Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives Nearly $200 Million in NIH Funding in 2020, Largest Annual Total in Institution's History

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives Nearly $200 Million in NIH Funding in 2020, Largest Annual Total in Institution's History

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November 17, 2020—BRONX, NY—Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine secured $197.3 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in federal fiscal year 2020—the largest annual total in Einstein’s history. Factoring in the grants to Montefiore, Einstein’s University Hospital and academic medical center, and additional contracts, the total tips $223.6 million, reflecting a notable expansion of Einstein-Montefiore’s research enterprise.

Dean Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D.

Dean Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D.

Among the major grants awarded were those to lead international consortiums to study pre-dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, to support Einstein’s Diabetes Research Center, and to fund a diverse range of research projects, including those on the biology of aging, adolescent depression, and cancer. Einstein also received nearly $10 million in grants and sub-contracts for COVID-related research.

“During this turbulent year, when many of our scientists turned their attention to fighting the pandemic, it is remarkable and commendable that our researchers have achieved this extraordinary milestone,” said Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Einstein and executive vice president and chief academic officer at Montefiore Medicine. “It speaks volumes to the quality and productivity of our research faculty and all our training and scientific resources that bolster their efforts. I heartily congratulate them all.”

Among the year’s grants are those in which Einstein faculty lead major, national and international projects and centers:

[This achievement] speaks volumes to the quality and productivity of our research faculty and all our training and scientific resources that bolster their efforts. I heartily congratulate them all.

Dean Gordon F. Tomaselli

New major grants for investigator-initiated research projects include: