Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, New York, United States, on Long Island, is the research home of Northwell Health.^[2] Feinstein Institutes is home to 50 research labs, 2,500 clinical research studies, and 5,000 professional and support staff.^[3][4] The faculty includes a members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians. Feinstein Institutes' scientists conduct research in molecular medicine, genetics, cancer, neuroscience, behavioral science, and bioelectronic medicine, among others. Feinstein Institutes is the laboratory and faculty home of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine. Students with an MD degree may earn a PhD in molecular medicine.

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Established	1999 (1999)
Chairperson	Lewis S Ranieri, Scott Rechler
President	Kevin J. Tracey
Vice-chair	Jack J. Ross
Total staff	5,000[1]
Location	Manhasset , New York , United States
Website	feinstein.northwell.edu

History

The Feinstein Institutes was established in 1999 as The Institute for Medical Research at North Shore-LIJ,^[5] acquiring assets from the Picower Institute for Medical Research when it ceased operations.^[6][7][8] The Institutes are research home of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, which rebranded as Northwell Health in 2015.^[5]

In 2003, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton presented the North Shore-LIJ General Clinical Research Center (now known as Feinstein Institutes) with a $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.^[9][10]

Board member Leonard Feinstein, co-founder of Bed Bath & Beyond, made a $25 million gift that led to the institute being renamed as The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in 2005.^[5] That same year, Kevin J. Tracey, MD was appointed President of the Feinstein Institutes and took the place of CEO in January 2006.^[5][11] In 2017, Feinstein and his wife, Susan, committed another $25 million to the Institutes.^[12]

In 2024, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research comprises the following five institutes:

• Institute of Behavioral Science, led by John Kane, MD and Anil K. Malhotra, MD.
• Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, led by Yousef Al-Abed, PhD and Lopa Mishra, MD.
• Institute of Molecular Medicine, led by Betty Diamond, MD.
• Institute of Cancer Research, led by John Boyd, PhD.
• Institute of Health Systems Science, led by Karina W. Davidson, PhD, MASc.

Feinstein publishes two open-access, international peer-reviewed medical journals in partnership with BioMed Central, part of Springer Nature: Molecular Medicine and Bioelectronic Medicine.

Beginning in 2013, the Feinstein Institutes annually bestow two major academic awards: the Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine and the Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine.^[13]

Support services and cores

Feinstein has the standard support services and scientific cores to support basic research.^[14] Support includes:

• Animal Welfare Office - IACUC & IBC
• Biostatistics Unit
• Center for Comparative Physiology
• Center for Research Informatics & Innovation
• Environmental Health & Safety Office
• Human Research Protection Program
• Office of Clinical Research
• Office of Intellectual Assets Management
• Office of Research Compliance
• Office of Research Policy & Training

The cores include:

• Flow Cytometry Core
• Microscopy Core
• Molecular Biology Core Facility
• Nursing Core
• Quantitative PCR Core Facility

Multimillion dollar fine

In 2016, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), $3.9 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy and security rules and to undertake a substantial corrective action plan to bring its operations into compliance.^[15]

References

1. "Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research | Northwell Health". feinstein.northwell.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
2. "Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Receives $25 Million". Philanthropy News Digest. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
3. Solmik, Claude. "Northwell Health Initiates Clinical Trials of 2 COVID-19 Drugs". Long Island Press. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "Feinstein Institute web page". Feinstein Institutes and Researchers. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
5. "With donation in hand, institute sets expansion". Long Island Business News. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017.
6. Stevens, William K. (1 August 1991). "Noted Scientist And Staff Leave Rockefeller U." The New York Times.
7. Edwards, Ivana (1 September 1991). "How a Major Research Institute Got to Long Island". The New York Times.
8. "LEADERS Interview with Kevin J. Tracey, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research". www.leadersmag.com. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
9. Ginsberg, Alex (2003-06-18). "LIJ hospital network gets $15M for clinical research – QNS". qns.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
10. Jr, Warren Woodberry (2003-06-17). "$15M FEDERAL GRANT FOR HEALTH RESEARCH". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
11. "LEADERS Interview with Kevin J. Tracey, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research". www.leadersmag.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
12. Paavola, Alia (2017-12-28). "25 largest gifts from individuals to healthcare organizations in 2017". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
13. "Awards". Awards. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
14. "For professionals | Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research". feinstein.northwell.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
15. Rights (OCR), Office for Civil (17 March 2016). "Feinstein Settlement". HHS.gov.

External links

• Official website