ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING

May 18, 2016

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Jeffrey Segall, Elyse Sussman, Roy Chuck, Chandan Guha, Ellie Schoenbaum, Victor Schuster, Pamela Stanley, Steve Walkley, Steve Baum/Allison Ludwig,

EXCUSED: Drs. Allen Spiegel, Myles Akabas, Steven Almo, Barbara Birshtein, Olivia Vergnolle, Ed Burns, Johanna Daily, Mr. Ross Firestone

ABSENT:

GUEST: Ms. Shelly Motzkin

Dr. Shamoon presented on collaborating for major grants in translational research. The Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has provided support for a number of successful translational grant applications. Clinical informatics is a key potential resource for which the technology is being developed especially at Einstein/Montefiore. Precision Medicine initiatives include the New York Genome Center in partnership with IBM, a partnership with Microsoft on genetic diseases, and a grant application to the President’s Precision Medicine Initiative which is under review.

The meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

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