The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, constitute the research arm of Northwell Health.[1] Feinstein is home to 50 research labs, 2,500 clinical research studies, and 5,000 professional and support staff.[2][3] Feinstein scientists conduct research in molecular medicine, genetics, cancer, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity and bioelectronic medicine, among others. Feinstein 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 via the Zucker School of Medicine, as part of the medical school's MD/PhD or PhD programs.
The Feinstein Institutes acquired assets from the closing of the Picower Institute for Medical Research, founded in 1991 by Anthony Cerami and funded by Jeffry Picower.[4][5] In 2001 the institute's funding was withdrawn and it closed;[6] in 2002 it was acquired by The Institute for Medical Research at North Shore-LIJ.[7] In 2005 board member Leonard Feinstein, co-founder of Bed Bath & Beyond, made a $25 million gift that led to its renaming The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.[7] In 2017, Feinstein and his wife, Susan, committed another $25 million.[8]
In 2024, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research comprises the following five institutes:
The Feinstein Institutes bestow two major academic awards: the Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine, starting in 2013, and the Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine.[9]
Support services and cores
Feinstein has the standard support services and scientific cores to support basic research.[10] 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.[11]
