ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING

November 19, 2014

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Allen Spiegel, Jeffrey Segall, John Blanchard, Roy Chuck, Jill Crandall, Francine Einstein, Allison Harney, Nadine Katz, Genevieve Neal-Perry, Vern Schramm, Gary Schwartz, Mr. Faraz Alizadeh, Drs. Stephen Baum, Ed Burns

EXCUSED: Drs. Elyse Sussman, Robbie Burk, Ekaterina Dadachova,

ABSENT:

GUEST: Ms. Shelly Motzkin

Dr. Safyer met with the Einstein chairs and affirmed his strong support for both research and teaching at Einstein. Negotiations with YU are ongoing.

The vote on the new tenure policy was discussed.

There was a Global Health Center meeting on November 10th that was well attended.

The New York Genome Center will be adapting the Einstein WASP software to use at the Genome Center.

The New York Structural Biology Center has recruited some top researchers who will enhance the cryo-EM capability.

The Montefiore Einstein Center for Innovative Simulation is being developed, which will form facilities for enabling students to enhance their skills at performing specific procedures using sophisticated robotic models.

Dr. Michael Reichgott has received an award from the LCME. Several Einstein faculty have been elected to fellowship in the AAAS.

The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D.
Speaker, Einstein Senate