Medical Student Research

The Resnick Gerontology Center actively encourages medical students to participate in aging-related research – by identifying research mentors (Montefiore Einstein senior and junior faculty) and funding opportunities.

Since 2013, the Center also sponsors a competitive Resnick Medical Student Research Award, which is awarded to 1-2 students at the annual Resnick Winter Symposium in December.

Applications are due in November; for additional information contact: Helena Blumen, PhD, Co-Director.

Past Awardees and Mentors

  • Sharon Lam (Mentors: Ali Ezzati, MD; Richard Lipton M.D) 
  • Jim Ho (Mentors: Matthew Abramowitz, MD; Joe Verghese, MBBS 
  • Joseph Kim (Mentors: Ilir Agalliu, MD, ScD; Alex Sankin MD, MS) 
  • Emily Nadelmann (Mentor: Richard Kitsis, MD) 
  • Nicole Felix (Mentor: Helena Blumen, PhD) 
  • Ali Zahalka (Mentor: Paul Frenette, MD) 
  • Susmit Tripathi (Mentor: Helena Blumen, PhD) 
  • Leland Perice (Mentors: Sofiya Milman MD; Nir Barzilai, MD) 
  • Nan Wang (Mentor: Joe Verghese MBBS) 
  • Arjun Seth (Mentor: Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, PhD) 
  • Jaime Schneider (Mentor: Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD) 
  • Orli Haken (Mentor: Helena Blumen, PhD) 
  • Robert Tamayey (Mentor: Luciano D’Adamio, MD., PhD)