br />
to combat cancer<br />
Burton and Judith resnick’s major gifts have played a vital<br />
role in important medical advances at einstein—past,<br />
present and future.<br />
Cancer. dr. condeelis, inaugural holder <strong>of</strong> the Judith<br />
and Burton p. resnick chair in translational research, is an<br />
internationally recognized microscopist and cell biologist.<br />
dr. condeelis’ pioneering investigations into the way cancer<br />
spreads hold major implications for cancer treatment. (see<br />
pages 21-22 to learn more about dr. condeelis and his work.)<br />
Alzheimer’s disease. A research team led by peter<br />
davies, ph.d., the Judith and Burton p. resnick pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Alzheimer’s disease research, identified a key missing protein<br />
in the brains <strong>of</strong> Alzheimer’s patients—a breakthrough that has<br />
influenced all subsequent Alzheimer’s disease research.<br />
Leukemia. the Judith and Burton p. resnick chair in cell<br />
Biology is currently held by Arthur skoultchi, ph.d., chair and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the department <strong>of</strong> cell biology. dr. skoultchi has<br />
identified a gene that causes red blood cells to stop developing<br />
and to multiply uncontrollably. his work could lead to new<br />
therapies for the treatment and prevention <strong>of</strong> leukemia.<br />
dEtECtinG BREASt CAnCER’S SpREAd<br />
A few years ago, John s. condeelis, ph.d., codirector<br />
<strong>of</strong> einstein’s gruss Lipper Biophotonics center, was<br />
looking at his laser-illuminated videos <strong>of</strong> living breast<br />
tumor tissue when he observed something amazing:<br />
cancer metastasis in action. cells from the tumor were<br />
on the move, migrating toward clumps <strong>of</strong> white cells,<br />
known as macrophages, perched on blood vessels. the<br />
macrophages seemed to be luring the motile tumor<br />
cells toward them.<br />
in metastasis, cancer cells spread from the primary<br />
tumor and travel in the bloodstream to other parts <strong>of</strong><br />
the body, where they develop into secondary tumors.<br />
this phase <strong>of</strong> cancer is arguably the most crucial, since<br />
metastasis is what usually kills cancer patients. But to<br />
actually witness metastasis was unprecedented.<br />
“people had never seen cancer cells move to blood<br />
vessels before,” says dr. condeelis, a breast cancer<br />
researcher who is pr<strong>of</strong>essor and cochair in the department<br />
<strong>of</strong> anatomy and structural biology.<br />
the microscopic region where blood vessels, tumor<br />
cells and macrophages interact is called “the tumor<br />
microenvironment.” the notion that this microenvironment<br />
spawns metastasis was recently called “the hottest<br />
idea in cancer research.” in their pioneering microenvironment<br />
research, dr. condeelis and his team are<br />
deciphering the chemical signals that transform stationary<br />
tumor cells into motile metastatic killers. they hope<br />
to develop therapies for blocking those signals so that<br />
metastasis can be prevented or halted.<br />
pARtnERinG With diStinGuiShEd<br />
EinStEin BEnEFACtoRS<br />
in 2009, dr. condeelis’ groundbreaking studies were<br />
brought to the attention <strong>of</strong> Judith and Burton p. resnick,<br />
longtime Benefactors <strong>of</strong> the college <strong>of</strong> medicine.<br />
the resnicks are deeply committed to einstein.<br />
mr. resnick served with great distinction as chairman <strong>of</strong><br />
the einstein Board <strong>of</strong> overseers for 18 years and is now<br />
actively involved as chairperson emeritus. mrs. resnick<br />
has long been a leading member <strong>of</strong> einstein’s national<br />
Women’s division.<br />
the couple were so impressed with dr. condeelis’<br />
work that they established the Judith and Burton p.<br />
resnick chair in translational research at the college <strong>of</strong><br />
medicine. on october 12, 2009, the resnicks took part<br />
in the Academic convocation held on einstein’s Jack<br />
and pearl resnick campus, during which dr. condeelis<br />
was invested as the inaugural holder <strong>of</strong> the new chair.<br />
using an advanced imaging system like the one shown<br />
above in his laboratory, dr. Condeelis was able to see<br />
cancer metastasis occurring in living tissue.<br />
“through their steadfast leadership<br />
and philanthropic vision, Burt and<br />
Judy resnick have helped set the<br />
stage for groundbreaking scientific<br />
discovery at einstein.”<br />
– AllEn M. SpiEGEl, M.d.<br />
the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz dean<br />
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thE BREASt CAnCER RESEARCh<br />
FoundAtion<br />
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation<br />
has contributed $732,554 to support three<br />
separate studies in breast cancer research<br />
being conducted by: Rachel hazan, ph.d.,<br />
associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor, department <strong>of</strong> pathology;<br />
thomas Rohan, M.d., ph.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
and chair, department <strong>of</strong> epidemiology &<br />
population health; and Susan Band horwitz,<br />
ph.d., the Rose C. Falkenstein pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Cancer Research and distinguished pr<strong>of</strong>essor,<br />
departments <strong>of</strong> molecular pharmacology<br />
and <strong>of</strong> cell biology, and haley Mcdaid, ph.d.,<br />
assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor, department <strong>of</strong> medicine.<br />
GABRiEllE’S AnGEl FoundAtion<br />
FoR CAnCER RESEARCh<br />
the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer<br />
Research (formerly the G&p Foundation for<br />
Cancer Research) has committed $225,000<br />
to help fund the research <strong>of</strong> Amit Kumar<br />
Verma, M.B., B.S., into myelodysplastic<br />
syndrome, a disease <strong>of</strong> the bone marrow<br />
that is increasingly common in older people<br />
and <strong>of</strong>ten leads to leukemia. dr. Verma is an<br />
associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor, department <strong>of</strong> medicine.<br />
SuSAn G. KoMEn FoR thE CuRE<br />
A grant <strong>of</strong> $180,000 from Susan G. Komen<br />
for the Cure will support the work <strong>of</strong> nancy<br />
Carrasco, M.d., on a novel approach to breast<br />
cancer treatment that combines radioiodide<br />
and pyruvate. dr. Carrasco is a pr<strong>of</strong>essor in<br />
the department <strong>of</strong> molecular pharmacology.<br />
MARY KAY ASh ChARitABlE<br />
FoundAtion<br />
the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation has<br />
pledged $100,000 to support the work <strong>of</strong><br />
Ekaterina dadachova, ph.d., the Sylvia and<br />
Robert S. olnick Faculty Scholar in Cancer<br />
Research. dr. dadachova is exploring radiolabeled<br />
antibodies as a novel approach to<br />
treating cervical cancer. Collaborating with<br />
dr. dadachova in these studies is Arturo<br />
Casadevall, M.d., ph.d., the leo and Julia<br />
Forchheimer pr<strong>of</strong>essor and chair, department<br />
<strong>of</strong> microbiology & immunology.<br />
“We’re fortunate to live in an era <strong>of</strong> medical<br />
advances that our parents could only dream about,”<br />
observes mr. resnick. “Judy and i are interested in<br />
results. After meeting with dr. condeelis and learning<br />
firsthand about the rapid progress he and his<br />
team are making in shedding light on metastasis, we<br />
were convinced. We decided to help ensure that the<br />
resources are there to keep the momentum going for<br />
dr. condeelis and for future einstein investigators.”<br />
pREdiCtinG thE SpREAd oF BREASt CAnCER<br />
As his research progressed, dr. condeelis found evidence<br />
for what he called a tumor microenvironment<br />
for metastasis, or tmem, a location where three types<br />
<strong>of</strong> cells are present: endothelial cells (which form the<br />
inner lining <strong>of</strong> blood vessels); perivascular macrophages<br />
(a type <strong>of</strong> immune cell found near blood vessels); and<br />
tumor cells that produce a protein called mena (which<br />
enhances a cancer cell’s invasiveness).<br />
the more tmems in a tumor specimen, dr.<br />
condeelis predicted, the greater the likelihood that<br />
metastasis would occur. his prediction was confirmed<br />
in a study published in the April 2009 issue <strong>of</strong> Clinical<br />
Cancer Research.<br />
in this study, dr. condeelis collaborated with pathologists<br />
at newYork-presbyterian hospital in examining<br />
60 breast tissue biopsy samples: 30 from patients with<br />
advanced metastatic cancer and 30 from patients with<br />
localized breast cancer. the researchers had developed<br />
a tissue test that used dye-carrying antibodies to<br />
stain all three cellular components <strong>of</strong> a tmem, thereby<br />
revealing the presence and density <strong>of</strong> tmems in<br />
the samples.<br />
the resulting immunostains were evaluated by two<br />
pathologists who were not aware <strong>of</strong> the patients’ clinical<br />
outcomes. their analysis confirmed that tmem density<br />
was significantly higher in patients who had developed<br />
metastatic cancer than in those who had localized<br />
disease.<br />
“tmem is the first marker that reliably predicts<br />
whether a tumor is likely to metastasize,” says dr.<br />
condeelis. he notes that the test could rule out<br />
exhausting and expensive chemotherapy or radiation<br />
for women whose tumors are not destined to metastasize,<br />
and could save the lives <strong>of</strong> other women by<br />
correctly identifying metastatic disease. dr. condeelis<br />
and his colleagues are now working on a blood test that<br />
would measure the same markers and that might be<br />
available in five years.<br />
new Women’s division<br />
initiative supports research<br />
in Women’s cancers<br />
the national Women’s division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albert</strong> einstein<br />
college <strong>of</strong> medicine has launched a fundraising<br />
initiative to support research on women’s health and<br />
cancers. the division seeks to raise $3 million over<br />
the next three years for cutting-edge basic and translational<br />
studies focusing on cancers that specifically<br />
affect women, including breast cancer and gynecological<br />
(ovarian, cervical and uterine) cancers.<br />
Leading scientists from virtually all disciplines and<br />
academic departments at einstein who are members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Albert</strong> einstein cancer center are conducting<br />
the collaborative research studies that will benefit from<br />
the new initiative. Under the leadership <strong>of</strong> i. david<br />
goldman, m.d., the susan resnick fisher pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
and director <strong>of</strong> the cancer center, the investigators<br />
are working to find new and innovative treatments,<br />
prevention strategies and, ultimately, cures for women’s<br />
cancers. they hope to develop personalized<br />
treatments that will eliminate the need for patients<br />
to undergo therapies that may be unnecessary or<br />
ineffective.<br />
the national Women’s division has raised millions<br />
in support <strong>of</strong> medical research and education<br />
programs at einstein since 1953. Above right, top:<br />
left to right, Jackie harris hochberg, president <strong>of</strong> the<br />
new York chapter; denise rothberg, president <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Westchester/fairfield chapter; and kathy Weinberg,<br />
president <strong>of</strong> the national Women’s division.<br />
Above right, bottom: At the division’s annual spirit<br />
<strong>of</strong> Achievement luncheon on April 28, left to right,<br />
spirit honoree robert W. marion, m.d., director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
children’s evaluation and rehabilitation center; marcia<br />
galan, whose daughter, Alena, receives services from<br />
cerc; einstein overseer rita rosen, former national<br />
Women’s division president, current board chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />
division’s Westchester/fairfield chapter and a board<br />
member <strong>of</strong> its new York chapter; Alena galan; and<br />
Bambi felberbaum, immediate past president <strong>of</strong> the<br />
national Women’s division. Above left: Young participants<br />
in the division’s 20th Annual family day “Wild,<br />
Wild West carnival,” held on August 9. the popular<br />
event is attended each year by families who summer<br />
in the hamptons.<br />
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photo coming today<br />
student pr<strong>of</strong>ile:<br />
alexandra ogorodnikova<br />
obesity tends to increase the risk for a<br />
slew <strong>of</strong> health problems. But not always.<br />
“Some obese people don’t have the<br />
complications we expect to see, such as<br />
diabetes, heart disease and hypertension,”<br />
says Alexandra ogorodnikova (above,<br />
at right), the first student enrolled in the<br />
iCtR’s new five-year ph.d. track in clinical<br />
investigation. “i’m looking into why these<br />
obese people stay healthy.”<br />
now in her third year <strong>of</strong> the program,<br />
Alexandra is working on epidemiologic<br />
research projects with Rachel p. Wildman,<br />
ph.d. (at left above), associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
in the department <strong>of</strong> epidemiology &<br />
population health.<br />
“learning how certain obese individuals<br />
manage to avoid health problems may allow<br />
us to help the general obese population,” says<br />
Alexandra. “our goal is to find interventions<br />
for obese patients who develop diabetes,<br />
heart disease and other complications that<br />
increase their risk for heart attack and stroke.”<br />
in her free time, Alexandra maintains her<br />
own cardiac health by participating in the<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> dance Club.<br />
nEW liVER, nEW liFE<br />
in the autumn <strong>of</strong> 2008, the first liver transplant program<br />
in the Bronx opened at montefiore medical center—<br />
part <strong>of</strong> a collaboration between montefiore and the<br />
einstein Liver center. “We’ve done 11 transplants since<br />
then,” says milan kinkhabwala, m.d., chief <strong>of</strong> transplantation<br />
and director <strong>of</strong> abdominal organ transplantation<br />
at montefiore. the program has special significance<br />
for the Bronx, a region with one <strong>of</strong> the nation’s highest<br />
rates <strong>of</strong> cirrhosis, hepatitis and other liver diseases.<br />
soon it may be possible to treat liver disorders without<br />
replacing the entire organ, thanks to the efforts <strong>of</strong><br />
sanjeev gupta, m.d., the first eleazar and feige reicher<br />
chair in translational medicine and pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
and <strong>of</strong> pathology. dr. gupta is pioneering efforts to<br />
treat liver disease through “cell therapy”—transplanting<br />
stem cells or other cells that multiply and restore lost or<br />
diseased tissue.<br />
coming soon to the Bronx is a cell therapy technique<br />
in which healthy liver cells are separated from<br />
donor livers and then injected into patients’ livers.<br />
“We’re now transplanting liver cells into animals and<br />
trying to understand how these cells become a part <strong>of</strong><br />
the body, grow, and take over the function <strong>of</strong> diseased<br />
liver cells,” says dr. gupta. “We’re also looking at what<br />
drugs or other treatments would encourage liver cells<br />
to engraft and proliferate. over the last 10 or 15 years<br />
we’ve established a research base and can now begin<br />
approaching clinical studies.”<br />
dr. gupta is optimistic that einstein and montefiore<br />
may perform their first human liver cell transplants in the<br />
near future. however, because cell therapy is regulated<br />
by the U.s. food and drug Administration, “we will<br />
need to develop the necessary procedures for generating<br />
suitable cells, banking them, characterizing them,<br />
and understanding whether they’re viable, safe and<br />
effective,” he notes.<br />
meanwhile, dr. gupta is also developing strategies<br />
for turning human embryonic stem cells into fully<br />
functional liver cells that could be transplanted into the<br />
body—no liver donor required.<br />
translational research is usually assumed to run<br />
just in one direction—from the laboratory to the clinic.<br />
But as dr. kinkhabwala observes, findings from the<br />
clinic can provide important information for laboratory<br />
researchers. for example, he notes, “We recently set<br />
up a tissue-banking protocol so that basic scientists<br />
can access diseased liver tissue—or whole livers—from<br />
surgical specimens for molecular analysis.”<br />
reicher estate<br />
Bestows generous<br />
gift on einstein<br />
the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> has received a $10.2 million bequest<br />
from the estate <strong>of</strong> gertrude e. reicher in memory <strong>of</strong> eleazar<br />
and feige reicher.<br />
A portion <strong>of</strong> this remarkable gift has been used to endow<br />
the eleazar and feige reicher Chair in translational <strong>Medicine</strong>,<br />
named for the parents <strong>of</strong> the late Jacob reicher, M.d., who<br />
was interested in medical research. the inaugural holder <strong>of</strong><br />
the reicher Chair is Sanjeev gupta, M.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the<br />
departments <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong> pathology and program<br />
director for translational technologies and resources at<br />
einstein’s institute for Clinical and translational research. this<br />
honor recognizes dr. gupta for his leading role in the field <strong>of</strong><br />
regenerative medicine (see facing page).<br />
Another portion <strong>of</strong> the reicher bequest has been used<br />
to help renovate the gruss Magnetic resonance research<br />
Center at einstein (see page 29).<br />
“the reicher bequest exemplifies the selflessness <strong>of</strong><br />
philanthropically minded individuals who, knowing they<br />
will not receive recognition in their lifetimes, simply wish<br />
to leave the world a better place,” said Allen M. Spiegel,<br />
M.d., einstein’s dean. “einstein is fortunate to be the beneficiary<br />
<strong>of</strong> this extraordinarily generous gift, which will have a<br />
significant impact on key areas <strong>of</strong> biomedical research.”<br />
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“carol and i are very pleased to help<br />
einstein realize the enormous potential<br />
<strong>of</strong> translational research. it’s great to have<br />
the opportunity to serve on the einstein<br />
Board and continue the good work my<br />
parents started so many years ago.”<br />
–RoGER EiniGER<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> overseer<br />
RoGER And CARol EiniGER: A FAMilY<br />
tRAdition oF SERViCE to EinStEin<br />
CoMES Full CiRClE<br />
“our family has always been committed to supporting<br />
medical research because <strong>of</strong> its power to transform so<br />
many lives,” says einstein overseer roger einiger. mr.<br />
einiger joined the einstein Board <strong>of</strong> overseers in 2005.<br />
he currently serves as the Board’s treasurer, chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />
budget and finance committee and a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
executive committee.<br />
At right, R. Suzanne Zukin, ph.d., with S. dillard Kirby,<br />
executive director <strong>of</strong> the F. M. Kirby Foundation, at the<br />
Academic Convocation, october 12, 2009.<br />
F. M. KiRBY FoundAtion EndoWS ChAiR in<br />
nEuRAl REpAiR And pRotECtion<br />
in 2008, he joined the finance and investment<br />
committees <strong>of</strong> the Yeshiva University Board <strong>of</strong> trustees.<br />
the University recognized mr. einiger for his dedicated<br />
the Einigers’ support for translational research at<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> will help advance the work <strong>of</strong> physicianscientists<br />
such as Amy Sanders, M.d., right, a geriatric<br />
neurologist who studies cognitive aging. dr. Sanders<br />
“history demonstrates time and time again that when<br />
service by awarding him an honorary doctor <strong>of</strong> humane is assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the Saul R. Korey department<br />
people are united in a charitable cause, which is right<br />
Letters degree at its annual hanukkah dinner in<br />
<strong>of</strong> neurology.<br />
and good, the impossible becomes possible.” these<br />
december 2009.<br />
inspirational words are from the mission statement <strong>of</strong><br />
the einiger family’s involvement with einstein began<br />
the f. m. kirby foundation. the venerable family foun-<br />
with mr. einiger’s parents, glory and Jack, who were<br />
thE MCKniGht EndoWMEnt<br />
dation has been a longtime supporter <strong>of</strong> neurological<br />
among the medical school’s earliest supporters and<br />
thE ElliSon MEdiCAl<br />
Fund FoR nEuRoSCiEnCE<br />
research at einstein.<br />
members <strong>of</strong> its society <strong>of</strong> founders. glory einiger also<br />
FoundAtion<br />
the McKnight Endowment Fund for<br />
most recently, the foundation pledged $2 million<br />
played a leadership role in einstein’s national Women’s<br />
the Ellison Medical Foundation continues to<br />
neuroscience has awarded $300,000 over<br />
to endow the f. m. kirby chair in neural repair and<br />
division until her husband died suddenly in 1964. the<br />
recognize the outstanding accomplishments<br />
three years to dr. Zukin in support <strong>of</strong> her<br />
research, in collaboration with John Greally,<br />
M.B., B.Ch., ph.d., associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
genetics and <strong>of</strong> medicine, into epigenetic<br />
remodeling <strong>of</strong> neuronal genes in global ischemia.<br />
the goal <strong>of</strong> this research is to pave the<br />
protection. the inaugural holder <strong>of</strong> the kirby chair is<br />
r. suzanne zukin, ph.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the dominick p.<br />
purpura department <strong>of</strong> neuroscience and director <strong>of</strong><br />
einstein’s neuropsychopharmacology center.<br />
during her 30-year career at einstein, dr. zukin has<br />
responsibilities <strong>of</strong> raising two children and running her<br />
late husband’s business forced mrs. einiger to cut back<br />
on her volunteer activities at einstein. “for me,” says<br />
roger einiger, “it’s been great to reconnect with<br />
einstein decades later and see the enormous progress<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> faculty members in aging<br />
research. the foundation’s most recent<br />
commitment is an award <strong>of</strong> up to $982,000<br />
to support the work <strong>of</strong> Aviv Bergman, ph.d.,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor and founding chair, department<br />
<strong>of</strong> systems & computational biology and<br />
way for innovative treatments to ameliorate<br />
carried out pioneering research on the receptors on<br />
that has been made.”<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> pathology and <strong>of</strong> neuroscience.<br />
the effects <strong>of</strong> stroke.<br />
the surface <strong>of</strong> nerve cells to which the neurotransmitter<br />
Although einstein receives funding from the nih,<br />
other current recipients <strong>of</strong> multiyear grants<br />
glutamate binds. her work has helped reveal how these<br />
additional support is needed to fully fund the training<br />
include Jan Vijg, ph.d., chair and pr<strong>of</strong>essor,<br />
receptors are involved in medical conditions such as<br />
schizophrenia, huntington’s disease and stroke.<br />
in 2001, the foundation established the f. m. kirby<br />
program in neural repair and protection at einstein’s<br />
<strong>of</strong> einstein’s research physicians. recognizing this critical<br />
need, mr. einiger and his wife, carol, recently made a<br />
commitment to support the career development <strong>of</strong><br />
physician-scientists—clinically trained m.d.s who are<br />
department <strong>of</strong> genetics; Claire Bastie, ph.d.,<br />
assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor, department <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
(endocrinology); Marion Schmidt, ph.d.,<br />
assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor, department <strong>of</strong> biochemistry;<br />
and Erik Snapp, ph.d., assistant<br />
rose f. kennedy University center for excellence in<br />
involved in translational research studies.<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor, department <strong>of</strong> anatomy and<br />
developmental disabilities education, research and<br />
service. that gift was preceded by a generous contribution<br />
from the foundation in support <strong>of</strong> the neuroscience<br />
program based at the kennedy center.<br />
structural biology.<br />
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Jeffrey W. pollard, ph.d., the louis Goldstein<br />
pictured above at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance<br />
CoMBAtinG inFERtilitY<br />
the female sex hormone progesterone creates the<br />
right chemical environment for a fertilized ovum to<br />
Swan Chair in Women’s Cancer Research, assisted<br />
by laboratory technician lumie Benard.<br />
FRoM BEdSidE to BEnCh At GRuSS MRRC<br />
two scientists could hardly be better suited to<br />
collaborate than craig A. Branch, ph.d., and<br />
Research Center: <strong>Einstein</strong> overseer Evelyn lipper, M.d.<br />
’71, with Michael lipton, M.d., ph.d., left, and Craig<br />
Branch, ph.d. dr. lipper, an <strong>Einstein</strong> alumna and former<br />
faculty member, is a trustee <strong>of</strong> the Gruss lipper Family<br />
be implanted in a woman’s uterus. “Without it there hormones contribute to uterine cancer and other dis-<br />
michael L. Lipton, m.d., ph.d.<br />
Foundation, which established the center in 2000 with a<br />
would be no life,” notes Jeffrey W. pollard, ph.d., eases <strong>of</strong> the uterus,” says dr. pollard. for the first time,<br />
dr. Branch directs the gruss magnetic resonance<br />
generous gift to <strong>Einstein</strong>. “drs. lipton and Branch are a<br />
the Louis goldstein swan chair in Women’s cancer dr. pollard and colleagues are studying the opposing<br />
research center (mrrc) and is a magnetic resonance<br />
dynamic team,” says dr. lipper. “their vast breadth <strong>of</strong><br />
research and pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the departments <strong>of</strong> developmental<br />
and molecular biology and <strong>of</strong> obstetrics &<br />
gynecology and women’s health.<br />
effects <strong>of</strong> progesterone and estrogen in living human<br />
tissue by implanting human endometrial cells in mice.<br />
these studies have revealed two new molecular path-<br />
imaging (mri) physicist. dr. Lipton, the center’s<br />
associate director, is a physician. “We bring two points<br />
<strong>of</strong> view to the work,” says dr. Branch.<br />
knowledge and vision for the future will greatly amplify<br />
the Gruss Center’s impact on biomedical research and<br />
on the education <strong>of</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> students.”<br />
ways through which estrogen delivers its hormonal<br />
in a twist on the usual bench-to-bedside direction<br />
“We’ve made major advances in under-<br />
message telling endometrial cells to divide. Armed<br />
with this knowledge, scientists may be able to inter-<br />
<strong>of</strong> translational research, studies in the gruss center<br />
typically start with clinical mysteries in need <strong>of</strong><br />
target for therapies to reduce or eliminate the damage<br />
standing how the actions <strong>of</strong> hormones rupt estrogen’s message earlier in the disease process<br />
scientific explanation. take head injuries, for example. <strong>of</strong> concussion.”<br />
contribute to diseases <strong>of</strong> the uterus.” or develop an alternative to progesterone, which<br />
“A standard mri may show nothing abnormal, but<br />
in addition to head injury, research at the gruss<br />
becomes ineffective over time.<br />
there’s clearly something wrong—maybe the person center involves areas as diverse as cancer, cardiol-<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> these advances, the nih in 2009<br />
can’t do his job or interact with people the way he ogy, diabetes, obesity and hematology. the center’s<br />
But progesterone serves another useful purpose. awarded dr. pollard a $7.5 million grant to create a<br />
did,” says dr. Lipton. in 2009, drs. Branch and Lipton imaging capabilities got a big boost in June, when<br />
the hormone estrogen stimulates division <strong>of</strong> endome- specialized cooperative center program in repro-<br />
and their colleagues published a study <strong>of</strong> concussion a brand-new 3.0 tesla mri and spectroscopy system<br />
trial cells that line the uterus. progesterone, because it duction and infertility research at einstein—one <strong>of</strong> just<br />
patients in the journal Radiology. the study used a was hoisted from a truck in the einstein courtyard<br />
neutralizes estrogen, helps rein in endometriosis—the 13 such centers funded nationwide and the only one in<br />
new imaging technique, diffusion tensor imaging and gently lowered into its new home on the first<br />
wild and <strong>of</strong>ten painful proliferation <strong>of</strong> endometrial cells new York state. the grant supports the translation <strong>of</strong><br />
(dti), that measures the diffusion <strong>of</strong> water in the floor. “instead <strong>of</strong> scanning from the usual two points,<br />
outside the uterus that causes scarring and can lead lab breakthroughs into clinical practice and laboratory<br />
brain’s white matter.<br />
our new system allows us to use a technology called<br />
to infertility. progesterone also helps combat uterine follow-up on questions that arise in the clinic.<br />
“dti proved to be a powerful tool for detecting parallel imaging that picks up signals from 32 different<br />
cancer, another estrogen-fueled disorder. the most researchers at dr. pollard’s new center will also<br />
subtle brain damage associated with concussions,” sensors,” says dr. Branch, who is also an associate pro-<br />
effective treatment is hysterectomy, which leaves a investigate the mechanisms by which obesity and<br />
says dr. Lipton, who is also an associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> fessor <strong>of</strong> radiology at einstein. “these images reveal<br />
woman unable to bear children.<br />
diabetes cause infertility in women. this research will<br />
radiology and <strong>of</strong> psychiatry and behavioral sciences much greater detail than we’ve been able to attain<br />
“over the last five years, we’ve made major<br />
be especially relevant to einstein’s Bronx community,<br />
at einstein. Adds dr. Branch, “for the first time, we previously, and in half the time.”<br />
advances in understanding how the actions <strong>of</strong><br />
where obesity and diabetes are prevalent.<br />
appear to be able to provide researchers with a<br />
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30<br />
Jack Rudin chats with Rudin Scholars dukagjin Blakaj,<br />
M.d., ph.d.’08, left, and lisa McReynolds, M.d., ph.d. ’09,<br />
at a 2006 reception honoring Mr. Rudin.<br />
SAlutinG JACK Rudin And thE<br />
Rudin FAMilY FoundAtionS<br />
Jack rudin loves young people, and he loves the field<br />
<strong>of</strong> medicine. so it’s no wonder that he has taken a<br />
keen interest in supporting the medical education <strong>of</strong><br />
einstein students.<br />
mr. rudin is chairman <strong>of</strong> the rudin management<br />
company, one <strong>of</strong> new York city’s leading real estate<br />
firms. he also serves as chairman <strong>of</strong> the may and<br />
samuel rudin family foundation and the Louis and<br />
rachel rudin foundation, named for mr. rudin’s late<br />
parents and grandparents, respectively. the rudin<br />
family foundations exemplify the family’s long<br />
and distinguished tradition <strong>of</strong> philanthropy in<br />
new York city.<br />
since 1973, the rudin family foundations have<br />
contributed generously to the support <strong>of</strong> nearly 900<br />
rudin scholars at einstein. in addition, they have<br />
provided funding for research on Alzheimer’s disease,<br />
cancer, Aids, glaucoma and reproductive health at<br />
the college <strong>of</strong> medicine.<br />
Jack rudin was instrumental in establishing the<br />
rudin scholars program at einstein.<br />
Lisa mcreynolds, m.d., ph.d. ’09, a former rudin<br />
scholar, met mr. rudin at a reception held in his honor<br />
on the einstein campus in 2006. “he was truly interested<br />
in my work and listened carefully as i explained<br />
my thesis research project,” recalls dr. mcreynolds.<br />
“Jack rudin gives with an open hand, but he is<br />
also discerning,” says dr. norman Lamm, chancellor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Yeshiva University, which in 1995 awarded mr. rudin<br />
an honorary doctorate in recognition <strong>of</strong> his longstanding<br />
friendship and support. “When it comes<br />
to einstein,” says dr. Lamm <strong>of</strong> his friend <strong>of</strong> many<br />
years, “mr. rudin is greatly impressed with how<br />
hard the students work. knowing that the fruits <strong>of</strong><br />
their labor will benefit humanity is very important<br />
to him.”<br />
SAMuEl G. And KAthY WEinBERG:<br />
A hiStoRY oF SERViCE to EinStEin<br />
for einstein overseers kathy and samuel g. Weinberg<br />
(see facing page), the college <strong>of</strong> medicine is a “labor<br />
<strong>of</strong> love.” mrs. Weinberg serves as president <strong>of</strong> the<br />
einstein national Women’s division; mr. Weinberg is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> overseers’ executive committee<br />
and cochairs its facilities and planning committee.<br />
“A great institution is not made up <strong>of</strong> buildings<br />
alone,” observes mr. Weinberg. “one only has to visit<br />
einstein to see that its spirit and uniqueness come<br />
from its exceptional faculty and students. it’s an honor<br />
to support them in their efforts to make the world a<br />
healthier place.”<br />
service to einstein is a family tradition. mrs.<br />
Weinberg’s father, matthew kornreich, served on the<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> overseers; her mother, susanne kornreich,<br />
was a member <strong>of</strong> the Women’s division’s national<br />
Board and a vice president <strong>of</strong> its Westchester/fairfield<br />
chapter. Lisa Weinberg, samuel and kathy’s daughter,<br />
serves as an assistant vice president <strong>of</strong> the Women’s<br />
division’s new York chapter; their son, Andrew<br />
Weinberg, is active in the einstein men’s division.<br />
“my parents were passionate about einstein’s mission<br />
to change the world through medical research,”<br />
says kathy Weinberg. “they were proud to be a part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the medical school’s illustrious past. sam and i, and<br />
our children, are proud to be a part <strong>of</strong> its future.”<br />
the Weinbergs recently made a generous gift in<br />
support <strong>of</strong> genetic and translational research at the<br />
michael f. price center for genetic and translational<br />
medicine/harold and muriel Block research pavilion.<br />
With this new commitment, they join a distinguished<br />
group <strong>of</strong> individuals and foundations designated as<br />
Benefactors <strong>of</strong> the college <strong>of</strong> medicine.<br />
supporting<br />
translational<br />
research at<br />
einstein<br />
einstein Overseers Kathy and Samuel g. Weinberg have<br />
made a commitment in support <strong>of</strong> translational research at<br />
einstein. in recognition <strong>of</strong> their generosity, the third-floor<br />
lounge in the Price Center/block research Pavilion will be<br />
named in honor <strong>of</strong> the Weinberg family. the lounge includes<br />
the magnificent spiral staircase that is visible from both inside<br />
and outside the Price Center/block research Pavilion. its<br />
double-helix design represents dnA—the key molecule <strong>of</strong><br />
life that is featured on the einstein logo. this spiral staircase<br />
is an architectural symbol <strong>of</strong> the new research facility’s<br />
mission <strong>of</strong> scientific excellence and innovation.<br />
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BRidGinG thE heALth-cAre divide in the BronX<br />
bad behaviors cause bad diseases.<br />
Overeating, smoking and alcohol abuse<br />
are among the prime causes <strong>of</strong> illness and<br />
death nationwide. einstein researchers have<br />
responded. they are taking simple, safe and<br />
relatively inexpensive interventions to the<br />
streets <strong>of</strong> the bronx to improve the health <strong>of</strong><br />
its medically underserved population.<br />
half <strong>of</strong> all illnesses and deaths in the United states<br />
nancy tarshis, left, director <strong>of</strong> speech and language<br />
could be prevented, according to a recent institute <strong>of</strong><br />
medicine (iom) study. By stopping smoking, curbing<br />
alcohol consumption, improving their diets, lowering<br />
their stress levels and otherwise changing their behav-<br />
RESEARCh At CERC: A nEW BEGinninG<br />
over the last half century, the children’s evaluation<br />
and rehabilitation center (cerc) has helped thousands<br />
<strong>of</strong> children who have serious developmental<br />
services at the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation<br />
Center, and debbie Meringolo, associate director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
infant and toddler team, work with two young CERC<br />
patients. CERC and its positive impact on children in the<br />
Bronx were celebrated recently in a film produced by<br />
ior, many people could avoid lung cancer, heart disease<br />
problems. But the need to provide clinical care had<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> overseers and longtime Benefactors philip and<br />
and other major killers.<br />
compromised cerc’s ability to conduct research.<br />
Rita Rosen. to see their film online, visit www.einstein.<br />
the field <strong>of</strong> behavioral and social science aims to<br />
now, for the first time, cerc will have a full-time<br />
yu.edu/cerc.<br />
motivate people to lead healthier lives. its practitioners<br />
research director: neuroscientist John J. foxe, ph.d.<br />
seek strategies to help them stop smoking, get more<br />
dr. foxe was recruited from the city University<br />
exercise and make other lifestyle changes proven effec-<br />
<strong>of</strong> new York, where he currently directs the ph.d. late childhood who are at risk for schizophrenia, we<br />
tive in preventing disease. But as the iom study notes,<br />
program in cognitive neuroscience and codirects its may be able to prevent it from developing.”<br />
less than 5 percent <strong>of</strong> the two trillion dollars spent<br />
children’s research Unit. many <strong>of</strong> his projects—and much <strong>of</strong> cerc’s research will involve autism.<br />
yearly on health care in the United states goes to<br />
about 25 members <strong>of</strong> his children’s research Unit this year, dr. foxe and his research partner, sophie<br />
reducing behavioral and social risk factors.<br />
team—will accompany him to einstein.<br />
molholm, ph.d. (who’ll join einstein as associate<br />
the iom authors would be heartened by visiting<br />
“cerc serves about 7,000 children yearly and is an pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> pediatrics and <strong>of</strong> neuroscience), were<br />
einstein, where Bronx-based behavioral and social<br />
incredible resource for recruiting patients for clinical awarded $2.8 million by the national institutes <strong>of</strong><br />
science research is thriving. A prime example is the<br />
research,” says dr. foxe. he expressed gratitude to health to study why autistic people have trouble pro-<br />
new marilyn and stanley m. katz comprehensive<br />
einstein’s national Women’s division, which recently cessing sounds and other sensory input.<br />
cancer prevention and control program, the result<br />
completed a three-year, $3 million fundraising initia- cerc will also assist michelle dunn, ph.d., asso-<br />
<strong>of</strong> a $7 million gift from longtime einstein overseers<br />
tive to establish cerc’s clinical research program. ciate clinical pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> neurology at einstein and<br />
and Benefactors marilyn and stanley m. katz.<br />
dr. foxe is planning research partnerships with acting director <strong>of</strong> the einstein/montefiore Autism<br />
einstein’s community outreach is not limited to<br />
other einstein scientists. for example, he’ll be work- evaluation and treatment center, at her intervention<br />
adults. through the work <strong>of</strong> its nationally recognized<br />
ing with colleagues in genetics and psychiatry to program for autistic children in co-op city schools.<br />
children’s evaluation and rehabilitation center, einstein<br />
search for gene mutations or other indicators—called “it’s very important for us basic researchers to have<br />
also helps children with developmental disabilities.<br />
biomarkers—that may identify children prone to a strong relationship with clinicians such as dr. dunn,<br />
the health-care gap between the real and the ideal<br />
schizophrenia.<br />
who see children with autism every day and under-<br />
is substantial in the Bronx. einstein researchers are work-<br />
“schizophrenia is really a neurodevelopmental stand their problems,” says dr. foxe.<br />
ing hard to bridge it.<br />
disease,” says dr. foxe. “if we can identify patients in<br />
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RAlph And JunE AdoRno<br />
SnuFFinG out CAnCER in thE BRonx<br />
smoking is the leading cause <strong>of</strong> preventable death and<br />
disease in the United states and the Bronx. Bruce d.<br />
rapkin, ph.d., director <strong>of</strong> einstein’s new marilyn and<br />
stanley m. katz comprehensive cancer prevention and<br />
control program, wants to snuff out smoking all over the<br />
Bronx, but especially among those most endangered by<br />
the habit.<br />
“About 18 percent <strong>of</strong> Bronx adults are smokers,”<br />
says dr. rapkin. “All too <strong>of</strong>ten, those most resistant to<br />
quitting are people whose health is already precarious—<br />
particularly individuals with substance abuse or mentalhealth<br />
problems or who are hiv-positive. they haven’t<br />
benefited from conventional antismoking campaigns,<br />
so we’ve created a tobacco prevention and cessation<br />
think tank to understand the nature <strong>of</strong> their addiction.”<br />
think-tank members come from half a dozen<br />
Ralph and June Adorno have made a gift <strong>of</strong><br />
einstein departments, including family and social<br />
a fully paid $500,000 life insurance policy in<br />
medicine and psychiatry. they meet monthly to devise<br />
support <strong>of</strong> the new Marilyn and Stanley M.<br />
smoking-cessation programs geared toward recalcitrant<br />
Bruce d. Rapkin, ph.d.<br />
Katz Comprehensive Cancer prevention and<br />
Control program at <strong>Einstein</strong>.<br />
“We have long admired Marilyn and<br />
Stanley Katz’s commitment to cancer research<br />
at <strong>Einstein</strong>,” says June Adorno. “After meet-<br />
smokers. they are also applying for grants to help them<br />
reach this population. “our mission at einstein extends<br />
from community prevention and early detection all the<br />
way to support for cancer patients, survivors and their<br />
“most <strong>of</strong> these people don’t have health insurance study psychological and behavioral interventions for<br />
ing with dr. i. david Goldman, director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
families,” dr. rapkin says <strong>of</strong> his ambitious agenda.<br />
and appreciate learning things such as where they can cancer patients and their families—addressing, for<br />
<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> Cancer Center, and some <strong>of</strong><br />
dr. rapkin was recruited to einstein from memorial<br />
get free mammograms,” she adds.<br />
example, sexual-health issues in couples after cancer<br />
the researchers—and seeing for ourselves the<br />
sloan-kettering cancer center, where he worked for 16<br />
the cancer Action councils identify community surgery or helping head and neck cancer patients<br />
incredible work they’re doing—we decided it<br />
was time to get more involved.”<br />
Supporting the program established by<br />
the Katzes was “a great opportunity to do<br />
something for the good <strong>of</strong> society that would<br />
help save lives,” adds Ralph Adorno.<br />
years—the last six as director <strong>of</strong> the community health<br />
and health disparities Laboratory.<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the innovative projects that dr. rapkin<br />
started at memorial sloan-kettering have become part<br />
<strong>of</strong> his new einstein program. Queens Library healthLink<br />
needs and plan programs with help from dr. rapkin’s<br />
team at einstein. these programs, which also include<br />
smoking-cessation workshops and cancer support<br />
groups, have so far reached more than 4,000 Queens<br />
residents. And participating in this sort <strong>of</strong> grassroots<br />
quit smoking.<br />
“there are lots <strong>of</strong> things we learn by working<br />
with partners in the community that<br />
is an especially notable success story.<br />
effort also benefits dr. rapkin and his colleagues. you don’t learn in a lab or clinic setting.”<br />
“the philosophy behind Queens Library healthLink<br />
“there are lots <strong>of</strong> things we learn by working with<br />
AutiSM SpEAKS<br />
is to let each community find its own best path to over-<br />
partners in the community—even setting the research<br />
Autism Speaks has contributed $150,000 as<br />
come health disparities,” he says. key to this project’s<br />
agenda together—that you don’t get to learn in a<br />
“We want to determine the kinds <strong>of</strong> programs<br />
part <strong>of</strong> a multiyear commitment to support a<br />
achievements are its cancer Action councils—groups <strong>of</strong><br />
carefully controlled lab or clinic setting,” says dr. that would be most useful and adapt them to people<br />
research study led by thomas V. Mcdonald,<br />
dedicated volunteers who meet monthly at 14 Queens<br />
rapkin. “You get new insights into the barriers and in the Bronx,” says dr. rapkin. “i’m excited about<br />
M.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the departments <strong>of</strong><br />
libraries to discuss expanding access to cancer screen-<br />
motivations that affect people.”<br />
this because there hasn’t been enough research on<br />
medicine and <strong>of</strong> molecular pharmacology,<br />
using the Drosophila (fruit fly) model to<br />
identify possible drug treatments for<br />
autism spectrum disorders.<br />
ing and treatment services in their communities.<br />
in flushing, a neighborhood with many immigrants<br />
who speak little or no english, the local cancer Action<br />
council drew up cancer-resource guides and other out-<br />
plans call for establishing cancer Action councils in<br />
the Bronx over the coming months, adapting the successful<br />
Queens program to the patient population <strong>of</strong><br />
the local community.<br />
psychological or behavioral care for cancer patients <strong>of</strong><br />
color or who speak spanish or have limited resources.”<br />
dr. rapkin and his team will continue forming new<br />
partnerships with community-based organizations and<br />
reach materials in spanish, chinese and korean.<br />
in developing Bronx-based programs, the new to seek their input as they roll out more programs.<br />
“i speak five languages and joined this group<br />
einstein cancer prevention team takes a special inter- they are now talking with Bronx agencies serving low-<br />
because i want to use my language skills to help save<br />
est in the psychological toll that cancer takes. for that income populations about creating a breast cancer<br />
lives,” says volunteer mabel narbutt. she visits restau-<br />
reason, dr. rapkin is working with Alyson moadel, screening program aimed at reaching women who are<br />
rants and beauty parlors in flushing, talking to people<br />
ph.d., associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong> epidemi- not getting mammograms on a regular basis.<br />
in mandarin and taiwanese about the group’s events<br />
ology & population health at einstein, to create a new “You need these community partnerships to reach<br />
and distributing its resource guides.<br />
psycho-oncology translational research clinic.<br />
the people who might otherwise fall through the<br />
dr. moadel and her colleagues will develop and cracks,” says dr. rapkin.<br />
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36<br />
Above, Chinazo Cunningham, M.d., M.S. (top) and<br />
lynne M. holden, M.d.; at right, Chinedu nabuobi, a<br />
second-year <strong>Einstein</strong> medical student in the Mentoring<br />
in <strong>Medicine</strong> program meeting with students interested<br />
in health-care careers.<br />
thE RoBERt Wood JohnSon<br />
FoundAtion<br />
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has<br />
committed $409,543 to support the research<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> scientists, including a multiyear<br />
grant <strong>of</strong> $299,999 for a study led by Alain<br />
harris litwin, M.d., M.S., M.p.h., associate<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> clinical medicine and <strong>of</strong> clinical<br />
psychiatry and behavioral sciences. the study<br />
involves treating people in methadone clinics<br />
who have hepatitis C.<br />
BooStinG MinoRitY StudEntS into<br />
hEAlth-CARE CAREERS<br />
Lynne m. holden, m.d., is c<strong>of</strong>ounder <strong>of</strong> mentoring in<br />
medicine (mim), an einstein/montefiore partnership that<br />
introduces minority students to careers in health care.<br />
“We wanted to help kids who have a dream but don’t<br />
have role models they can emulate,” says dr. holden,<br />
associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> clinical emergency medicine<br />
at einstein.<br />
since helping form mim in 2006, dr. holden and her<br />
team have recruited 500 volunteer mentors—physicians,<br />
paramedics and others—who talk to students about the<br />
rewards <strong>of</strong> health-care careers and help them apply to<br />
schools that train health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
nearly 6,500 students have participated in mim programs,<br />
including after-school clubs and an internship in<br />
which they volunteer in montefiore’s emergency department.<br />
eighteen mim participants are now studying to be<br />
physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists or<br />
public-health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
in october, dr. holden was named a robert Wood<br />
Johnson foundation community health Leader for her<br />
work with mim.<br />
“the entire einstein community is tremendously proud<br />
<strong>of</strong> dr. holden,” says edward r. Burns, m.d., einstein’s<br />
executive dean. “her work with mim is an innovative way<br />
to increase the diversity <strong>of</strong> the country’s health-care workforce<br />
and, ultimately, reduce health disparities.”<br />
nEW tREAtMEnt FoR hERoin AddiCtS<br />
in 2002, an alternative to methadone called buprenorphine<br />
received approval for treating opiate addiction.<br />
chinazo opia cunningham, m.d., m.s., associate<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine at einstein, is now conducting<br />
an innovative program in the south Bronx that uses<br />
buprenorphine to help people stop using heroin. she<br />
was motivated by the tremendous growth in opiate<br />
abuse in the area, the limited options for drug treatment<br />
and the benefits that buprenorphine provides.<br />
compared with methadone, buprenorphine has a<br />
better safety pr<strong>of</strong>ile, as it is less likely to be misused or<br />
diverted and less likely to result in an overdose. As a<br />
result, the treatment is approved for use in primary-care<br />
settings, such as dr. cunningham’s Bronx facility. And<br />
it is convenient as well: After a couple <strong>of</strong> initial <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
visits, patients return only every four to eight weeks to<br />
get their supply <strong>of</strong> buprenorphine tablets.<br />
“this program has helped hundreds <strong>of</strong> drug users<br />
in the Bronx,” says dr. cunningham. “our patients are<br />
saying things like, ‘You really saved my life’ and ‘i never<br />
thought i would be clean this long.’”<br />
to expand buprenorphine’s use within the<br />
montefiore/einstein system, dr. cunningham <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
seminars to physicians and to residents who care for<br />
hospitalized patients. she wants them to refer patients<br />
to her program and receive the necessary training to<br />
prescribe buprenorphine themselves.<br />
JudY R. RoSEnBERG’S lAStinG lEGACY<br />
oF SuppoRt FoR diABEtES RESEARCh<br />
diabetes is another health problem that is especially<br />
prevalent in the Bronx. With the help <strong>of</strong> its donors,<br />
einstein has launched programs to combat this worsening<br />
epidemic.<br />
Judy r. rosenberg was one <strong>of</strong> a pioneering group <strong>of</strong><br />
women who, beginning in 1953, helped turn the dream<br />
<strong>of</strong> a medical school at Yeshiva University into reality. A<br />
passionate supporter <strong>of</strong> the college <strong>of</strong> medicine until<br />
her death in 2008, Judy served on the einstein Board <strong>of</strong><br />
overseers for 30 years and was a founder <strong>of</strong> einstein’s<br />
national Women’s division.<br />
Judy and her husband, Alfred, were Benefactors <strong>of</strong><br />
the college <strong>of</strong> medicine, and they endowed the position<br />
<strong>of</strong> faculty scholar in diabetes research at einstein.<br />
in 1996, following Alfred’s death, Judy established the<br />
Judy r. and Alfred A. rosenberg endowed pr<strong>of</strong>essorial<br />
chair in diabetes research. the rosenberg chair is<br />
currently held by Jeffrey e. pessin, ph.d., director <strong>of</strong><br />
einstein’s diabetes research center.<br />
Jeffrey E. pessin, ph.d., the Judy R. and Alfred A.<br />
Rosenberg Endowed pr<strong>of</strong>essorial Chair in diabetes<br />
Research, at work in his lab. dr. pessin is a pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
in the departments <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong> molecular<br />
pharmacology at <strong>Einstein</strong> and directs its diabetes<br />
Research Center.<br />
thE JonAS EhRliCh<br />
ChARitABlE tRuSt<br />
the Jonas Ehrlich Charitable trust has<br />
pledged $160,000 to support a collaborative<br />
research project to identify the underlying<br />
causes <strong>of</strong> autism and other developmental<br />
disorders. the study is being conducted by<br />
basic scientists at the price Center/Block<br />
Research pavilion together with clinical<br />
experts at <strong>Einstein</strong>’s Children’s Evaluation<br />
and Rehabilitation Center.<br />
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BRidGinG thE stUdent to md divide<br />
for the first time in its 50-year history,<br />
einstein now has a dedicated center on<br />
campus where—before they actually see<br />
patients—medical students can master the<br />
skills they’ll need to become competent<br />
and compassionate physicians.<br />
philanthropy plays a vital role in improving medical<br />
thE GottESMAn CliniCAl SKillS FACilitY<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong>’s new Clinical Skills Facility was made possible<br />
by the generosity <strong>of</strong> Ruth l. Gottesman, Ed.d., left, chair<br />
education at einstein, as the recently opened ruth L.<br />
gottesman clinical skills facility illustrates.<br />
the new facility is named for the current chair <strong>of</strong><br />
the einstein Board <strong>of</strong> overseers, who also served on<br />
Until the ruth L. gottesman clinical skills facility<br />
opened in september, einstein lacked a location on<br />
campus dedicated to teaching students the skills<br />
essential for becoming well-rounded, compassionate<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Einstein</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> overseers. She and Felise Beth<br />
Milan, M.d. ’88, director <strong>of</strong> the Clinical Skills Assessment<br />
program, are shown in one <strong>of</strong> the facility’s fully equipped<br />
practice rooms.<br />
the einstein faculty for more than three decades. its<br />
physicians. instead, einstein students had to travel to<br />
$3 million cost was covered by part <strong>of</strong> a $25 million gift<br />
other medical schools to be evaluated and get feed- program. in this program the standardized patients<br />
from ruth and her husband, david gottesman, that also<br />
back on their mastery <strong>of</strong> those important skills.<br />
assess students’ skills during eight patient encoun-<br />
supports stem cell and epigenomic research at einstein.<br />
At the heart <strong>of</strong> the einstein facility are 23 rooms ters. “the program aims to ensure that our students<br />
the college <strong>of</strong> medicine is indeed fortunate that a<br />
that can simulate physicians’ examining or hospital have adequate clinical skills and to give them feed-<br />
number <strong>of</strong> donors in addition to the gottesmans have<br />
rooms. they can also function as classrooms and are back on their strengths and weaknesses,” says felise<br />
generously supported the teaching side <strong>of</strong> its mission<br />
equipped with examining tables and standard medical Beth milan, m.d. ’88, director <strong>of</strong> the clinical skills<br />
over the past year. their gifts have met a wide range<br />
instruments for checking the eyes, ears, throat and Assessment program as well as the introduction to<br />
<strong>of</strong> educational needs, from renovating laboratories to<br />
nose and taking blood pressure.<br />
clinical medicine course at einstein. the program<br />
funding scholarships.<br />
first- and second-year medical students take part also preps them for the clinical skills Board exam<br />
the clinical skills facility was created by renovating<br />
in the introduction to clinical medicine program. here (step 2 cs), which students must pass to graduate<br />
a 23,000-square-foot space in the eight-story van<br />
they learn basic clinical skills and knowledge needed from einstein and receive their medical licenses.<br />
etten building—a step toward fulfilling the college<br />
for their initial encounters with real patients. for first- “A big improvement in teaching these skills is in<br />
<strong>of</strong> medicine’s campus master plan, in which van<br />
year students, the rooms <strong>of</strong> the clinical skills facility having the actual equipment,” says mimi mcevoy,<br />
etten plays a key role (see page 41). And the facility<br />
function as small classrooms for mastering communica- m.A., c.p.n.p., a codirector <strong>of</strong> the second-year<br />
immediately enhances the quality <strong>of</strong> medical education<br />
tion skills—how to develop rapport for a good doctor- introduction to clinical medicine course at einstein.<br />
at einstein.<br />
patient relationship and how to interview patients previously, she notes, students practicing their physi-<br />
or actors trained to portray “standardized patients” cal-exam skills made do with makeshift exam tables<br />
(people with a certain set <strong>of</strong> symptoms). second-year consisting <strong>of</strong> mats thrown over classroom tables in the<br />
students use the rooms primarily as places for practic- Belfer building. the standard medical-<strong>of</strong>fice exam<br />
ing physical examination skills on one another.<br />
tables <strong>of</strong>fered in the clinical skills facility are espe-<br />
during their third year, students come to the cially useful because the student can practice making<br />
center to participate in the clinical skills Assessment the patient more comfortable by pulling out the<br />
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“interacting with your first patient<br />
is an experience you never forget.<br />
Being in a realistic learning<br />
environment before that, with<br />
all the cues, removes some <strong>of</strong><br />
the anxiety.”<br />
– JonAthAn pElEd, ClASS oF 2010<br />
medical scientist training program<br />
“if you’re a second-year student<br />
learning to do physical exam<br />
skills in a more real situation,<br />
the leap to the clinical is going<br />
to be much smaller.”<br />
– JESSiCA SChREiBER-ZinAMAn<br />
ClASS oF 2010<br />
teaching Assistant in clinical skills<br />
extension for the patient’s legs. Later, when students<br />
are tested in a simulated medical-<strong>of</strong>fice setting during<br />
BuildinG A BEttER tRAininG CEntER<br />
While the clinical training facility was in the planning<br />
physicians as well. “With techniques for diagnosis and<br />
therapy improving all the time,” says dr. milan, “this<br />
At left, <strong>Einstein</strong> students hone their clinical skills under the<br />
supervision <strong>of</strong> Martin n. Cohen, M.d. Above: the Van Etten<br />
building as envisioned in the Campus Master plan.<br />
the third-year assessment program and licensing stages, dr. milan toured similar facilities along with<br />
facility can help specialists keep up with the constantly<br />
board examinations, they will be familiar with this project manager chris cimino, senior facilities<br />
changing medical landscape.”<br />
simple technique.<br />
director sal ciampo and their architects. “We went<br />
the van etten building, which houses the clinical available funding. All these changes promote the<br />
each <strong>of</strong> the facility’s 23 rooms has a wall <strong>of</strong> one-way to the new facilities at thomas Jefferson and drexel<br />
skills facility, will assume an even bigger role as the major objective <strong>of</strong> our strategic research plan—to<br />
mirrored glass so faculty can observe the students in in philadelphia, to the University <strong>of</strong> medicine and<br />
einstein campus evolves in the coming years.<br />
create a collaborative, state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art environment that<br />
action. ten rooms are equipped with state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art dentistry <strong>of</strong> new Jersey’s center in newark, and to<br />
will attract and retain the best and brightest students<br />
Weill cornell in manhattan,” dr. milan says. “We took<br />
WElCoME to EinStEin’S FutuRE<br />
and scientists.”<br />
lots <strong>of</strong> notes about what we liked and what we didn’t<br />
the 2007 strategic research plan laid out an ambitious the master plan’s first priority is to make the most<br />
“the ability to easily do video recording like.” the result? the new einstein clinical skills facility<br />
future for einstein: “a state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art research environ- effective use <strong>of</strong> existing facilities—and fully occupy-<br />
<strong>of</strong> students as they hone their clinical<br />
is one <strong>of</strong> the largest and best equipped in the country.<br />
ment that will foster scientific investigation at all levels ing the van etten building is crucial to that effort.<br />
skills is huge. You can spot mistakes,<br />
and you can review the video with<br />
“our primary goal was to make sure we had<br />
enough rooms,” says dr. milan. “We also wanted these<br />
rooms to be flexible, equipped with easily reconfigured<br />
from the bench to the bedside and from the clinic to<br />
the community.”<br />
the visionary yet pragmatic road map for realizing<br />
constructed as a 500-bed tuberculosis sanatorium in<br />
the early 1950s, the eight-floor, 360,000-square-foot<br />
van etten building was recently leased to einstein by<br />
the learners.”<br />
furniture so we can quickly transform them from teach-<br />
that goal is einstein’s campus master plan. rather than Jacobi hospital.<br />
ing physical diagnosis, for example, into assessment<br />
emphasizing new construction, the plan <strong>of</strong>fers strate- this fall’s opening <strong>of</strong> the new ruth L. gottesman<br />
rooms housing the latest in audiovisual equipment.”<br />
gies for optimizing what is now available: reconfiguring clinical skills facility on the second floor marks<br />
video cameras on tracks in the ceiling, to help pro- technology will also figure prominently in the<br />
and connecting buildings via walkways; consolidating einstein’s <strong>of</strong>ficial arrival in van etten. the master plan<br />
fessors observe students as they interact with fellow 1,800-square-foot simulation center, soon to be built<br />
certain departments and relocating others; and opening envisions relocating other existing clinical education<br />
students and actual or standardized patients.<br />
in the facility’s Wing B. the center will house surpris-<br />
up interior spaces and corridors to the outdoors. the programs as well as clinical facilities to van etten,<br />
“the ability to easily do video recording <strong>of</strong> students ingly realistic mannequins and computerized devices<br />
result will be a more efficient, convenient and pleasant including the children’s evaluation and rehabilitation<br />
as they hone their clinical skills is huge,” says dr. milan. for teaching and testing essential clinical skills such as<br />
environment that draws people onto the campus. center, Aging studies and the Anatomy Labs. in<br />
“You can spot mistakes, and you can review the video intubation, resuscitation and pelvic exams.<br />
“the beauty <strong>of</strong> the master plan is its flexibility,” addition, to accommodate a desired increase in<br />
with the learners, pointing out how they could improve dr. milan hopes to broaden the scope <strong>of</strong> the<br />
says Allen m. spiegel, m.d., the marilyn and stanley on-campus housing, selected wings <strong>of</strong> van etten will<br />
their interactions with patients.”<br />
clinical skills facility to include even more educational<br />
m. katz dean. “it <strong>of</strong>fers the college <strong>of</strong> medicine room be converted to some 200 studio apartments for<br />
programs for enhancing medical skills—not just for<br />
to grow through changes that can be implemented medical and doctoral students.<br />
medical students but for residents and practicing<br />
on an incremental, as-needed basis depending on<br />
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GiFt AGREEMEnt initiAtEd BY<br />
RiChARd nEttER SuppoRtS MEdiCAl<br />
EduCAtion At EinStEin<br />
lAWREnCE SChlEiFER:<br />
hElpinG StudEntS in nEEd<br />
A commitment <strong>of</strong> $500,000 will support and endow<br />
“i’m Jewish,” says Lawrence schleifer, “and my<br />
responsibility is to help people.” mr. schleifer<br />
an einstein assistant deanship at Beth israel medical<br />
and his late wife, friedericka steinbach schleifer,<br />
center, manhattan campus, one <strong>of</strong> einstein’s five affili-<br />
m.d., decided to leave their joint estates to<br />
ate teaching hospitals. the joint gift consists <strong>of</strong> two<br />
einstein to support scholarships for needy medi-<br />
SCholARShipS hold thE KEY<br />
GERAld h. lEVinE SCholAR<br />
separate contributions <strong>of</strong> $250,000 from the robert<br />
cal students. recently, mr. schleifer, who is 95,<br />
private philanthropy plays a vital role in supporting RAChEl E. louiE, ClASS oF 2010<br />
Blauner testamentary trust and the herbert and nell<br />
decided to make an “advance” on their legacy<br />
einstein’s outstanding research programs. in addi- rachel Louie, above, always dreamed <strong>of</strong> becoming a<br />
singer foundation. it was arranged by the late richard<br />
by giving $100,000 to einstein and $1 million to<br />
tion, our donors provide funding for scholarships pediatrician. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s<br />
netter, esq., who was a longtime board member <strong>of</strong><br />
an einstein charitable remainder trust.<br />
that are crucially important for einstein medical degrees in biology from the University <strong>of</strong> california, san<br />
Beth israel and an established donor to einstein.<br />
“<strong>Albert</strong> einstein college <strong>of</strong> medicine is a<br />
students. scholarships allow many students to pur- diego, she applied to 15 medical schools. she chose<br />
the assistant dean oversees the clinical training <strong>of</strong><br />
very special place for me and especially for<br />
sue their dream <strong>of</strong> a career in biomedical research einstein because <strong>of</strong> “the impressive opportunities it<br />
einstein students during their third- and fourth-year<br />
friedericka,” he says. friedericka steinbach<br />
or clinical practice. through scholarship support, <strong>of</strong>fers for students interested in primary care.”<br />
clinical rotations at the hospital. the two gifts fostered<br />
schleifer graduated from medical school in<br />
donors are investing in talented einstein students<br />
her avid interest in health-care delivery, both in<br />
by mr. netter exemplify the strong working relationship<br />
vienna in 1937—a year before the nazis invaded.<br />
and in the future <strong>of</strong> American health care.<br />
the United states and abroad, led rachel to einstein’s<br />
between einstein and Beth israel.<br />
she did her residency in nazi-occupied Austria,<br />
global health fellowship program. during the summer<br />
“these commitments reflect mr. netter’s keen<br />
desperately seeking visas so that she and her<br />
following her first year <strong>of</strong> medical school, she spent four<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> how einstein and Beth israel collabo-<br />
parents could flee to the United states. By sheer<br />
weeks in guatemala, living with a host family, attending<br />
rate to produce outstanding doctors,” notes stephen<br />
luck she was able to obtain a visa, but only for<br />
Sol And doRothY SMolEn<br />
spanish classes and volunteering at a local clinic.<br />
Baum, m.d., senior associate dean for students, who<br />
herself. friedericka wasn’t allowed to take any<br />
EndoWEd SCholARShip Fund<br />
rachel hopes these experiences “will help me<br />
was instrumental in obtaining the pledges.<br />
money with her and arrived in new York with only<br />
the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> has received a<br />
evolve into a more open-minded physician and develop<br />
this is mr. netter’s second gift to einstein. the<br />
her furniture and her microscope. After the war,<br />
$150,000 contribution from the Sol and<br />
stronger relationships with my patients while helping me<br />
“thanks to scandinavia” educational scholarship fund,<br />
she discovered that her parents had perished in<br />
dorothy Smolen Endowed Scholarship Fund.<br />
address problems <strong>of</strong> access to care in my own country.”<br />
c<strong>of</strong>ounded by mr. netter in gratitude for the heroic<br />
an extermination camp.<br />
the late Sol and dorothy Smolen, who passed<br />
the issue <strong>of</strong> health-care access, particularly for the<br />
efforts <strong>of</strong> scandinavian people to save Jews during<br />
the schleifers were married for 39 years.<br />
away in 2004 and 2005, respectively, were<br />
very young, is rachel’s passion. “if all children were fol-<br />
World War ii, has provided support since 1993 for post-<br />
Lawrence schleifer began his career as a pharma-<br />
longtime supporters <strong>of</strong> many Jewish and<br />
other charitable organizations. the couple<br />
established visionary endowments under their<br />
wills, including the Sol and dorothy Smolen<br />
Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will provide<br />
lowed regularly by a pediatrician,” she says, “they’d be<br />
more likely to receive early interventions that could prevent<br />
complications from health issues such as obesity.”<br />
in 2009, rachel received a scholarship from the<br />
doctoral fellows at einstein who come from denmark,<br />
finland, norway and sweden.<br />
cist, then worked for a pharmaceutical company.<br />
A scholar by nature, he later earned a master’s<br />
degree in history and taught high school and college<br />
students. today, Lawrence schleifer shares<br />
vital scholarships over the course <strong>of</strong> 30 years<br />
gerald h. Levine endowed scholarship fund. “this gen-<br />
his vast knowledge <strong>of</strong> Jewish and comparative<br />
to deserving students at <strong>Einstein</strong>.<br />
erous award not only contributes to my medical education,”<br />
she says, “but it will contribute to my career, my<br />
future and my dreams.”<br />
culture with students in adult-education classes.<br />
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BRidGinG thE gLoBAL heALth-cAre divide<br />
einstein’s mission is improving human health—<br />
locally, nationally and globally. each year,<br />
einstein faculty members and some 30 medical<br />
students travel to underdeveloped countries,<br />
where they provide badly needed medical<br />
care and gain valuable knowledge for<br />
combating disease.<br />
the global health center is the clearinghouse for<br />
einstein’s medical outreach to the world—and the<br />
CoMBininG ConCERn And CoMpASSion<br />
By the time she was nine, she knew she wanted to be<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong>’s Elizabeth Walker, ph.d., and Meredith hawkins,<br />
M.d. (second and third from left, respectively), visit a<br />
diabetes patient (left) at her home in Kampala, uganda,<br />
last August. they had helped to organize a symposium<br />
international activity at the college <strong>of</strong> medicine has<br />
a doctor. By age 12 she had chosen diabetes as her<br />
on managing diabetes for doctors and nurses from 22<br />
never been more intense. “thanks to Al kuperman, our<br />
specialty, after reading about frederick Banting and<br />
ugandan health clinics.<br />
outgoing dean <strong>of</strong> education, einstein is way ahead <strong>of</strong><br />
charles Best, her fellow canadians, who discovered<br />
the curve in terms <strong>of</strong> global health activities,” says paul<br />
insulin in 1921. then came dreams <strong>of</strong> becoming a<br />
r. marantz, m.d., m.p.h., associate dean for clinical re-<br />
medical missionary—which posed a problem.<br />
“malnutrition diabetes affects poor people living<br />
search education. he points to dr. kuperman’s pioneer-<br />
“i wanted to be a humanitarian and help the poor on a dollar a day in rural areas <strong>of</strong> Africa and Asia,”<br />
ing 1976 proposal to encourage medical students to<br />
and vulnerable, but my passion—diabetes—was a says dr. hawkins. “the disease mainly strikes adoles-<br />
gain experience in developing countries.<br />
first World problem in those days,” recalls meredith cents and young adults. if nothing is done for them,<br />
the global health center was created in 2007 to<br />
A. hawkins, m.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine and director they usually die within six months to a year <strong>of</strong> being<br />
bring all international education and research programs<br />
<strong>of</strong> the global diabetes initiative at einstein.<br />
diagnosed. We suspect that stressful events may help<br />
under one ro<strong>of</strong> and coordinate student and faculty<br />
that conflict resolved itself 13 years ago, when dr. trigger the disease.” she notes that stress may have<br />
participation. “no matter where people go or what their<br />
hawkins volunteered her services in romania in lieu played a role in the case <strong>of</strong> isaac, a Ugandan teenager<br />
projects are, they’ll confront the same basic problems,”<br />
<strong>of</strong> a vacation. there she discovered the sad truth that orphaned at a young age (see sidebar on page 47).<br />
says dr. marantz. “they’ll have to deal with the red<br />
diabetes was surging in the developing world as well. malnutrition diabetes has probably existed for<br />
tape involved in transporting samples and know what<br />
“Because they’ve gained access to cheap but poor- a long time. But until recently it has been eclipsed<br />
types <strong>of</strong> visas to get. so why reinvent the wheel each<br />
quality food, a lot <strong>of</strong> people can now for the first time by the infectious diseases—particularly measles,<br />
time someone goes overseas? A single center allows<br />
actually afford to become obese, and obesity is the tuberculosis and hiv/Aids—that shorten so many<br />
people to use existing channels to get answers more<br />
leading cause <strong>of</strong> type 2 diabetes,” says dr. hawkins. lives in Uganda and other impoverished countries.<br />
efficiently.”<br />
obesity-related diabetes accounts for the majority Unfortunately, doctors in affected areas typically don’t<br />
the global health center boasts 28 initiatives<br />
<strong>of</strong> cases in underdeveloped countries. But increas- know that malnutrition diabetes exists.<br />
worldwide, including clinical and research programs<br />
ingly, says dr. hawkins, people are being diagnosed “the doctors in these countries read medical<br />
in Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, ethiopia, guatemala,<br />
with diabetes caused not by too much food but by journals that come from the West, so they don’t learn<br />
india, nigeria, rwanda, south Africa, Uganda and<br />
too little—a disease known as malnutrition diabetes. about malnutrition diabetes and don’t suspect it in<br />
vietnam. the center allows einstein to maintain its<br />
this poorly understood form <strong>of</strong> diabetes may afflict their patients,” says dr. hawkins.<br />
prominent role in providing outstanding medical care to<br />
millions <strong>of</strong> people worldwide but is only now being to increase awareness, dr. hawkins directs a<br />
the developing world.<br />
recognized as a major health problem.<br />
clinical education project in Uganda as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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Above, two scenes from the diabetes clinic in Kampala,<br />
uganda. At right, hanna lee, M.d., ’09, with her research<br />
advisor, dr. hawkins.<br />
einstein global diabetes initiative. Last August<br />
dr. hawkins headed a team that organized a symposium<br />
on diabetes management for 100 doctors and<br />
nurses from 22 Ugandan health clinics. topics included<br />
nutrition, drugs, foot and wound care, and handling<br />
emergencies.<br />
the einstein global diabetes initiative is also at<br />
work in india to advance current knowledge about<br />
malnutrition diabetes. there, dr. hawkins and other<br />
einstein researchers partner with the christian medical<br />
college <strong>of</strong> vellore—the so-called mayo clinic <strong>of</strong> india.<br />
this medical school and 3,000-bed hospital are located<br />
in the southeastern part <strong>of</strong> the country, where the<br />
poverty rivals that <strong>of</strong> Africa. the upcoming clinical<br />
studies at vellore will be the first to address the<br />
urgent questions surrounding this disease.<br />
“Based on current knowledge, we don’t know<br />
whether or not malnutrition diabetes is mainly a problem<br />
<strong>of</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> insulin, like type 1 diabetes. therefore,<br />
it’s <strong>of</strong>ten treated the same way—with insulin injections,”<br />
says dr. hawkins. “But insulin treatment is very<br />
challenging in these settings, and we really don’t know<br />
whether it’s necessary. so we urgently need to learn<br />
whether malnutrition diabetes should be treated<br />
differently and, if so, what treatments will help.”<br />
the indian studies will also look at how nutrition can<br />
influence the disease. “some people with malnutrition<br />
diabetes may well have passed the point where they<br />
can improve with better nutrition,” says dr. hawkins.<br />
“But for other patients, switching to a nutritious diet<br />
does seem to help. And we may be able to prevent<br />
the disease with certain vitamins or amino acid supplements.<br />
there are a lot <strong>of</strong> knowledge gaps left to fill.”<br />
“part <strong>of</strong> it is to teach medical skills, but part<br />
<strong>of</strong> it, honestly, is to model compassion in a<br />
setting where it doesn’t come as easily.”<br />
though geared toward education and research, dr.<br />
hawkins’ global outreach includes the kind <strong>of</strong> face-t<strong>of</strong>ace<br />
contact with patients that she dreamed <strong>of</strong> as a girl.<br />
“When we’re in Uganda, i give lectures but also try to<br />
do bedside teaching,” she says. “part <strong>of</strong> it is to teach<br />
medical skills, but part <strong>of</strong> it, honestly, is to model compassion<br />
in a setting where it doesn’t come as easily.”<br />
Uganda’s overburdened health-care system, she<br />
explains, can demoralize young doctors. she tells <strong>of</strong> a<br />
young intern who, while running himself ragged caring<br />
for 35 very ill patients, brushed aside her <strong>of</strong>fers to get<br />
painkillers for a patient. “don’t worry,” he told her. “if<br />
you’re here long enough, you’ll stop caring too.”<br />
Being a compassionate physician, dr. hawkins points<br />
out, is in some ways a luxury. “for those <strong>of</strong> us who’ve<br />
slept well and are well fed, who work in supportive environments<br />
and are adequately compensated, treating<br />
patients with kindness comes a lot easier.”<br />
liFE lESSonS<br />
hanna Lee, m.d., class <strong>of</strong> 2009, thought she was reasonably<br />
worldly. raised in south korea and educated<br />
in the United states, she had traveled in the philippines<br />
and taught school in the south Bronx. But what really<br />
opened her eyes was a three-week trip to india in 2008,<br />
sponsored by her research advisor, dr. hawkins. in<br />
particular, this traveler was struck by how india’s health<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals managed to do more with less.<br />
“We saw a patient with breathing problems during<br />
a visit to a local hospital,” dr. Lee recalls. “Without so<br />
much as an X-ray, doctors were able to differentiate<br />
pleural effusion from fibrotic lung disease—just by feeling<br />
the spaces between her ribs and by watching her<br />
chest rise and fall. i definitely learned some new clinical<br />
skills there.”<br />
she also spent time in a rural “health camp”—a<br />
makeshift clinic that dispatches clinicians to a different<br />
village daily, delivering everything from dental care to<br />
diabetes counseling.<br />
“everything was so different in india—the culture,<br />
the food, the language. it made me realize how health<br />
care has to be tailored to the individual. What works for<br />
one patient might not work for another,” says dr. Lee.<br />
she is now a resident in medicine at montefiore medical<br />
center in the Bronx, one <strong>of</strong> the nation’s most diverse<br />
communities. the knowledge gained from those three<br />
short weeks abroad will serve her well there.<br />
thE MAC AidS Fund<br />
the MAC AidS Fund (formerly the MAC<br />
Global Foundation) has awarded a $231,839<br />
grant to the School-based teenage Education<br />
program (StEp). Founded and directed by<br />
Rosy Chhabra, psy.d., assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
pediatrics at <strong>Einstein</strong> and a native <strong>of</strong> india,<br />
StEp trains indian college students to raise<br />
awareness among indian adolescents about<br />
the dangers <strong>of</strong> hiV and alcohol abuse.<br />
the face <strong>of</strong> malnutrition diabetes<br />
At first glance, isaac looks like any other 15-yearold<br />
Ugandan boy, all knees and elbows. but he is<br />
anything but normal. isaac has malnutrition diabetes,<br />
a newly recognized and little-studied form <strong>of</strong><br />
the disease that occurs almost exclusively in the<br />
developing world.<br />
Sadly, isaac’s misfortunes don’t end there.<br />
Orphaned years ago, he lives on the street and<br />
occasionally with his grandmother (who has serious<br />
problems <strong>of</strong> her own) and cannot afford to<br />
attend school. he receives outpatient care at<br />
Mulago hospital in Kampala, but is forced to sell<br />
the insulin he receives there to buy food. And he<br />
may have tuberculosis.<br />
“Unless we can get proper care and nutrition<br />
for isaac, he probably won’t survive another year,”<br />
says dr. hawkins, who has been championing the<br />
boy’s cause since meeting him at Mulago hospital<br />
last August. taking the longer view, dr. hawkins<br />
says that “we need to get children with malnutrition<br />
diabetes into the health-care system, identify<br />
the nutrient deficits that cause the disease, figure<br />
out how to treat it and show that we can improve<br />
outcomes for these kids.”<br />
it’s a tall order, but dr. hawkins is trying to<br />
fill it—one child at a time, if necessary.<br />
readers wishing to learn more about the<br />
einstein global diabetes initiative can write<br />
to the einstein global diabetes initiative, 1300<br />
Morris Park Avenue, belfer 709, bronx, nY 10461,<br />
or email global.diabetes@einstein.yu.edu.<br />
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Unraveling tB’s cloak <strong>of</strong> invisibility<br />
J. K. rowling may have popularized the idea <strong>of</strong><br />
an invisibility cloak in her harry Potter novels,<br />
but she certainly didn’t invent it. Mycobacterium<br />
tuberculosis, the microbe that causes tb, came<br />
up with this trick eons ago. it becomes invisible<br />
to the human immune system by hiding inside<br />
and disabling macrophages, the body’s first-line<br />
defense against infectious microorganisms.<br />
“normally, when a macrophage is invaded by<br />
bacteria or viruses, the macrophage undergoes<br />
something called programmed cell death, or<br />
apoptosis,” says Michelle Maxson, a fifth-year<br />
doctoral candidate in dr. William Jacobs’ lab. in<br />
essence, the macrophage commits suicide, taking<br />
the invading microbe along with it. but tb<br />
bacteria—particularly the more virulent strains—<br />
can block this process and continue residing<br />
(and multiplying) within macrophages. how do<br />
they do it?<br />
Over the last several years, Michelle has<br />
identified a set <strong>of</strong> mycobacterial genes that seem<br />
to be implicated in turning <strong>of</strong>f a macrophage’s<br />
self-destruct mechanism.<br />
“now i’m doing the genetics to remove these<br />
genes from the tb bacterium to see if we can<br />
create strains that promote apoptosis in macrophages,”<br />
says the young researcher. “if so,<br />
we might be able to use this knowledge to<br />
design a tb vaccine that elicits a stronger<br />
immune response.”<br />
As rowling fans know, harry’s invisibility cloak<br />
is not invincible. thanks to Michelle, M. tuberculosis’s<br />
cloak may not be, either.<br />
nEW AdVAnCES AGAinSt An old diSEASE<br />
tuberculosis (tB) is responsible for two million deaths<br />
each year, primarily in Africa and Asia. But it also strikes<br />
close to home. in 2007, an Atlanta man suspected <strong>of</strong><br />
having a drug-resistant form <strong>of</strong> tB caused an international<br />
sensation when he ignored warnings from health<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials to stay put and instead boarded a flight to<br />
europe. he was placed under federal quarantine when<br />
he returned.<br />
multidrug-resistant tB and its deadlier cousin,<br />
extensively drug-resistant tB (Xdr-tB), are on the rise,<br />
particularly in the developing world, with half a million<br />
new cases a year. fortunately, einstein investigators<br />
have reported two significant advances in the past year<br />
that could help keep drug-resistant tB in check.<br />
clinicians need a rapid, inexpensive and simple test<br />
for detecting whether someone is infected with tB, so<br />
the patient can be isolated and quickly begin treatment.<br />
in march, researchers from einstein and the University <strong>of</strong><br />
pittsburgh announced a new method that diagnoses tB<br />
infection rapidly and also specifies whether the infecting<br />
bacteria are sensitive or resistant to antibiotics.<br />
“We’re optimistic that we can shorten the<br />
diagnostic time in places like rural Africa<br />
from weeks to days or even hours.”<br />
the ingenious technique employs viruses called<br />
bacteriophages that infect tB bacteria. the viruses are<br />
engineered to carry the gene for luciferase—the protein<br />
that makes fireflies glow. When viruses with their fireflygene<br />
cargo are added to a patient’s sputum sample,<br />
they infect only tB bacteria. infected bacteria “express”<br />
the firefly protein, making them glow bright green<br />
under a standard microscope—a clear indication that<br />
the sample contains tB bacteria.<br />
By adding antibiotics, physicians can detect whether<br />
the tB bacteria are sensitive or resistant to specific<br />
antibiotics. if the tB strain is sensitive to streptomycin,<br />
for example, the bacteria will succumb to the antibiotic<br />
and won’t glow. But a streptomycin-resistant strain will<br />
survive, become infected by the virus and announce its<br />
resistance by glowing.<br />
“this detection technique allow us to bypass the<br />
existing method <strong>of</strong> diagnosing tB, which requires cultivating<br />
notoriously slow-growing tB bacteria in a biosafety<br />
level 3 containment area—a time-consuming and<br />
costly process,” says study coauthor William r. Jacobs,<br />
Jr., ph.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> microbiology & immunology and<br />
William R. Jacobs, Jr., ph.d., and John S. Blanchard, ph.d.<br />
<strong>of</strong> genetics at einstein. “We’re optimistic that we can<br />
shorten the diagnostic time in places like rural Africa<br />
from several weeks to several days or even hours, so<br />
that effective treatments could begin much sooner.”<br />
the research by the einstein/pittsburgh group was<br />
funded by a major new initiative from the howard<br />
hughes medical institute (hhmi). the institute is partnering<br />
with the University <strong>of</strong> kwazulu-natal in south<br />
Africa to establish an international research center<br />
focused on the tB and hiv coepidemics. dr. Jacobs,<br />
an hhmi investigator at einstein, will direct the institute’s<br />
research on rapid and effective tB tests.<br />
south Africa has more people infected with hiv<br />
than any other country. its kwazulu-natal province is<br />
especially hard-hit, with as many as 40 percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />
population infected by hiv. tuberculosis was a major<br />
public-health crisis in south Africa even before the hiv/<br />
Aids epidemic; coinfection with both hiv and tB is<br />
particularly lethal because immune systems weakened<br />
by hiv can’t defend against tB infection.<br />
in results published in Science magazine, a separate<br />
team <strong>of</strong> einstein investigators recently reported that<br />
a combination <strong>of</strong> two drugs—both already approved<br />
by the U.s. food and drug Administration for fighting<br />
other bacterial infections—shows promise for<br />
treating Xdr-tB. the drugs work in tandem: one <strong>of</strong><br />
them (clavulanate) inhibits a bacterial enzyme that<br />
normally shields tB bacteria from the other antibiotic<br />
(meropenem, a member <strong>of</strong> the beta-lactam class <strong>of</strong><br />
antibiotics that also includes penicillin).<br />
current tB therapy requires four antibiotics that<br />
must be taken for at least six months. “if this antibiotic<br />
combination is proven in human subjects, simplifying<br />
treatment to just two drugs that work against drugsusceptible,<br />
multidrug-resistant and Xdr-tB could<br />
help patients better adhere to therapy,” says John<br />
s. Blanchard, ph.d., the dan danciger pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Biochemistry and the paper’s senior author.<br />
”this drug combination has tremendous<br />
potential for treating not only extremely<br />
drug-resistant cases, but also routine<br />
tB cases.”<br />
A phase-two clinical trial <strong>of</strong> the two-drug combination<br />
is planned for south korea. Additionally, as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> a collaboration between montefiore medical center<br />
and the nelson r. mandela school <strong>of</strong> medicine, a<br />
separate trial will test the drug combination’s potency.<br />
“We feel that this drug combination has tremendous<br />
potential for treating not only extremely drugresistant<br />
cases, but also routine tB cases,” adds Brian<br />
currie, m.d., m.p.h., pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong><br />
clinical epidemiology & population health.<br />
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Marla J. Keller, M.d.<br />
SAMplES FoR SuRViVAl<br />
Without setting foot in Africa, marla J. keller, m.d., an<br />
associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong> obstetrics &<br />
gynecology and women’s health, is studying 80 rwandan<br />
women. she is analyzing fluid samples from their genital<br />
tracts to better understand immune responses that may<br />
help prevent sexually transmitted diseases.<br />
dr. keller’s work is sponsored by a $25,000 pilot<br />
grant from einstein’s global health center, one <strong>of</strong> three<br />
such grants awarded last year. she gets the rwandan<br />
samples from her einstein colleague kathryn Anastos,<br />
m.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong> epidemiology &<br />
population health. dr. Anastos runs the only cervical<br />
cancer screening and prevention program in rwanda.<br />
dr. keller is working to develop better vaginal<br />
microbicides. contained in creams, gels or rings that<br />
women self-administer, microbicides inhibit hiv or other<br />
disease-causing sexually transmitted microbes so they<br />
don’t get passed from one person to another. since<br />
arriving on campus in 2007, dr. keller has worked as a<br />
coinvestigator on the nih–funded Women’s interagency<br />
hiv study with dr. Anastos, who c<strong>of</strong>ounded Women’s<br />
equity in Access to care and treatment (We-Actx). this<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> overseer nathan Kahn with fourth-year medical students in uganda<br />
EARlE B. WEiSS, M.d. ’61<br />
effort operates in rwanda, where dr. Anastos and other<br />
physicians help survivors <strong>of</strong> genocidal rape and sexual<br />
nAthAn And SAndRA KAhn: hElpinG to<br />
EnSuRE A WoRld-ClASS EduCAtion<br />
year, who observe on the wards and help implement<br />
educational programs in neighboring communities.<br />
Earle B. Weiss, M.d. ’61, has made a planned<br />
gift <strong>of</strong> $900,000 to support global health<br />
programs at <strong>Einstein</strong>. now retired from a long<br />
and distinguished career in pulmonary medicine,<br />
dr. Weiss developed a strong interest in<br />
violence obtain testing and treatment for hiv infection.<br />
“on my first trip to rwanda, i arrived on April 6,<br />
2004—10 years to the day after the onset <strong>of</strong> the<br />
country’s genocide,” says dr. Anastos, who witnessed<br />
FoR EinStEin StudEntS<br />
“As a modern orthodox Jew and a graduate <strong>of</strong><br />
Yeshiva college, i believe we have a moral imperative<br />
to make the world a better place,” says einstein<br />
mr. kahn was impressed by what he saw. in a memo<br />
to dr. kuperman, he noted the program’s “real positive<br />
impact on the students and the local community. the<br />
training the students are receiving seemed excep-<br />
global health while serving as a visiting pro-<br />
the suffering and outrage <strong>of</strong> the female survivors. “the<br />
overseer nathan kahn. “einstein, with its strong tional,” mr. kahn wrote. “they are learning the skills<br />
fessor at Mexico’s university <strong>of</strong> Guadalajara<br />
women were hiv infected—many through genocidal<br />
tradition <strong>of</strong> community service, scholarship and ethics, needed to care for patients in a compassionate manner<br />
Medical School in 1973, 1977 and 1982. there<br />
rape—and some <strong>of</strong> their perpetrators were receiving<br />
embodies that imperative.”<br />
while also acquiring skills that, in our own modern<br />
he taught respiratory medicine and frequently<br />
hiv treatment in jail, while they were not.”<br />
mr. kahn and his wife, sandy, have demonstrated community, may already be passing into extinction,<br />
visited rural health clinics. his experiences<br />
convinced him that modern medicine should<br />
be directed toward helping the world’s developing<br />
nations.<br />
“As an <strong>Einstein</strong> alumnus, i’m proud that<br />
<strong>Einstein</strong> has been at the forefront <strong>of</strong> introducing<br />
global health experiences into the<br />
dr. Anastos describes that initial weeklong trip as<br />
“life transforming” and has since returned to rwanda<br />
some two dozen times. she and her We-Actx colleagues<br />
have helped 6,000 hiv-positive people receive<br />
care and obtain lifesaving antiretroviral drug treatment<br />
when indicated, and have provided hiv testing to<br />
their deep commitment to that tradition by generously<br />
supporting the college <strong>of</strong> medicine, both financially<br />
and through mr. kahn’s service on the einstein Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> overseers. A successful entrepreneur, nathan kahn<br />
has long had a keen interest in health care—a passion<br />
that led him to become a certified paramedic, practic-<br />
due to the reliance upon so many labs and tests.”<br />
“sandy and i believe in the critical<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> training compassionate,<br />
first-rate clinicians in an institution that<br />
medical school curriculum,” says dr. Weiss.<br />
48,000 family and community members.<br />
ing in new York city.<br />
is also a leader in research, so we are<br />
“practicing medicine in a developing country<br />
benefits both the students and the communities<br />
served. it’s very gratifying to have the<br />
opportunity to contribute to the growth <strong>of</strong><br />
this wonderful and important program.”<br />
Last summer, dr. keller received what she calls “my<br />
entry into global health”: her first rwandan shipment<br />
from dr. Anastos, containing 80 samples <strong>of</strong> vaginal and<br />
cervical secretions packed in dry ice. “studies in healthy<br />
in 2008, his role as chair <strong>of</strong> the einstein Board’s<br />
student and educational Affairs committee took him<br />
to kisoro, Uganda. he made the trip at the suggestion<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Albert</strong> s. kuperman, ph.d., associate dean for edu-<br />
pleased to support einstein.”<br />
the kahns’ commitment is clear. “sandy and<br />
U.s. women have shown that vaginal fluid contains<br />
cational affairs and founder <strong>of</strong> einstein’s global health i believe in the critical importance <strong>of</strong> training<br />
protective components that inhibit viruses and bacte-<br />
fellowship program, one <strong>of</strong> the first <strong>of</strong> its kind in the compassionate, first-rate clinicians in an institution<br />
ria,” says dr. keller. “if that’s so in rwandan women, we<br />
United states. the purpose <strong>of</strong> the visit: to observe an that is also a leader in research, so we are pleased<br />
may be able to develop new chemicals as microbicides<br />
einstein program involving fourth-year students who to support einstein,” says mr. kahn. “As longtime<br />
for preventing hiv/Aids in rwanda and other countries<br />
assist with care for three weeks at kisoro hospital and residents <strong>of</strong> the Bronx, we’re proud to be associated<br />
where this disease causes so much devastation.”<br />
conduct a survey research project for five weeks. the with einstein’s work in our own community, but also<br />
program is also open to students entering their second around the world.”<br />
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making the transition from medical practitioner to clinical<br />
researcher was once an ad hoc affair. Would-be clinician-<br />
lEARninG thE RESEARCh RopES<br />
einstein’s crtp admits up to 15 scholars each year<br />
Johanna p. daily, M.d., left, associate director <strong>of</strong> mentoring<br />
for the Clinical Research training program, confers with<br />
Ellie Schoenbaum, M.d., program director.<br />
scientists learned some epidemiology here, some<br />
from across the clinical spectrum. most enrollees are<br />
statistical analysis there, leaning heavily on mentors and<br />
physicians, with two slots reserved for einstein medical<br />
colleagues for years. With persistence—and luck—they<br />
students. Lately the crtp has been accepting more crtp scholars, as well as clinical researchers who are<br />
soaked up enough knowledge to pose a good research<br />
medical students (within a five-year m.d.-m.s. educa- already on the einstein faculty,” says paul r. marantz,<br />
question, write a grant, run a clinical trial, analyze<br />
tional track) and more scholars from outside the field m.d., m.p.h., pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the departments <strong>of</strong> epidemi-<br />
data and publish a paper. now, all <strong>of</strong> these skills can<br />
<strong>of</strong> medicine. current first- and second-year scholars ology & population health and <strong>of</strong> medicine and associ-<br />
be acquired in one place: einstein’s clinical research<br />
include, for example, four medical students and one ate dean for clinical research education, who led the<br />
training program (crtp), a two-year program leading to<br />
m.d.-ph.d. student, plus a ph.d. student and a dentist. crtp program during its first eight years. “financial<br />
a master’s degree in clinical research methods.<br />
A doctor from rwanda, Jean claude dusingize, m.d., support is critical for physician-scientists, allowing them<br />
in this unique einstein academic <strong>of</strong>fering, “learning<br />
is among this year’s enrollees. dr. dusingize’s mentor to reduce their hours seeing patients and focus their<br />
is coupled with support that includes statistical consulta-<br />
is kathy Anastos, m.d., pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> medicine and <strong>of</strong> time and energy on this training.” fortunately, the<br />
tion, database management, a clinical research center,<br />
epidemiology & population health, who has launched einstein men’s division has helped fill this void by pro-<br />
collaboration with laboratory scientists and mentoring,”<br />
several hiv-related research projects in rwanda (see viding much-needed financial help for crtp enrollees<br />
says ellie schoenbaum, m.d., director <strong>of</strong> the program<br />
coverage <strong>of</strong> dr. Anastos’ work on page 50). Upon grad- (see page 57).<br />
and pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> epidemiology & population health.<br />
uation, dr. dusingize intends to return to his homeland today, the crtp’s hundred-plus graduates can be<br />
“the clinical research training program isn’t just a<br />
and collaborate in dr. Anastos’ research.<br />
found throughout government, industry, health-care<br />
degree program. it’s a way to transform careers.”<br />
overseas outreach is an important facet <strong>of</strong> the systems and academe, with many grants, career-<br />
Launched in 1998, the crtp also delves deeply<br />
program: in late 2008, dr. schoenbaum and her col- development awards and peer-reviewed papers to<br />
into grant writing and paper writing—essential skills for<br />
leagues presented an introductory four-week version their names. more than half <strong>of</strong> these graduates are<br />
clinician-scientists. the crtp experience culminates in a<br />
<strong>of</strong> the program as an intensive summer curriculum in actively pursuing their research at montefiore and<br />
project that combines classroom learning and hands-on,<br />
mumbai, india. A second mini-crtp is planned for therefore retain their links to einstein. in the pages that<br />
mentored research in one final thesis paper that con-<br />
rwanda in early 2010.<br />
follow, a representative sample <strong>of</strong> crtp’s graduates<br />
forms to the requirements <strong>of</strong> a peer-reviewed journal.<br />
the crtp is supported in part by a prestigious tell how the program has fostered their research and<br />
successful defense <strong>of</strong> the thesis is clear pro<strong>of</strong> that the<br />
clinical and translational science Award from the enriched their careers.<br />
student has mastered the knowledge and skills needed<br />
national institutes <strong>of</strong> health (nih). however, this grant<br />
for entry into the world <strong>of</strong> clinical research.<br />
“falls substantially short <strong>of</strong> meeting the needs <strong>of</strong> our<br />
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supporting photo<br />
BRidGinG thE prActitioner-reseArcher divide<br />
einstein’s Clinical research training Program<br />
aims to identify, educate and mentor clinicians<br />
for productive careers in research. these newly<br />
minted clinician-scientists exemplify our core<br />
belief: at einstein, science is truly at the heart<br />
<strong>of</strong> medicine.
“Little did the faculty members know that<br />
they were signing on as mentors for life.”<br />
Mark h. <strong>Einstein</strong>, M.d., M.S.<br />
Michelle Floris-Moore, M.d., M.S.<br />
But the program’s value goes beyond mentoring,<br />
she says. “the crtp was pivotal in teaching me the<br />
skills i needed to do clinical research: the ‘epi,’ the<br />
‘biostats,’ the research ethics, the data analysis. the<br />
program helped me make better use <strong>of</strong> my time as a<br />
fellow. the program also gave me an introduction to the<br />
clinical research community,” she continues. “it’s all too<br />
easy to spend your fellowship isolated in a lab, focusing<br />
just on that work and not on networking.”<br />
through those networks, as well as through formal<br />
coursework, she also learned the art <strong>of</strong> grantsmanship—not<br />
just how to write and win grants, she says,<br />
“but how to stagger your funding and make it work<br />
William n. Southern, M.d., M.S.<br />
MARK h. EinStEin, M.d., M.S.<br />
class. As a group, we went through the stages <strong>of</strong> con-<br />
for you. that’s invaluable, especially in a time <strong>of</strong> scarce not on a global level. the crtp certainly helped me to<br />
CRtp Class <strong>of</strong> 2005<br />
ceiving a grant and constructing the various compo-<br />
resources.” thanks to the crtp, she was able to secure fill in those gaps. it was a reality check.”<br />
Assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> obstetrics & Gynecology nents necessary for submitting a full nih proposal.”<br />
two grants, a k12 mentored clinical research scholar Upon graduation, dr. southern remained at<br />
and Women’s health<br />
today, dr. einstein is the principal investigator <strong>of</strong> a<br />
program Award from the nih and a robert Wood einstein, where in short order he became director <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
prestigious American cancer society research scholar<br />
Johnson harold Amos medical faculty development hospitalist services and associate medical director at<br />
grant on how epigenetic factors influence lesions<br />
program Award.<br />
Weiler hospital at montefiore medical center.<br />
Before enrolling in the crtp, dr. einstein dreamed <strong>of</strong> as they progress to high-grade cervical neoplasia<br />
“those grants helped me get my first faculty<br />
“i was involved in research before,” he says. “But<br />
a career in clinical research, thinking he was a paper or (a precursor to cervical cancer). in addition, he helps<br />
position at einstein/montefiore, and later in north now, i’m a much more collaborative member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
two away from becoming a full-fledged investigator. “i lead the national cancer institute–sponsored<br />
carolina,” she says. “if you want to do clinical research,<br />
had done a research project and was ready to submit it<br />
to a journal,” he recalls. But he was quickly humbled.<br />
gynecologic oncology group, a national clinical<br />
trials cooperative, and is a consultant to the World<br />
health organization.<br />
you can’t get hired if you can’t bring funding.”<br />
today, dr. floris-moore is assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
medicine at the University <strong>of</strong> north carolina school <strong>of</strong><br />
“now i’m a much more collaborative<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the research team.”<br />
“the combination <strong>of</strong> theory and practice<br />
was golden.”<br />
“there is absolutely no way to do high-level clinical<br />
research today without additional training beyond<br />
medical school,” he counsels. “this is not the sort <strong>of</strong><br />
medicine at chapel hill. she is the principal investigator<br />
on a study <strong>of</strong> risk factors and rates <strong>of</strong> atherosclerosis<br />
among midlife hiv-infected men and women.<br />
research team. i’m not only doing the clinical research,<br />
but working closely with the epidemiologists and basic<br />
thing that can be self-taught. i tried that.”<br />
scientists to interpret the data and troubleshoot. the<br />
“i showed it to a senior colleague and she said it<br />
crtp made me an equal player on that playing field.”<br />
could be published, but that i really needed serious<br />
WilliAM n. SouthERn, M.d., M.S.<br />
in addition, the crtp made him more competitive<br />
training in research,” he says.<br />
MiChEllE FloRiS-MooRE, M.d., M.S.<br />
CRtp Class <strong>of</strong> 2007<br />
in applying for grants. “the reviewers noted in their<br />
Bowed but not broken, dr. einstein, then a new fac- CRtp Class <strong>of</strong> 2002<br />
Assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
critiques that i had received further education in clinical<br />
ulty member at einstein, followed his mentor’s advice to Assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
research methods. it was clear that they thought it was<br />
enroll in the crtp. once there, he was stunned to dis- university <strong>of</strong> north Carolina School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
important,” says dr. southern, now an independently<br />
cover how much he didn’t know about clinical research.<br />
After obtaining a career development award from the funded investigator.<br />
“Before, research was sort <strong>of</strong> a black box,” he says. if dr. floris-moore were pressed to select the most<br />
nih, dr. southern decided to enroll in the crtp in<br />
the program also honed his skills as a reviewer<br />
“crtp opened that box, not just allowing me to peek valuable aspect <strong>of</strong> the crtp, she would probably say<br />
order “to fill in some gaps” in his knowledge about for research journals. “now, i’m a much more difficult<br />
in, but providing a detailed exploration <strong>of</strong> what ques- it’s the mentoring. for her, and many other crtp<br />
clinical research.<br />
reviewer—i don’t know if that’s good or bad,” he adds<br />
tions are answerable, what kinds <strong>of</strong> study designs will grads, it’s a gift that keeps on giving.<br />
“i thought i was pretty savvy as a researcher,” he with a laugh. “But actually, i can <strong>of</strong>fer more construc-<br />
answer those questions and how to design a study.” “i already knew some <strong>of</strong> the faculty,” says dr.<br />
says, “but i soon realized that the crtp would give me tive criticism. And the big holes in study designs and<br />
he particularly valued the weekly biostatistics floris-moore, who was a first-year fellow in infectious<br />
the other skills i needed in epidemiology, biostatistics, statistical methods are more apparent to me than they<br />
lectures, which are closely tied in with a computer lab. diseases at einstein when she enrolled. “But the crtp<br />
study design and decision analysis. overall, it empow- were in the past.<br />
“the combination <strong>of</strong> theory and practice was golden,” allowed me to draw on the faculty in a way that would<br />
ered me to do more.<br />
“i can’t imagine that i would be where i am now<br />
he says. Also valuable was the course in grant writing, not have been possible if i had to knock on their doors.<br />
“in the past, i would find a person to help me with without the crtp,” he sums up. “i feel very much<br />
he adds. “the process <strong>of</strong> grant writing was a complete Little did the faculty members know that they were<br />
a deficit in my knowledge,” he continues. “maybe i indebted to the crtp for solidifying the skills that i had<br />
unknown for me, and probably for most people in my signing on as mentors for life.”<br />
would understand it specifically for that problem but in bits and pieces before i entered the program.”<br />
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Joe Verghese, M.d., B.S.<br />
”there were people from various<br />
clinical specialties, people doing<br />
basic science, people from all<br />
over the world.”<br />
JoE VERGhESE, M.d., B.S.<br />
CRtp Class <strong>of</strong> 2001<br />
Associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> neurology<br />
<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
most researchers spend an entire career without publishing<br />
in a top-tier medical journal. But just two years<br />
after finishing einstein’s crtp, dr. verghese was the<br />
lead author <strong>of</strong> two papers in the New England Journal<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>. one reported the results <strong>of</strong> a study linking<br />
leisure activities with a lower risk <strong>of</strong> dementia in the<br />
elderly, while the other identified abnormal gait as a<br />
predictor <strong>of</strong> dementia.<br />
dr. verghese enrolled in the program while pursuing<br />
a clinical research fellowship in neurology at<br />
einstein. “i clearly had the interest to do research, but<br />
i didn’t have the technical skills to design a study or<br />
analyze data,” he recalls. “it was a steep learning<br />
curve. But since i was already doing research, i could<br />
go from the class back to my study and see how to<br />
apply those principles. i was getting taught at both<br />
ends. it was an ideal mix.”<br />
Like so many others who enroll in the crtp, dr.<br />
verghese was surprised to find out how much he didn’t<br />
know about clinical research. “i realized i was just pursuing<br />
an interesting research question without understanding<br />
the foundations on which research questions<br />
are based,” he explains.<br />
After the crtp, “i felt ready to start doing research<br />
independently,” he continues. “the learning process<br />
doesn’t end after the two years, <strong>of</strong> course. But you<br />
come to recognize what your strengths are and where<br />
you should improve, and you can take that and build it<br />
into your career plans.<br />
“in addition, there were people from various clinical<br />
specialties, people doing basic science, people from<br />
all over the world—and a lot <strong>of</strong> discussion about how<br />
to maximize your research potential and build collaborations.<br />
this enabled me to greatly expand my network<br />
<strong>of</strong> collaborators.”<br />
today, dr. verghese is an associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
neurology at einstein and the principal investigator or<br />
co-principal investigator <strong>of</strong> several studies on aging<br />
and dementia funded by the nih. “this program has<br />
put me on the fast track academically,” he says.<br />
the men’s division research<br />
scholars program<br />
the men’s division research scholars program<br />
(mdrsp) is a $3 million fundraising initiative that was<br />
launched in 2009 by the men’s division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albert</strong><br />
einstein college <strong>of</strong> medicine. its goal: to build upon<br />
the government’s investment in einstein by providing<br />
the additional support needed to fund the pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
development <strong>of</strong> talented, clinically trained m.d.s who<br />
are interested in translational research.<br />
each year, a small group is chosen from a pool<br />
<strong>of</strong> 15 to 20 candidates to receive mdrsp grants.<br />
Awardees are selected through a strict, scientific<br />
peer-review process. harry shamoon, m.d., associate<br />
dean and director <strong>of</strong> einstein’s institute for clinical and<br />
translational research, serves as project advisor.<br />
“it is the dream <strong>of</strong> every physician-scientist at<br />
einstein to help translate breakthrough ideas from the<br />
laboratory into innovative patient care and, ultimately,<br />
the eradication <strong>of</strong> disease,” says dr. shamoon. “the<br />
men’s division research scholars program plays a<br />
critical role in helping to give them that opportunity.”<br />
on may 12, members <strong>of</strong> the einstein men’s division<br />
and special guests celebrated the division’s annual<br />
Bronx night at Yankee stadium. the “team Up with<br />
einstein and the Yankees” event featured guided<br />
tours <strong>of</strong> the new stadium and launched the group’s<br />
new fundraising initiative, the men’s division research<br />
scholars program.<br />
Above left, former mets and Yankees star darryl<br />
strawberry, center, with men’s division executive board<br />
members, left to right: martin Luskin, richard Blaser,<br />
stephen karafiol, Jeffrey fiedler, daniel Lebensohn,<br />
peter zinman and philip Altheim.<br />
Above right, top: darryl strawberry with, from left<br />
to right, harry shamoon, m.d., associate dean for<br />
clinical and translational research; Allen m. spiegel,<br />
m.d., the marilyn and stanley m. katz dean; and<br />
the evening’s designated mvps (“most valuable<br />
physicians”), einstein faculty members simon d.<br />
spivack, m.d., m.p.h., marla J. keller, m.d., and<br />
Joe verghese, m.d., B.s.<br />
Above right, bottom: peter gat<strong>of</strong>, chairman <strong>of</strong><br />
the men’s division, left, with dean spiegel.<br />
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dr. André Aisenstadt<br />
Bernard e., Jacob J. and<br />
Lloyd J. Alpern<br />
Barbara and philip Altheim<br />
Linda and earle Altman<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> ruth Anixter<br />
mrs. moses L. Annenberg<br />
the honorable Walter h. Annenberg<br />
Leila and Joseph Applebaum<br />
Atran foundation<br />
Joan and Lester Avnet<br />
frederick and eleanore Backer<br />
charles c. Bassine<br />
florence and theodore Baumritter<br />
diane and Arthur Belfer<br />
renée e. and robert A. Belfer<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> peter Benenfeld<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> William Benenson<br />
harry h. Beren<br />
david Berg<br />
margaret and sol Berger<br />
harold and muriel Block<br />
the Breast Cancer research<br />
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carl s. Bresnick and don<br />
A. s. Bresnick<br />
edna s. Brodie trust<br />
the Brookdale foundation<br />
Joseph and gertrud Buchler<br />
sylvia and irwin s. chanin<br />
rose and Wilfred p. cohen<br />
Leonard and sophie davis<br />
foundation<br />
dr. gerald and myra dorros<br />
erica A. drake<br />
the ellison medical foundation<br />
kurt and margaret enoch<br />
ebrahim Ben davood eliahu<br />
eshaghian<br />
Anne and isidore falk<br />
rose c. falkenstein<br />
Abraham and Lillian feinberg<br />
Betty and sheldon feinberg<br />
gwen and Lester fisher<br />
martin A. and emily L. fisher<br />
Leo and florence forchheimer<br />
Leo and Julia forchheimer<br />
foundation<br />
the ford foundation<br />
george and elizabeth frankel<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> charles friedberg<br />
max L. and sadie friedman<br />
rachel and samuel h. golding<br />
samuel h. golding – Jerrold<br />
r. golding<br />
horace W. goldsmith<br />
the horace W. goldsmith<br />
foundation<br />
the Abraham and mildred goldstein<br />
charitable trust<br />
roslyn and Leslie goldstein<br />
d. s. and r. h. gottesman<br />
foundation<br />
david s. and ruth L. gottesman<br />
shirley and milton gralla<br />
Jeanne gray<br />
raymond and Bettie haas<br />
marilyn c. and Jerry s. handler<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> irma t. hirschl<br />
carl c. icahn<br />
sandra and nathan s. kahn<br />
Joan and ernest kalman<br />
rae and henry kalman<br />
ida and Louis katz<br />
marilyn and stanley m. katz<br />
mildred and Bernard h. kayden<br />
W. m. keck foundation<br />
the Joseph p. kennedy, Jr.<br />
foundation<br />
Lucille and edward A. kimmel<br />
f. m. kirby foundation<br />
Lola and saul kramer<br />
tamara and charles A. krasne<br />
the Joan B. kroc foundation<br />
emily fisher Landau<br />
mildred and William s. Lasdon<br />
ethel and samuel J. Lefrak<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Bertram Leslie<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong> nathan and<br />
Julia Levy<br />
the Levitt foundation<br />
Benjamin J. and Anna e.<br />
m. Levy<br />
Jacob p. and estelle Lieberman<br />
the gruss Lipper family foundation<br />
marcia and ronald Lissak<br />
frances and herman Lopata<br />
evlynne and max m. Low<br />
evelyn and Joseph i. Lubin<br />
h. Bert and ruth mack<br />
Lucille p. markey charitable trust<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> marie markus<br />
the g. harold and Leila Y. mathers<br />
charitable foundation<br />
ruth merns<br />
sydelle and Arthur i. meyer<br />
diane and ira m. millstein<br />
marco and Louise mitrani<br />
selma and dr. Jacques mitrani<br />
sammy and Aviva <strong>of</strong>er<br />
sylvia and robert s. olnick<br />
sidney and miriam olson<br />
Arnold s. penner and<br />
madaleine Berley<br />
pew charitable trust<br />
Laura and John J. pomerantz<br />
the price family foundation<br />
terry and Asriel rackow<br />
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and robert A. reeves<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> gertrude e. reicher in<br />
memory <strong>of</strong> eleazar and feige<br />
reicher<br />
ingeborg and ira Leon rennert<br />
Jack and pearl resnick<br />
Judith and Burton p. resnick<br />
charles h. revson<br />
the ritter foundation<br />
rita and philip rosen<br />
Judy r. and Alfred A. rosenberg<br />
hedwig and ernst roth<br />
Julia and eli L. rousso<br />
Louis e. and dora rousso<br />
florence and irving rubinstein<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Lila rudin<br />
the rudin family<br />
Bernice L. and cecil rudnick<br />
the family <strong>of</strong> chella and moise safra<br />
edmond J. safra/republic national<br />
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Anita and Jack saltz<br />
sol t. and hortense scheinman<br />
lawrence and dr. friedericka<br />
steinbach schleifer<br />
helen and irving schneider<br />
david and irene schwartz<br />
the Beatrice and samuel A. seaver<br />
foundation<br />
dorothy and marty silverman<br />
nina silverman<br />
patty and Lorin silverman<br />
sydel and michael singer<br />
Branna and irving sisenwein<br />
the skirball foundation<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> sidney solid<br />
the helen and irving spatz<br />
foundation<br />
Benjamin and frances sperling<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> helen stein<br />
Jeffrey J. steiner<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> margarethe i. stern<br />
Louise and michael stocker<br />
Leo and rachel sussman<br />
siegfried and irma Ullmann<br />
Jack d. and doris Weiler<br />
kathy and samuel g. Weinberg<br />
evelyne and murray Weinstock<br />
Jacob d. and Bronka Weintraub<br />
edna and k. B. Weissman<br />
zygmunt and Audrey Wilf<br />
Benjamin and susan Winter<br />
elliot k. and nancy Wolk<br />
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gratefully acknowledges all contributions<br />
to its medical education and<br />
research programs from alumni, families,<br />
individuals, corporations, foundations,<br />
trusts and estates. The following<br />
list recognizes cash gifts received<br />
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2009, and includes payments toward<br />
pledges made in prior years.<br />
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$1,000,000 And ABoVE<br />
the Breast cancer research<br />
foundation, inc.<br />
david s. and ruth L. gottesman<br />
ethel and samuel J. + Lefrak<br />
the gruss Lipper family foundation<br />
ingeborg and ira Leon rennert<br />
Lawrence and dr. friedericka +<br />
steinbach schleifer<br />
$500,000 to $999,999<br />
ellison medical foundation<br />
marilyn and stanley m. katz<br />
f. m. kirby foundation<br />
$250,000 to $499,999<br />
Alpern family foundation<br />
doris duke charitable foundation<br />
the horace W. goldsmith<br />
foundation<br />
irma t. hirschl trust<br />
g. harold and Leila Y. mathers<br />
charitable foundation<br />
sylvia olnick<br />
Judith and Burton p. resnick<br />
the robin hood foundation<br />
Louis and rachel rudin<br />
foundation, inc.<br />
chella and moise safra<br />
the skirball foundation<br />
Anonymous<br />
science at the heart <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
$100,000 to $249,999<br />
American federation for<br />
Aging research<br />
Linda and earle Altman<br />
Autism speaks<br />
diane Belfer<br />
robert m. Beren, for the robert<br />
m. Beren foundation, inc. and<br />
israel henry Beren charitable trust,<br />
robert m. Beren, trustee<br />
Janet Burros memorial foundation<br />
child Welfare fund<br />
dana’s Angels research trust<br />
carol and roger W. einiger<br />
david k. evers trust<br />
frAXA – fragile X research<br />
foundation<br />
roslyn and Leslie goldstein<br />
herbert p. Levine + and Bess L.<br />
hormats<br />
robert Wood Johnson foundation<br />
sandra and nathan s. kahn<br />
tamara and charles A. krasne<br />
mAc Aids fund<br />
mcknight endowment fund for<br />
neuroscience<br />
methuselah foundation<br />
new York stem cell foundation, inc.<br />
Arnold s. penner and madaleine<br />
Berley<br />
the helen and irving spatz<br />
foundation<br />
Benjamin and susan Winter<br />
Anonymous<br />
$50,000 to $99,999<br />
June and ralph Adorno<br />
mary kay Ash charitable foundation<br />
chemotherapy foundation, inc.<br />
Jonas ehrlich charitable trust<br />
entertainment industry foundation<br />
Betty feinberg<br />
gabrielle’s Angel foundation for<br />
cancer research<br />
Jacob n. glazer<br />
glenn foundation for medical<br />
research
oUr sUpporters<br />
mary and Jay n. goldberg<br />
hereditary disease foundation<br />
Jesselson family<br />
Joan’s Legacy: Uniting Against<br />
Lung cancer<br />
susan g. komen Breast cancer<br />
foundation<br />
marquis Jet<br />
the mesothelioma Applied research<br />
foundation, inc.<br />
diane and ira m. millstein<br />
dr. harriette r. and malcolm<br />
d. mogul<br />
nephcure foundation<br />
Alice and richard + netter, esq.<br />
new York community trust<br />
oxalosis and hyperoxaluria<br />
foundation<br />
Ara parseghian medical research<br />
foundation<br />
steven e. pegalis<br />
charles h. revson foundation<br />
daniel e. rothenberg<br />
the Alexandrine and Alexander<br />
sinsheimer foundation<br />
the Joseph Leroy and Ann c.<br />
Warner fund, inc.<br />
kathy and samuel g. Weinberg<br />
elliot k. and nancy Wolk<br />
Anonymous<br />
$25,000 to $49,999<br />
Joseph Alexander foundation, inc.<br />
American health Assistance<br />
foundation<br />
Baron capital group, inc. and<br />
Baron capital foundation<br />
renée e. and robert A. Belfer<br />
Burroughs Wellcome fund<br />
roula and neil A. clark<br />
Leonard and sophie<br />
davis fund<br />
Bambi and roger felberbaum<br />
harold and isabelle feld charitable<br />
trust<br />
max gruber foundation<br />
the marc haas foundation<br />
hedge funds care<br />
david himelberg foundation<br />
harry and rose Jacobs<br />
foundation, inc.<br />
dr. steven g. kaali<br />
Joan and ernest kalman<br />
elias karmon +<br />
david J. klein<br />
Judy and paul J. konigsberg<br />
ruth and david Levine<br />
marcia and ronald J. Lissak<br />
helen & rita Lurie foundation<br />
Lymphoma research foundation<br />
gertie f. marx foundation<br />
cheryl and michael minikes<br />
nArsAd<br />
prevent cancer foundation<br />
rett syndrome research foundation<br />
rita and philip rosen<br />
doris and myron saranga<br />
Jane and Larry B. scheinfeld<br />
herbert and nell singer foundation<br />
thAnc foundation, inc.<br />
sheryl and daniel r. tishman<br />
towers League for einstein cancer<br />
research<br />
isidor Wiesbader foundation, inc.<br />
dr. <strong>Albert</strong> Willner<br />
Anonymous<br />
$10,000 to $24,999<br />
Barbara and philip Altheim<br />
hope and marc Altheim<br />
elaine and Alan Ascher<br />
debra and glenn r. August<br />
Austin family fund<br />
christina Baker<br />
viola W. Bernard foundation, inc.<br />
Blank rome, L.L.p.<br />
James and patricia d. cayne<br />
sara chait memorial foundation, inc.<br />
raymond s. cohen<br />
nancy and robert englander<br />
michael m. feigin<br />
caryl and dr. Jay marshall feingold<br />
Allison and Jason feldman<br />
Joyce and Jeffrey fiedler<br />
the finkelstein foundation, inc.<br />
Joseph f. and clara ford foundation<br />
the chuck goldman family<br />
support foundation<br />
goodstein memorial trust<br />
Lori and Adam s. gottbetter<br />
Janet and Arthur n. hershaft<br />
Jackie harris hochberg<br />
helen i. and Jeffrey horowitz<br />
Anne and robert ivanhoe<br />
mary and peter s. kalikow<br />
Amy and neil s. katz<br />
nancy and Jeffrey Lane<br />
susan and morris mark<br />
dr. magdy mikhail<br />
sydell miller<br />
hilda milton +<br />
patricia and robert c. patent<br />
pfizer, inc.<br />
pharmaceutical research and<br />
manufacturers <strong>of</strong> America<br />
foundation, inc.<br />
the potts memorial foundation<br />
paula and ira m. resnick<br />
nataly and toby g. ritter<br />
marian and david rocker<br />
mary ellen rogers<br />
george h. ross<br />
helen and dr. ronald J. ross<br />
daryl and steven roth<br />
stanley shapiro<br />
Jack m. somer<br />
Andrea stark<br />
dr. Jack stern<br />
marcia hill and guy miller struve<br />
karel fierman Wahrsager<br />
the Weisman family foundation<br />
the helen hay Whitney foundation<br />
Wilf family<br />
irene Winkelman<br />
dr. z. Asher Yama<br />
peter e. zinman<br />
$5,000 to $9,999<br />
ruth and dr. Louis m. Aledort<br />
American society for dermatologic<br />
surgery, inc.<br />
thomas p. Arena<br />
Asm mechanical systems<br />
dr. peter Barland<br />
Linda and peter Berley<br />
marjorie diener Blenden<br />
stephen n. Bobrow<br />
dr. morton d. Borg<br />
gerry Boyle<br />
rosemarie caiola<br />
monique Weill caulier trust<br />
dr. cynthia chazotte<br />
dr. Joseph citron<br />
sheila and david cornstein<br />
the donaldson organization<br />
roni and stuart doppelt<br />
eastern millwork, inc.<br />
dr. mohammad A. faisal<br />
mindy and marc A. feinberg<br />
dr. diane fellows<br />
Joyce d. and dr. robert W. finberg<br />
Linda and gregory e. fischbach<br />
Lynn and dr. Allen J. fishman<br />
nancy L. and dr. robert J. friedman<br />
hermine gewirtz<br />
Alexis and oren glick<br />
the Arnold p. gold foundation<br />
drs. rene elkin and gary L. goldberg<br />
terri and michael W. goldberg<br />
Jerome goldstein<br />
greg gonzales<br />
david greenberg<br />
Judy and ge<strong>of</strong>fry r. handler<br />
stewart hen<br />
Jeffrey henick<br />
Jane and michael d. hirsch<br />
A. Jane Jaffe<br />
ellen s. and robert m. Jaffe<br />
elliot kamen +<br />
karen and stephen r. karafiol<br />
melissa and marc karetsky<br />
erica and michael karsch<br />
dr. nadine t. and Avram Yitzchak<br />
katz<br />
Bonnie and robert konigsberg<br />
daniel n. Lebensohn<br />
dr. herbert J. Levin +<br />
dr. miriam Levy<br />
Lawrence Lipman<br />
hannah and edward Low<br />
david Luski<br />
phyllis and William L. mack<br />
samuel marion<br />
Jeffrey s. maron<br />
dr. Barbara A. mccormack<br />
ethel meyer<br />
dr. noel nathanson<br />
northville industries corp.<br />
samuel g. oberlander, m.d.<br />
foundation<br />
Judith and stuart oltchick<br />
roxanne and dean palin<br />
shirley patent<br />
shannon and Andrew s. penson<br />
iris g. and dr. emanuel t. phillips<br />
the price family foundation<br />
terry and Asriel rackow<br />
dr. carroll A. rayner-paulhac<br />
roseman foundation<br />
denise and Jeff m. rothberg<br />
Amy and howard J. rubenstein<br />
dr. nanette santoro<br />
dana golding scharf and<br />
richard scharf<br />
Jules and dr. evelyne schwaber<br />
Lori and david h. schwartz<br />
Beatrice and samuel h. seaver<br />
foundation<br />
marsha and Jerry m. seslowe<br />
tracy and stanley shopkorn<br />
siemens Building technologies, inc.<br />
ellen and morton f. silver<br />
Joel smilow<br />
renée steinberg<br />
taconic investment partners, L.L.c.<br />
techAir<br />
Ann g. tenenbaum and<br />
thomas h. Lee<br />
Lizzie and Jonathan tisch<br />
diane and thomas e. tuft<br />
drs. pilar vargas and sten<br />
h. vermund<br />
dr. paul i. Wachter<br />
Wade electric, inc.<br />
theodore and renee Weiler<br />
foundation<br />
Anonymous<br />
science at the heart <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
$1,000 to $4,999<br />
dr. marcelle L. Abell-rosen<br />
dr. emanuel m. Abrams<br />
Academic pediatric Association<br />
Julie and Jason Ader<br />
Jane Ades<br />
catherine george and frederick<br />
r. Adler<br />
drs. ingrid and stewart <strong>Albert</strong><br />
dr. stewart L. Aledort<br />
kent B. and dr. diane z. Alexander<br />
Amper, politzner & mattia, L.L.p.<br />
Anthony Anagnostakis<br />
James Anchin<br />
Lauren and russell Anmuth<br />
gina J. Argento<br />
karen J. and dr. ira h. Asher<br />
debra thomas and david<br />
A. Auerbach<br />
harriette k. Baime<br />
randi and steven Ball<br />
marlowe and eric Bamberger<br />
dorothy and martin Bandier<br />
drs. rosemarie pasmantier and<br />
richard L. Barnett<br />
courtney Barr<br />
natalie and Brett Barth<br />
ruth Baum<br />
dr. stephen g. Baum<br />
irving p. Baumrind<br />
deborah and dr. ronald<br />
m. Becker<br />
sam Belbina<br />
robert Beningson<br />
dr. Judith Benstein<br />
rachel and carl Berg<br />
sandye Berger<br />
Judith ripka Berk<br />
dr. staci e. pollack and matthew<br />
Berke<br />
drs. Joanna A. davis and Bruce m.<br />
Berkowitz<br />
phyllis and martin Berman<br />
norma and dr. irwin B. Bernhardt<br />
Arlene Bernstein<br />
pamela Bernstein<br />
elaine and Arthur h. Bienenstock<br />
caryn and Jonathan Bilzin<br />
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science at the heart <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
dan gordon<br />
Laurence L. gottlieb<br />
carol s. and dr. Allen m. gown<br />
Jonathan h. grabel<br />
Brett thomas graham<br />
mrs. Adrienne gray<br />
dr. martha s. grayson<br />
Beverly green<br />
karin green<br />
dr. Arthur m. greenbaum<br />
drs. Judith and richard grose<br />
dr. Arthur gross<br />
gary grossman<br />
Alice J. and dr. howard s. gruber<br />
dr. Joseph L. gugliotta<br />
susan and John h. gutfreund<br />
simone gennat haft<br />
Jill and Bradley hamburger<br />
marilyn c. and Jerry s. handler<br />
dr. richard i. hansen<br />
dr. Linda B. haramati<br />
frieda g. and dr. michael B. harris<br />
rhonda L. and dr. Aaron harrison<br />
dr. robert J. harrison<br />
drs. ruth kandel and kevan L.<br />
hartshorn<br />
drs. gail e. solomon and harvey L.<br />
hecht<br />
drs. david h. and Arlene m. henick<br />
dr. mark c. henry<br />
dr. herbert hermele<br />
dr. Warren r. heymann<br />
dr. steven hindman<br />
ruth and dr. david m. hirsh<br />
dr. ronald L. h<strong>of</strong>fman<br />
helen horowitz<br />
drs. cynthia and suber s. huang<br />
hunterspoint steel co.<br />
sharon hurowitz<br />
Betty g. hut<br />
deanne<br />
62 63<br />
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Jewish community endowment<br />
foundation <strong>of</strong> stamford<br />
carol Judelson<br />
dr. marc A. kaisman<br />
dr. frank m. kamer<br />
the kandell fund<br />
dr. sylvia karasu<br />
dr. harvey karp<br />
Bonnie and Bruce r. katz<br />
and Arthur i. indursky<br />
dr. david m. inkeles<br />
Jack irushalmi<br />
Jed isaacs<br />
startasia and syncerity Jacobs<br />
roni Jacobson<br />
dr. michael J. katz<br />
dr. raananah s. katz<br />
robin katz<br />
florence kaufman<br />
ellyn and howard kaye<br />
helene kaye kaplan<br />
kensico capital management corp.<br />
ruth and david kestenbaum<br />
edward and Lucille kimmel<br />
foundation<br />
shelly and dr. howard n. kivell<br />
dr. Janice f. klein<br />
dr. michael kligfeld<br />
koenig iron Works, inc.<br />
Linda J. and dr. harold s. koplewicz<br />
ellen koppelman<br />
dr. Arthur mark kozin<br />
drs. naomi s. and michael<br />
Alan kraut<br />
helen kravit<br />
Louis J. kuriansky foundation<br />
Yuichiro kuwama<br />
dr. shiu Y. kwok<br />
nanette Lasdon Laitman<br />
sheila Lambert<br />
dr. seth efrem Landa<br />
emily fisher Landau and sheldon +<br />
rd management, L.L.c. –<br />
drs. cheryl and mark J. Leibling<br />
Jay furman – richard Bird<strong>of</strong>f<br />
hillary Leibowitz<br />
dr. mark t. Birns<br />
shawn Leibowitz<br />
drs. Leslie and paul s. Blachman<br />
michael Leonard<br />
dr. Andrew Lewis Blank<br />
dr. eric scott Lesser<br />
Arlene and harvey r. Blau<br />
Anne claire Lester foundation, inc.<br />
Barbara h. and James A. Block<br />
carol L. and Jerry W. Levin<br />
monica n. and Alan Blum<br />
herbert p. Levine Living trust<br />
eric s. Blumencranz<br />
Jacques m. Levy & co., L.L.p.<br />
rita and dr. Lawrence i. Bonchek<br />
Amy and frank Linde<br />
douglas Borck<br />
carole Boxer<br />
Landau<br />
stewart Lane<br />
dr. Benjamin d. Lau<br />
Bonnie englebardt Lautenberg<br />
Lawson products, inc.<br />
dr. minh-michael v. Le<br />
Jody L. and dean m. Leavitt<br />
Lederman family foundation<br />
robin Lewis Lefcourt<br />
Linda and samuel h. Lindenbaum<br />
Blake Lintelman<br />
elfrie and eugene Littman<br />
Arthur L. Loeb<br />
Loehmanns inc.<br />
dr. timothy Loth<br />
eileen Ludwig<br />
harriet and dr. shelly Ludwig<br />
david and Yvonne Lurie<br />
elise and martin Luskin<br />
m financial group<br />
christine and richard mack<br />
sondra and david s. mack<br />
tami and fredric mack<br />
pat and John magliocco<br />
gail maidman<br />
the maidman family<br />
Lynne and Burton J. manning<br />
dr. carl mankowitz<br />
Laurence marchini iii<br />
drs. donna L. vogel and david h.<br />
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Laurence and marlene marton<br />
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samantha marvin<br />
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dr. sandra mccalla<br />
drs. margaret <strong>of</strong>ferman and russell<br />
marshall medford<br />
Bruce meltzer<br />
metropolitan national Bank<br />
dr. B. robert meyer<br />
midtown electric supply corp.<br />
edward miller<br />
stanford miller<br />
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dr. kathryn A. crowley<br />
dr. phyllis flomenberg<br />
drs. susan and Brian J. cushin<br />
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Xavier flouret<br />
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phylis fogelson<br />
Barbara de portago<br />
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Joseph deglomini<br />
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dr. christine e. Blackwell and<br />
Janet and dr. israel franco<br />
kenneth de got<br />
Wendy frank<br />
Joel Boyarsky<br />
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Louise Braver<br />
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mandy and dr. rubin Brecher<br />
Andrew Brettschneider<br />
michele and fred Brettschneider<br />
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stacey and matthew Bronfman<br />
Barbara and dr. martin h. Brownstein<br />
drs. diana e. and gilbert Burgos<br />
ronald f. Burnham and Jeff Burnham<br />
chaya and dr. edward r. Burns<br />
patricia calder<br />
Boswick cambre family foundation<br />
<strong>Albert</strong> herskovits and korda caplan<br />
Linda and Arthur L. carter<br />
henry cercone<br />
Andrew charles<br />
dr. Ye-guang chen<br />
dr. edward chock<br />
ciBc World markets corp.<br />
maureen and marshall cogan<br />
Alyssa cohen<br />
Andrew B. cohen<br />
elias A. cohen foundation, inc.<br />
drs. marjorie and mark cohen<br />
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coordinated metals, inc.<br />
helen and philip delman<br />
foundation, inc.<br />
Lee deutsch<br />
drs. kiu Ling tom and<br />
paul J. deutsch<br />
shoshana and kenneth dichter<br />
drs. david W. and rosalind<br />
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mark h. einstein<br />
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rona and dr. mark J. ellenbogen<br />
mark engel<br />
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mrs. iris erenstein<br />
mrs. elisabetta fabri<br />
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margaret and robert B. fagenson<br />
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friedland<br />
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robert fromer<br />
frieda and roy furman<br />
Bonnie and peter gat<strong>of</strong><br />
Lauren schor geller and martin<br />
geller<br />
Arlene and stephen A. genatt<br />
genentech<br />
marjorie and mark + gershwind<br />
Jane ellen gerstein<br />
gerstin and Associates<br />
Yetta and irving geszel<br />
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Alicia gitlitz<br />
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Laurence gluck<br />
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Barbara and dr. Allan B. goldstein<br />
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eileen mintz<br />
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nastasi and Associates, inc.<br />
Joyce neibart<br />
dr. camille d. nelson<br />
nelson family foundation<br />
renee nelson<br />
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nosratian<br />
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palin family foundation<br />
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the par group<br />
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marion pearlman<br />
helen peck<br />
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melanie and Jeffrey h. tucker<br />
Adam tuckman<br />
commy and dr. okoro<br />
c. Ukpabi<br />
Benita k. and ronald L. Unger<br />
dr. Arnold valenson<br />
venus construction, Ltd.<br />
Allison veronis<br />
eugene and dr. sara vogel<br />
Allison Wallach<br />
felicia Warshawsky<br />
sandra and stanford s. Warshawsky<br />
cynthia Wasserberger<br />
sandra k. Wasserman<br />
susan Waterfall<br />
karen s. and edwin Weisberg<br />
carol and herman h. Weiss<br />
susan Weiss<br />
steven J. Weissbluth<br />
dr. Jerry Weissman<br />
tanya and harvey Weitz<br />
drs. sylvia s. and howard<br />
k. Welsh<br />
Barbara k. and dr. stephen A.<br />
Wertheimer<br />
ilene Wetanson<br />
dr. roger m. Wint<br />
helen and nathaniel Wisch<br />
dr. harley m. Wishner<br />
Jill Wolf<br />
rochelle g. and dr. mitchel L. Wolf<br />
myrna r. and dr. stuart<br />
B. Wollman<br />
dr. pauline Woo<br />
evan richard Wuhl<br />
drs. Joel and eileen Yager<br />
Janice g. and dr. david m. Yamins<br />
Alan Yukub<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Julie n. and scott e. zelnick<br />
Lois and Bruce zenkel<br />
Laura zeppieri<br />
elisa and Brian L. zied<br />
renate zimet<br />
drs. susan and edward zoltan<br />
caryn and Jeff zucker<br />
Barbara zuckerman<br />
science at the heart <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
EStAtES And tRuStS<br />
Gifts from the estates and trusts listed<br />
below were received during the period<br />
from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. We<br />
greatly appreciate their legacy <strong>of</strong> caring<br />
and support.<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> André Aisenstadt<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> david B. and rosalind<br />
W. Alcott<br />
frederick and eleanor Backer<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albert</strong> A. Berger<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> elsie L. Bernstein<br />
robert Blauner testamentary trust<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> rebecca davis<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> manny hilfman<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> estelle knapp<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Bertram Leslie<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Lony Lobner<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> marie markus<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> edna rabin<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> gertrude e. reicher<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong> eleazar and<br />
feige reicher<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Judith r. rosenberg<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Adele rothenberg<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> helena Barkmann schramm<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> charles sender<br />
estates <strong>of</strong> dorothy and sol smolen<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> Larry stock<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> ruth turberg<br />
estate <strong>of</strong> claire Wagner<br />
Anonymous<br />
plEASE notE:<br />
Every effort has been made to<br />
ensure the accuracy <strong>of</strong> the information<br />
provided. We very much regret<br />
any errors or omissions that may<br />
nevertheless have occurred.<br />
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$’s in millions<br />
45<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
finAnciAL sUmmArY<br />
EinStEin AdJuStS to diFFiCult EConoMiC tiMES,<br />
But KEY indiCAtoRS ARE poSitiVE<br />
As the college <strong>of</strong> medicine expected, the economic recession is causing income from investments to decline.<br />
during the fiscal years (fY) 2009–13, einstein will compensate for these revenue declines by cutting its nonacademic<br />
expenses. By saving on energy costs, postponing capital projects and reducing information technology<br />
expenses, einstein is reducing total anticipated expenditures for the coming five years by about $100 million,<br />
beginning with a $20 million saving from the approved budget in fY2009 (July 2008–June 2009).<br />
meanwhile, the college <strong>of</strong> medicine has continued to follow its strategic plan by recruiting high-quality<br />
faculty and improving its research infrastructure. two positive indicators are the continued growth in gifts and<br />
payments for existing pledges and increase in nih grant awards for the just-ended federal fY2009 (see graphs<br />
below). despite the difficult economy, new cash gifts and payments on pledges rose to their highest level,<br />
totaling $38.28 million (figure 1). similarly, nih awards for federal fY2009 increased from $132.1 million in<br />
fY2008 to $154.9 million in fY2009 (figure 2).<br />
Revenue trends 2000 – 2009<br />
figure 1: Cash Gifts<br />
2000<br />
2001<br />
2002<br />
2003<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
EinStEin pRoFilE<br />
m.d. students: 625<br />
ph.d. students: 337<br />
faculty: 2,775<br />
Applicants to class <strong>of</strong> 2013: 7,148<br />
students in class <strong>of</strong> 2013: 183<br />
residency programs <strong>of</strong>fered: 150<br />
postdoctoral research fellows: 380<br />
major research centers funded by nih: 5<br />
physicians in training at einstein and<br />
affiliated hospitals: 2,500<br />
2007<br />
2008<br />
$38.3<br />
2009<br />
$’s in millions<br />
180<br />
160<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
figure 2: national institutes <strong>of</strong> health Awards<br />
2000<br />
2001<br />
2002<br />
2003<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
AFFiliAtEd hoSpitAlS<br />
montefiore medical center<br />
Beth israel medical center<br />
north shore–Long island Jewish health system<br />
Bronx–Lebanon hospital center<br />
Jacobi medical center<br />
2008<br />
$154.9<br />
nih budget doubles nih budget flat nih<br />
receives<br />
stimulus<br />
funds<br />
2009<br />
BoArd <strong>of</strong> overseers<br />
ChAiRpERSon<br />
dr. ruth L. gottesman*<br />
ChAiRpERSonS EMERiti<br />
burton P. resnick*<br />
robert A. belfer*<br />
ira M. Millstein*<br />
ChAiRpERSon<br />
ExECutiVE CoMMittEE<br />
Michael f. Price*<br />
ViCE ChAiRpERSonS<br />
Zygmunt Wilf*<br />
elliot K. Wolk*<br />
tREASuRER<br />
roger W. einiger*<br />
einstein alumni: more than 8,500<br />
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SECREtARY<br />
daniel r. tishman*<br />
Philip Altheim*<br />
Linda Altman*<br />
irving P. baumrind<br />
diane belfer<br />
renée e. belfer<br />
robert A. bernhard<br />
roger blumencranz<br />
John d. Cohen<br />
dr. gerald dorros, ’68<br />
betty feinberg<br />
Peter gat<strong>of</strong><br />
Jay n. goldberg<br />
roslyn goldstein*<br />
dr. Stephen goldstone, ’79<br />
Arthur hershaft*<br />
Morton P. hyman<br />
Michael g. Jesselson<br />
richard M. Joel<br />
nathan Kahn*<br />
ernest Kalman<br />
Marilyn Katz<br />
Stanley M. Katz*<br />
Paul J. Konigsberg*<br />
dr. henry Kressel<br />
dr. ira Kukin<br />
hirschell e. Levine<br />
dr. evelyn Lipper, ’71<br />
ronald J. Lissak*<br />
harvey newman<br />
Sylvia Olnick<br />
Arnold S. Penner<br />
Joel i. Picket<br />
rita rosen<br />
howard J. rubenstein<br />
Larry b. Scheinfeld<br />
dr. Lawrence Scherr<br />
harvey Schulweis<br />
david A. tanner<br />
Louis r. tomson<br />
Kathy Weinberg<br />
Samuel g. Weinberg*<br />
benjamin Winter<br />
liFE oVERSEER<br />
Philip rosen<br />
honoRARY oVERSEERS<br />
Joan K. eigen<br />
Jerry S. handler<br />
Charles A. Krasne<br />
emily fisher Landau<br />
John J. Pomerantz<br />
toby g. ritter<br />
*executive Committee
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<strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Einstein</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> yeshiva university<br />
Science at the heart <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
<strong>Albert</strong> einstein college <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
<strong>of</strong> Yeshiva University<br />
Jack and pearl resnick campus<br />
1300 morris park Avenue<br />
Bronx, nY 10461<br />
www.einstein.yu.edu<br />
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<strong>of</strong> communications and public Affairs<br />
department <strong>of</strong> institutional Advancement<br />
for information on opportunities for giving:<br />
718.430.2412 fax 718.430.8929<br />
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