Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University officially opened its 223,000 s/f Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/ Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion.

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Caption: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University officially opened its 223,000 s/f Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/ Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion. The five-story, $220-million facility is the largest and most significant research building to be constructed in the Bronx in half a century. It houses 40 research teams, with 400 scientists, dedicated to translational medicine--a revolutionary "bench to bedside" approach that applies discoveries from the laboratory directly to patient care--that will drive the work at the Price Center/Block Research Pavilion. The building's architect was Payette Associates and the construction manager was Tishman Construction Co. Pictured Michael Price, who donated $25 million to the building; Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., Dean, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Muriel Block, who donated $22 million to the building; and Richard M. Joel, president of Yeshiva University.

Photo courtesy of Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM).