As 2019 came to a close, we learned that Einstein researchers had secured $178 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—our largest annual total ever. The grants included funds to study the Ebola virus and HIV, to continue research on neuroscience and genetics, and to improve health among minority groups.
Moving medicine forward is the focus of our top feature story. The article describes a talented group of Einstein and Montefiore faculty scholars who epitomize what a learning health system can do: influence complex health systems to adapt and change behavior thanks to evidence obtained from rigorous research and data collection. The scholars are members of a new center of excellence established with a $3.3 million NIH grant. It is one of only 11 such centers in the nation and the only one in New York State.
New funding, new leadership, and new research add up to bright days ahead at Einstein. I’m looking forward to them.
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D. The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer Montefiore Medicine
