Rockefeller Univ Hospital

Description

Overview
The Rockefeller University is a worldrenowned center for research and graduate education in the biomedical sciences chemistry bioinformatics and physics The universitys 72 laboratories conduct both clinical and basic research and study a diverse range of biological and biomedical problems with the mission of improving the understanding of life for the benefit of humanity

Founded in 1901 by John D Rockefeller the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was the countrys first institution devoted exclusively to biomedical research The Rockefeller University Hospital was founded in 1910 as the first hospital devoted exclusively to clinical research In the 1950s the institute expanded its mission to include graduate education and began training new generations of scientists to become research leaders around the world In 1965 it was renamed The Rockefeller University

The university is supported by a combination of government and private grants and contracts private philanthropy and income from the endowment

Since its founding The Rockefeller University has embraced an open structure to encourage collaboration between disciplines and empower faculty members to take on highrisk highreward projects No formal departments exist bureaucracy is kept to a minimum and scientists are given resources support and unparalleled freedom to follow the science wherever it leads

This unique approach to science has led to some of the worlds most revolutionary contributions to biology and medicine

Throughout Rockefellers history 23 of its scientists have won Nobel Prizes 21 have won Lasker Awards and 14 have garnered the National Medal of Science the highest science award given by the United States

For nearly 100 years The Rockefeller Hospital has served as an essential link between laboratory investigation and bedside observation as patients are participants in clinical studies building on basic research findings from Rockefeller laboratories This continuous spectrum of research allows for indepth study of the basis of disease detection prevention and observation

The David Rockefeller Graduate Program is based on the concept of learning science by doing science and is custom tailored to its individual students and attracts a diverse group of exceptional scientists from around the world The university also offers one of the nations top MDPhD programs with neighboring Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College

In addition to thegraduate program there are other learningtraining opportunities available including postdoctoral research fellowships for the Center for Studies in Physics and Biology and the Clinical Scholars Program a masters degree for recent MD or MDPhD recipients to begin careers in patientoriented research

History

History of The Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University was founded in 1901 by John D Rockefeller Sr as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research The first institution in the United States devoted solely to using biomedical research to understand the underlying causes of disease Rockefeller is today one of the foremost biomedical research centers in the world and its scientists have made numerous seminal contributions to biology and medicine Over the years 23 scientists associated with the university have received Nobel Prizes and 21 have earned the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award Fourteen Rockefeller scientists have received the Gairdner Foundation International Award and 14 have been given the National Medal of Science the nations highest scientific honor In addition to a century of prizewinning breakthroughs Rockefeller has devoted over half a century to training the next generation of innovative pathbreaking scientists