The research laboratories at Einstein provide an outstanding training
environment for graduate and postdoctoral researchers. Based on the high
quality of the individual labs, Einstein faculty last year obtained more
than $192 million in peer-reviewed research grants from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH). Thus, students can conduct their Ph.D. thesis
research in one ~225 labs with interests ranging from theoretical chemistry
to human behavior and cognition. Enriching the training environment is the
strong collaborative and interdisciplinary atmosphere that characterizes
research at Einstein and is encouraged by the Administration.
The College has created many
Shared Scientific Facilities such as the Analytical Imaging Facility with a wide array of light
and electron microscopes, the Microarray Facility, Gene Targeting Facility
and the Proteomics Core to name a few. These shared facilities allow
research projects to rapidly incorporate new technologies and as projects
require it they provide immediate access to new experimental approaches that
might not be available in a given lab.
In addition, while Einstein maintains a traditional departmental structure,
numerous cross-departmental research centers exist to encourage
interdisciplinary research. Several major Einstein programs have been
designated NIH "Centers of Excellence:"
including the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for
AIDS Research, the Brain and Neuroscience Center, Cancer Dormancy and Tumor
Microenvironment Institute, the Diabetes Center, the Institute for Clinical
Translational Research, the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Research Center, the Institute for Aging Research, and the Liver Research
Center. These research centers are an integral part of the College’s
education and training programs, providing the opportunity for students to
train in a stimulating, interdisciplinary environment that reflects the
dramatic changing nature of biomedical research as it advances into the 21st
century.
