Participating Institutions
Pediatric clinical research is a vital component of the enterprise sponsored by the Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.
Albert Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Bronx, NY
Visit SitePrincipal Investigator: Harry Shamoon, M.D.
Participating Institutions and Community Partners:
- Montefiore Medical Center
- The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
- Bronx Health Link
- Clinical Directors Network
- College of New Rochelle School of Nursing
- Lehman College, City University of New York
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Beth Israel Medical Center
- North Bronx Health Network/Jacobi Medical Center
Highlights:
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is founded on successful inter-dependent programs, comprised of pediatric and adult patient research facilities; core laboratories; and expanded clinical research training programs, including a Ph.D. in clinical investigation. Jointly supported by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, the ICTR encourages the development of new methods and approaches to bidirectional clinical and translational research. One focus will be on the improvement of education, training, and mentoring to aid new investigators in navigating the increasingly complex research system, while taking advantage of newly designed and improved biomedical research informatics tools. The ICTR actively engages the ethnically diverse communities of the Bronx, made up of 1.4 million people, collaborating with regional and affiliated institutions to expand research and training opportunities throughout the Bronx community. The ICTR builds upon existing clinical research programs, such as the Hispanic Community Health Study; on interdisciplinary centers in diabetes, cancer, liver, health disparities, neuroscience, transplantation, and HIV/AIDS; and on an expanding base of translational research faculty in genetics, systems biology, and stem cell research?many of whom are housed in a new state-of-the-art facility. The ICTR will enhance community collaboration and participation in its research, as well as expand and develop partnerships with community organizations in the Bronx. During the past two years, the Clinical and Translational Science Award development process has involved a broad range of faculty from numerous disciplines (including medicine, dentistry, nursing, epidemiology, social work, and biomedical sciences) through these transformative partnerships.