The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Encyclopedia
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is a private, non-profit institution with research programs focusing on immunology, inflammation, neuroscience, and behavioral medicine. The mission is to produce knowledge that will change the way medicine is practiced. It employs >800 scientists, clinical researchers, and staff.
. North Shore University Hospital, in Manhasset, NY, originally constructed a research building in 1985 to foster clinical and translational science. Clinical research at North Shore University Hospital underwent significant expansion at this time, highlighted by the addition of new laboratories and investigators, and new technology, including one of the earliest MRI scanners in New York State, and a PET scanner and cyclotron facility that was first on the east coast. By 2010 Feinstein researchers had expanded operations to receive >$45M in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health
in order to identify disease mechanisms and drug targets. Their clinical research program annually enrolls >10,000 subjects into clinical research programs.
(including North Shore University Hospital
and Long Island Jewish Medical Center
) to identify the underlying mechanisms of disease. Patients participate in clinical trials related to the use of experimental drugs that are in various stages of clinical and preclinical testing for cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes, sepsis, shock, trauma, arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions. The volume of National Institutes of Health
-funded, patient-oriented research programs in the Feinstein Institute is significant: >90% of the research is categorized as "patient-oriented research," and 65% of these projects are supported by federal grants. The Feinstein is also home to an NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center that offers state-of-the-art facilities for designing, implementing and conducting clinical research studies in a central location; an NIH-funded Early-Phase Schizophrenia Center focuses on the development of the best treatments for schizophrenia; and the Laboratory of Medicinal Biochemistry, which focuses on synthesis of novel molecules as experimental therapeutics, to streamline preclinical testing. It is also home to the Litwin-Zucker Center
for Alzheimer's Disease
, one of the premier research institutes in the United States
.
, an international, peer-reviewed journal that reports on fast-breaking developments in the field of molecular medicine. Its impact factor
is ranked in the top 6% of all peer-reviewed journals in biomedical science.
History
The Institute was founded in 1995 to support the research operations of the North Shore-LIJ Health SystemNorth Shore-LIJ Health System
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System was founded in 1997 with the merger of the North Shore Health System and LIJ Medical Center, creating a healthcare network that now includes 15 hospitals , The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, ...
. North Shore University Hospital, in Manhasset, NY, originally constructed a research building in 1985 to foster clinical and translational science. Clinical research at North Shore University Hospital underwent significant expansion at this time, highlighted by the addition of new laboratories and investigators, and new technology, including one of the earliest MRI scanners in New York State, and a PET scanner and cyclotron facility that was first on the east coast. By 2010 Feinstein researchers had expanded operations to receive >$45M in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
in order to identify disease mechanisms and drug targets. Their clinical research program annually enrolls >10,000 subjects into clinical research programs.
Science at the Feinstein Institute
Feinstein investigators study the molecular biology and pathophysiology of immunity, autoimmune diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric conditions. They collaborate with other Universities worldwide, and have established an inter-institutional training affiliation with the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Investigators also collaborate with clinicians in the North Shore-LIJ Health SystemNorth Shore-LIJ Health System
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System was founded in 1997 with the merger of the North Shore Health System and LIJ Medical Center, creating a healthcare network that now includes 15 hospitals , The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, ...
(including North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital is one of the cornerstones of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, as well as an academic campus for the New York University School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine....
and Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center shares the title of clinical and academic hub of the North Shore-LIJ Health System. It is an 827-bed voluntary, non-profit tertiary care teaching hospital serving the greater New York metropolitan area. The campus is east of Manhattan, on the border of Queens...
) to identify the underlying mechanisms of disease. Patients participate in clinical trials related to the use of experimental drugs that are in various stages of clinical and preclinical testing for cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes, sepsis, shock, trauma, arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions. The volume of National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
-funded, patient-oriented research programs in the Feinstein Institute is significant: >90% of the research is categorized as "patient-oriented research," and 65% of these projects are supported by federal grants. The Feinstein is also home to an NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center that offers state-of-the-art facilities for designing, implementing and conducting clinical research studies in a central location; an NIH-funded Early-Phase Schizophrenia Center focuses on the development of the best treatments for schizophrenia; and the Laboratory of Medicinal Biochemistry, which focuses on synthesis of novel molecules as experimental therapeutics, to streamline preclinical testing. It is also home to the Litwin-Zucker Center
for Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
, one of the premier research institutes in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Educational Mission
The Feinstein is the laboratory and faculty home of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, an independent, degree-granting institution, chartered by the State University of New York. It confers the PhD degree in Molecular Medicine to students who have previously completed medical school, and then matriculate in a mentored research training program in the Feinstein labs.Molecular Medicine
The Feinstein publishes Molecular MedicineMolecular Medicine (journal)
Molecular Medicine is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal published by The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. It was established in 1994 and is currently published in paper format six times annually. Manuscripts are posted online when they are accepted for publication...
, an international, peer-reviewed journal that reports on fast-breaking developments in the field of molecular medicine. Its impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
is ranked in the top 6% of all peer-reviewed journals in biomedical science.
Operations
- >55 laboratories
- ~2000 research and clinical staff
- Home of the Elmezzi Graduate School for Molecular Medicine
- Publisher of Molecular Medicine
- Kevin J. TraceyKevin J. TraceyKevin J. Tracey, a scientist and inventor, was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 10 December 1957. He is President of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Professor and President of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine in Manhasset, New York.-Education:Kevin J. Tracey...
, President
Salary and Financial Information
- IRS form 990 Federally Required Financial and Salary Information
Areas of basic interdisciplinary research
- Litwin-Zucker Alzheimer's Center
- biochemistry, structural biology and chemistry
- molecular genetics
- molecular, cell and developmental biology
- immunology, virology and microbiology
- medical sciences and human genetics
- neuroscience
- behavioral disorders