Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME)

The Psychiatry Research Institute of Montefiore Einstein (PRIME) was established in 2017 to provide an infrastructure for a steadily growing research enterprise. Ongoing and projected areas of research include:

• Basic and translational studies using a variety of state-of-the-science and emerging approaches
• Clinical trials evaluating promising pharmacological, psychotherapeutic and neurostimulation-based approaches to challenging psychiatric conditions and substance use disorders
• Neuroimaging in populations with or at risk for mental illness and substance use disorders
• Bioinformatics research relevant to behavioral health and mental illness
• Health disparities and multicultural mental health research

PRIME is committed to:

• Developing an environment that encourages creative, interdisciplinary research that promotes health and wellness and advances understanding and treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders
• Supporting a broad base of science and scholarship on areas from neural circuits to mental health policy
• Engaging meaningfully with and contributing to the diverse communities served by Montefiore and Einstein.