Message From the Dean

Yaron Tomer, M.D., updates alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students on achievements at Einstein

Message From the Board Chair

Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., delivers news about philanthropy, the Board of Trustees, and more

Features

Alumni Win K Grants to Pursue Crucial Medical Research

The Einstein scientists are working on COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, sickle-cell disease, and HIV-related cardiovascular disease

Vern Schramm: Pursuing the Ones That Got Away

A cancer therapy designed by Dr. Schramm saves 10 percent of patients who receive it. Now he is working on a cure for the rest

New Data Science Institute Takes Shape at Einstein

A $7M gift will help Einstein researchers harness large sets of data that can lead to medical  breakthroughs

A Chat With the OB/GYN and Women’s Health Chair

Mark Einstein, M.D., discusses gynecologic oncology, cervical cancer prevention, and his return to Einstein 

Einstein Board Welcomes Three New Members

New Trustees are James M. Butler, Stuart Spodek, and Michael Stern; Betty Feinberg honored for her years of service

Membership in Albert Einstein Legacy Society Doubles

Einstein alumni, faculty, parents, and friends are securing the College of Medicine’s future through legacy gifts in their estate plans

Announcements & Events

71st Spirit of Achievement Luncheon

Celebrate Einstein and our honorees at the Women’s Division’s signature fundraising event.

11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, The Rainbow Room, NYC

Einstein in Your Neighborhood: Queens 

Connect with Einstein alumni, parents, and friends.

11 a.m. Sunday, Jun. 8, Hosted by Gita Lisker, M.D. ’00, and Jay Lisker, M.D. ’00

Scientific Salon Series

Stay tuned for the next installment of this event, hosted by Einstein’s Women’s Division.

Date TBA, Summer 2025, The Hamptons

Dean’s Society Annual Reception

Celebrate the Dean’s Society members who support Einstein through annual leadership gifts.

6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, The New York Historical, NYC

Einstein in Your Neighborhood: Manhattan

Connect with Einstein alumni, parents, and friends.

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Hosted by Sarah Klagsbrun, M.D. ’98, and Catherine Hicks, M.D. ’98

Einstein Reunion

Party with friends from class years ending in 0s and 5s at the Reunion Dance.

6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, Manhattan Penthouse, NYC

Einstein Alumni Day & Inaugural Ph.D. Alumni Day

Gather with the Einstein community for an exciting day of fellowship and learning.

Monday, Oct. 20, Einstein Campus

To register for or get more information on these and other upcoming events, please contact .

Alumni Spotlight

Amanda Brown, Ph.D. ’96, was the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Marie M. Daly, Ph.D., Memorial Lecture at Einstein in February. Dr. Brown is an associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the associate editor of the Journal of Neuroinflammation, and the director of the Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Sciences. Her talk was “Where Curiosity Leads: Systemic Disruption and Rebalancing of Neuro-Glial Circuitry in Viral Infection.”

Alumni Notes: Spring/Summer 2025

Updates from Einstein graduates across the decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s

In Memoriam: Spring/Summer 2025

Recently deceased members of the Einstein and Montefiore communities