Distinguished Scientists When Einstein opened its doors in 1955, the New York Times was already noting that “the new medical school’s distinguished and talented faculty assured the institution of a place in the ranks of the great medical schools in the world. Einstein’s history of scientific innovation and storied culture of collaboration fosters excellence in scientific research. The discoveries and life’s work by Einstein faculty and Einstein PhD alumni have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the membership in academies such as the National Academy of Science, The Presidential Medal of Science, and the MacArthur Foundation. National Academy of Sciences Members National Medal of Science Recipients Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators American Academy of Arts and Sciences MacArthur Fellows National Academy of Sciences Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Einstein Faculty Michael V.L. Bennett Election Year: 1981January 7, 1931 - November 16, 2023 Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of NeuroscienceAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Barry Bloom (former faculty) Election Year: 1987ChairDepartment of Microbology and ImmunologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Ana Maria Cuevro Election Year: 2019ProfessorDepartment of Developmental and Molecular BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Harry Eagle Election Year: 1963July 13, 1905- June 12, 1992Department of Cell BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Scott W. Emmons Election Year: 2024Distingushed ProfessorDepartment of GeneticsAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Susan B. Horwitz Election Year: 2005Distingushed ProfessorDepartment of Molecular PharmacologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Jerard Hurwitz (former faculty) Election Year: 1974November 20, 1928 - January 24, 2019ProfessorDepartment of Developmental and Molecular BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine William R. Jacobs, Jr. Election Year: 2013ProfessorHHMI InvestigatorDepartment of Microbiology & ImmunologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Frank Lilly Election: 1983August 28, 1930- October 14, 1995Department of GeneticsAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Stanley G. Nathenson Election Year: 1988August 1, 1933 - October 14, 2012Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Alex B. Novikoff Election Year: 1974February 28, 1913 - January 9, 1987Department of PathologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Dominick P. Purpura Election Year: 1983April 2, 1927 - May 16, 2019Dean EmeritusDepartment of NeuroscienceAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Ora Rosen (former faculty) Election Year: 1989October 26, 1935 - May 31, 1990ChairDepartment of Molecular PharmacologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Matthew D. Scharff Election Year: 1982Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Cell BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Berta V. Scharrer Election Year: 1967December 1, 1906 - July 23, 1995Department of NeuroscienceAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Vern L. Schramm Election Year: 2007ProfessorDepartment of BiochemistryAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Robert H. Singer Election Year: 2013ProfessorDepartment of Anatomy and Structural BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Salome G. Waelsch Election Year: 1979October 6, 1907 - November 7, 2007Department of GeneticsAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Einstein Alumni Charles S. Peskin '72 Election Year: 1995ProfessorNew York University Juan Carlos Saez '86 Election Year: 2019ProfessorUniversidad de Valparaiso (Chile) Sankar Ghosh, Ph.D. '88 Election Year: 2021Chairman and Professor, Microbiology & ImmunologyColumbia University Danny Reinberg '82 Election Year: 2015ProfessorHHMI InvestigatorNew York University Lucille Shapiro '66 Election Year: 1994ProfessorStanford University Sue Wickner '73 Election Year: 2004NIH Distinguished InvestigatorNational Institutes of Health Stephen L. Zipursky '81 Election Year: 2009Distinguished ProfessorHHMI InvestigatorUniversity of California, Los Angeles National Medal of Science The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." Einstein Faculty Einstein Alumni Harry Eagle July 13, 1905- June 12, 1992Year Awarded: 1987Department of Cell BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Lucille Shapiro '66 Election Year: 1994Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor Stanford University School of Medicine Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators, widely known for their creativity and productivity, push the bounds of knowledge in biomedical research. HHMI investigators have support to follow their ideas through to fruition, even if that process takes a very long time. HHMI's philosophy of selecting “people, not projects” selects researchers who bring innovative approaches to the study of biological problems. Einstein Faculty William Jacobs Jr. Appointed: 1990-PresentProfessorHHMI InvestigatorDepartment of Microbiology & ImmunologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Einstein Alumni Danny Reinberg '82 Appointed: 1994-PresentProfessor HHMI InvestigatorNew York University Lawrence Zipursky '81 Appointed: 1991-PresentDistinguished ProfessorHHMI InvestigatorUniversity of California, Los Angeles American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy serves the nation as a champion of scholarship, civil dialogue, and useful knowledge. As one of the country’s oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers, the Academy convenes leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing the nation and the world. Einstein Faculty Ana Maria Cuervo Election Year: 2018ProfessorDepartment of Developmental and Molecular BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Einstein Alumni Charles S. Peskin '72 Election Year: 1994ProfessorNew York University Berta Scharrer December 1, 1906 - July 23, 1995Year Awarded: 1983Department of NeuroscienceAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Lucille Shapiro '66 Election Year: 1992Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor Stanford University School of Medicine Susan B. Horwitz Election Year: 1994 Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Molecular PharmacologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Salome G. Waelsch October 6, 1907 - November 7, 2007Year Awarded: 1993Department of GeneticsAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Matthew Scharff Election Year: 1984Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Cell BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Danny Reinberg '82 Election Year: 2012ProfessorHHMI InvestigatorNew York University Robert H. Singer Election Year: 2009ProfessorDepartment of Anatomy and Structural BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Lawrence Zipursky '81 Election Year: 1998Distinguished ProfessorHHMI InvestigatorUniversity of California, Los Angeles MacArthur Fellows The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. This fellowship is commonly referred to as a "genius" grant. Einstein Alumni Charles S. Peskin '72 Year Awarded: 1983ProfessorNew York University
