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Summer/Fall 2020 SUMMER/FALL 2020 EINSTEINTHE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CONFRONTING THE COVID-19 CRISIS Einstein and Montefiore spearhead research and guide patients through a pandemic SUMMER/FALL 2020 EINSTEIN A Message from the Dean Science at the Heart of Medicine Summer/Fall 2020 IN THIS ISSUE The magazine for alumni, faculty, hen the COVID-19 students, friends, and supporters of pandemic struck the Albert Einstein College of Medicine COVER STORY and Montefiore Bronx last spring, it 22 CONFRONTING COVID-19 disrupted our lives in Published by Four physicians and researchers organize for the onslaught Wways we had never experienced before The Philip and Rita Rosen Department of the pandemic, guide patient care during the crisis, and of Communications and Public Affairs develop potential lifesaving therapies and for a time it threatened to over- Gordon Earle, Associate Dean whelm us. But as Albert Einstein once Office of Development FEATURES said, “In the middle of difficulty lies Rachelle M. Sanders, Vice President and opportunity.” Chief Development Officer 12 EINSTEIN STUDENTS TAKE ACTION The pandemic summons many Einstein fourth-years to Evidence of that can be seen in how Director, Science and Research Content Larry Katzenstein graduate early and work at Bronx hospitals, while graduate 22 different parts of the Einstein commu- students pivot to create an antibody test nity have rallied to confront a virus that Senior Director, Strategic Communications and External Relations was rapidly filling hospitals with new Deirdre Branley 18 EXAMINING RACISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE patients daily. Our cover story (page 22) Einstein’s two deans for diversity share their thoughts on Managing Editor focuses on four Einstein and Montefiore Susan Byrne how to help stop institutional racism physicians and researchers and how Director, Creative Services 38 WOMEN IN UROLOGY they have organized for the onslaught of the solution (page 18). Marie L. Kurtz Female role models at Einstein and Montefiore are inspiring of patients, dealt with the crisis while Finally, despite COVID-19, our Senior Director of External Relations, women to consider this specialty in the eye of the storm, and developed research continues. Type 1 diabetes is Development Rachel Eddey 42 TYPE 1: THE OTHER DIABETES potential therapies to save lives. increasing at an alarming rate. Einstein As the autoimmune disease increases at an alarming rate, Our students and staff have risen and Montefiore scientists are working Associate Director of External Relations, Development Einstein and Montefiore physicians and researchers are to the challenge as well. Many fourth- to address this autoimmune disease on a Sean McMahon 18 addressing it on a number of fronts year medical students took the oppor- number of fronts (page 42). Art Director tunity to graduate several weeks early I’m extremely proud of what Lorene Tapellini 60 SPOTLIGHT: IN FLEISCHER’S FOOTSTEPS New diabetes institute builds on a legacy of research and and join the battle against COVID-19 we’ve accomplished at Einstein and Associate Art Director in Montefiore hospitals (page 12), and Montefiore over the past several months. Jeneffer Lee interdisciplinary care some of our graduate students changed Despite the difficulties that are sure to Illustrations DEPARTMENTS the focus of their research to come up lie ahead, it’s clear that we are taking the Tatyana Starikova Harris with an urgently needed coronavirus opportunity to make many good things Digital Imaging 2 Campus News Donna Bruno antibody test (page 16). Our essential happen here. 6 Research Notes staff members have been keeping our Photography 8 Lab Chat: Jonathan Ross, M.D. jtorresphoto.com campus running (page 2) during this 52 Passionate Pursuits tremendously challenging period so that Multimedia Communications 54 Crossword: Albert’s Puzzler Sunita Reed, Director 42 crucial experiments can continue. 55 Motivations: The Front Line of Philanthropy Over the past several months we Address correspondence to: 57 Continued Connection: Emanuel Phillips, M.D. ’59 Editor, Einstein Magazine 64 Your Impact: Justice Felice K. Shea have also seen nationwide protests Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus against the systemic racism and police 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Belfer 905 68 Class Notes violence that have damaged the lives Bronx, NY 10461 73 A Look Back GORDON F. TOMASELLI, M.D. of Black Americans and other people Email: [email protected] Visit magazine.einstein.yu.edu The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean Website: www.einstein.yu.edu or scan code of color for far too long. Einstein’s two Albert Einstein College of Medicine deans for diversity share their thoughts Copyright © 2020 Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer Albert Einstein College of Medicine ON THE COVER: Illustration by Tristan Eaton (b. 1978) on how our community can be a part Montefiore Medicine All rights reserved Artwork commissioned by Montefiore | Einstein, 2020 MAGAZINE.EINSTEIN.YU.EDU 1 CAMPUS NEWS Einstein Meets the COVID-19 Challenge everal Einstein teams stepped up to keep vital services running on campus last spring, when many people Swere asked to work from home because of the pan- demic. These frontline workers have allowed the College of Medicine to continue essential operations around the clock. “A lot goes on behind the scenes,” says Neil Kaplan, chief of security and transportation. “The research here never stops.” There are research animals to be cared for, IT support to provide, lab orders to process, mail to deliver, buildings to secure, staff to feed, rooms to sanitize, and heating and cool- ing to maintain. “Some people took on additional respon- sibilities last spring and helped out in other departments as well,” says Joe Ben-Ari, director of design and construc- tion. “They are proud to be a part of it all, to make sure our experiments can go on. They are truly selfless.” THIS PAGE, at top: Wearing full personal protective equipment to ensure both human and animal safety, staff members Lindann Depesa, left, and Alexis Castanon check on the research mice in the Institute for Animal Studies. Below, chef Dan Lopez wears a face mask as he prepares vegetables for one of the menu options available in the Forchheimer Building’s Main Street Café. OPPOSITE PAGE, clockwise from top left: Multimedia systems engi- neer Elvis Cruz sets up the technology for a remote learning video- conference broadcast from Robbins Auditorium; Richie Resto of the receiving department makes sure that supplies are delivered to labs; Sonia Torres of the housekeeping department disinfects a hallway; the security team of Gary Francis, left, Marie Bailey, and Amaury Pena screen a visitor at the Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion; Freddy Vasquez sorts the never-ending stream of Einstein mail for delivery; and engineer Dario Vazquez of facilities management provides maintenance on the central boiler, which provides heating, air conditioning, hot water, and other steam-related services such as autoclaving and cage washing. VIEW MORE Find additional photos, including of members of the environmental health & safety team: magazine.einstein.yu.edu/challenge20 Photos by Jason Torres 2 EINSTEIN : SUMMER/FALL 2020 MAGAZINE.EINSTEIN.YU.EDU 3 CAMPUS NEWS Dr. Edward Chu to Lead New Roles for Einstein Faculty Cancer Center Dr. Gong Picked to Dr. Tagoe Named Dr. Chambers to Direct Dr. Cassese Named Edward Chu, M.D., novel agents and treatment Lead Pulmonary Medicine Chief of Rheumatology Family Medicine Research Education Associate Dean M.M.S., has been named approaches. His research has the director of the National focused on the molecular Michelle Ng Clement Tagoe, Earle Todd Cassese, Cancer Institute (NCI)– mechanisms underlying drug Gong, M.D., M.D., Ph.D., has Chambers, M.D., has been designated Albert Einstein resistance. Additionally, he M.S., has been been named chief Ph.D., M.P.H., named associate Cancer Center (AECC), has studied Chinese herbal named chief of the division has been dean for medical the vice president for cancer medicine and its integration of the division of rheumatology appointed direc- education at medicine at Montefiore with standard care, with the of pulmonary in the depart- tor of the division Einstein. Dr. Medicine, and a professor goal of improving outcomes medicine in the ment of medicine of research in the Cassese, an asso- of medicine and of molecu- and reducing the toxic side department of medicine at Einstein at Einstein and Montefiore. Dr. Tagoe department of family and social medi- ciate professor of medicine at Einstein lar pharmacology at Einstein, where he effects of chemotherapy. and Montefiore. Dr. Gong will also joined Einstein and Montefiore in 2004 cine at Einstein and Montefiore. and a hospitalist at Montefiore, came will hold the Carol and Roger Einiger The AECC was one of the first three continue her roles as chief of the and previously served as a professor of Dr. Chambers is an associate profes- to Einstein in July 2018 as the inaugu- Professorship of Cancer Medicine. academic cancer research centers to division of critical care medicine and medicine and director of clinical opera- sor of family and social medicine and of ral assistant dean for clinical sciences Dr. Chu, who started his new roles receive an NCI designation, which it leader of the unified Jay B. Langer tions in the division. epidemiology & population health and education. on Oct. 1, will unite Einstein’s and has held since 1972. Under more than Critical Care Network. Dr. Tagoe’s research focuses on a member of the leadership team for the A recognized thought leader in med- Montefiore’s cancer programs into two decades of leadership by I. David Dr. Gong completed a combined autoimmune thyroid disease, which New York Regional Center for Diabetes ical education with particular strengths an integrated research and clinical Goldman, M.D., researchers have made fellowship in her two specialties at affects about 5% of the population.
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