Education and Research Institute

The Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 's (IIEP) mission is to “become a reference in research, development and diffusion of healthcare knowledge for society’s benefit.”

The path to knowledge

Advances in medicine are made through knowledge generation; the diffusion of such knowledge creates quality medicine, which is increasingly accessible to a larger number of people. Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa’s (IIEP) activities focus on generating and diffusing health care knowledge.

Highlights in innovation

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In the Oncology department, the Molecular Diagnostics Center represents an innovative initiative and an important step taken to offer molecular diagnostic tests though the use of biomarkers for the main types of cancer. Along with other initiatives such as research, Tumor Bank, and molecular diagnosis through functional genome, IIEP consolidates its scientific and technological platform in cutting edge research in Oncology. As a result of this hard work, in 2007, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE) began to offer Oncogenetics examination, to detect the hereditary factors in cancer development.

In the Neurology Department, among the notable work carried out with molecular imaging technology, there are studies on density of dopamine transmitters in patients with Parkinson’s disease. In this line of research, there are also genetic studies of early forms of Parkinson’s disease, using imaging and animal models, with the support of Fundação Edmond Safra.

In 2007 IIEP became involved with nanotechnology, a promising branch of scientific research. Lead by a researcher of Einstein´s Brain Institute and supported by CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development), the project proposes the use of nanobiotechnological resources to synthesize cellular markers.