Aviv Bergman, Ph.D., has been named Founding Professor and University Chairman of Einstein’s newly created Department of Systems and Computational Biology. The appointment was announced by Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
“We’ve created this new department as a direct outgrowth of our strategic research plan at Einstein, which recognized that there was the need for a new approach for dealing with emerging 21st century challenges and opportunities in medical research,” said Dr. Spiegel. “Aviv is one of the architects who helped envision the Department during our strategic planning process, and I am confident that his vision and experience make him an excellent choice to lead Systems and Computational Biology in the collaborative endeavors that lie before us.”
