Einstein On: The Longevity Genes Project, 3 of 5
Harold Laufman, Age 98, Study Participant
Study participant Harold Laufman, who served as professor of surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and director of the Institute for Surgical Studies at Montefiore Medical Center, talks about his inexhaustible curiosity that fueled his drive to become a combat surgeon, violinist, commercial artist, entrepreneur and author. To watch all of the videos in the series, please visit www.superagers.com. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - November 1, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: The Longevity Genes Project, 2 of 5
Lilly Port, Age 96, Study Participant
Study participant Lilly Port’s love of adventure began early in life. She talks about leaving Vienna in 1941 to come to the United States, where she became a radio talk-show host and author of one of the first books written to empower people with disabilities. Although Lilly owns an apartment in a retirement community, she says she’s too young to live there. To watch all of the videos in the series, please visit www.superagers.com. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - November 1, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: The Longevity Genes Project, 1 of 5
Nir Barzilai, M.D., Principal Investigator
The Longevity Genes Project at Einstein is a study of more than 500 healthy centenarians, near-centenarians and their children. In this video, principal investigator Dr. Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute for Aging Research and director of the Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, discusses the findings to date. Dr. Barzilai also explains his personal and professional quest for ways to significantly delay age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and to help people live longer, healthier lives. To watch all of the videos in the series, plea...
Source: Einstein On... - November 1, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: HIV, Dr. Harris Goldstein
Harris Goldstein, M.D., director of the Einstein-Montefiore Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) discusses the global progress in HIV/AIDS research, his own research and his recent trip to South Africa, the country with the largest HIV epidemic in the world according to UNAIDS. Interviewed by Einstein’s Gordon Earle. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - October 25, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Strategic Research Plan Update
During an October 2010 presentation before the Einstein Faculty Senate, Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean, starts by detailing a sharp increase in National Institutes of Health funding for Einstein, then describes an updated strategic research plan with new areas of focus, including platform technologies, how Einstein investigators can study the interaction of genes and the environment to cause human disease, and how to make further progress in stimulating research at the Einstein-Montefiore Medical Center interface. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - October 20, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Stem Cells, Dr. Paul Frenette
Paul Frenette, M.D., professor of medicine and of cell biology and director of the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research at Einstein, discusses the promises and challenges of using and developing stem cell therapies to treat a variety of diseases. Interviewed by Einstein's Paul Moniz. Read full transcript | (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - October 6, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Bioterrorism, Dr. Arturo Casadevall
How vulnerable are we to bioterrorism? Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D., chair of microbiology and immunology at Einstein and deputy director of the Northeast Biodefense Center, discusses the progress and the barriers in the perpetual fight against biological attacks—by man and by nature. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - July 8, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Diabetes Epidemic, Dean Allen M. Spiegel, M.D.
Recent studies project the number of people in the U.S. with diabetes will double to 44.1 million by 2034. Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean and former director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases describes the proactive measures needed to tackle the diabetes epidemic and reduce human suffering and healthcare costs. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - June 7, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Salt, Dr. Michael Alderman
Michael Alderman, M.D., professor of epidemiology and population health and of medicine and the Atran Foundation Chair in Social Medicine, discusses the April 2010 announcement that the FDA is planning a far-reaching effort to reduce the amount of salt in the American diet. Dr. Alderman explains why he believes more research is needed before salt guidelines are made universal. Interviewed by Einstein’s Gordon Earle. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - May 10, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Haiti, Dr. Mahalia Desruisseaux
Mahalia Desruisseaux, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and pathology, reflects on the events during and after the earthquake that struck Haiti on February 12, 2010. Dr. Desruisseaux, a native of Haiti, lost three family members along with her childhood home during this tragedy. Immediately following the earthquake, Dr. Desruisseaux felt compelled to return to Haiti and help in the medical relief and recovery of her country. This is her story. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - April 10, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Literature, Dr. Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, 2 of 2
In this segment of Einstein On: Literature, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and population health, discusses her novel, Rachel and Aleks, and shares Holocaust memories and experiences with readers. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Literature, Dr. Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, 1 of 2
In this segment of Einstein On: Literature, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and population health, discusses her novel, Rachel and Aleks. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: Literature, Dr. T. Byram Karasu
T. Byram Karasu, M.D., the Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses his novel Rags of My Soul and Of God and Madness. Interviewed by Einstein’s Karen Gardner. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Treatment, Dr. Belinda Ostrowsky
In this segment of Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Treatment, Belinda Ostrowsky, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) at Einstein, and an infectious disease specialist at Montefiore Medical Center, discusses treatment for H1N1 and seasonal flu. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention, Dr. Stephen Baum
In this segment of Einstein On: H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention, Stephen Baum, M.D., professor of microbiology and immunology and of medicine at Einstein, discusses the 2009-10 flu season and how to prevent transmission of the H1N1 and seasonal influenza viruses. (Source: Einstein On...)
Source: Einstein On... - March 16, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
