Bettie Steinberg



Bettie M. Steinberg holds multiple positions within Northwell Health: Chief Scientific Officer for The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Dean of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine (both in Manhasset, NY), and Chair of the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, NY.

Education
Steinberg did her undergraduate work at the University of California, Riverside, completing her degree in 1959. In 1967, she earned a master's degree in biology from Adelphi University. In 1973, she returned to academia for her PhD in microbiology, which she received from the State University of New York, Stony Brook in 1976 for her work on bacterial viruses. She then did a postdoctoral fellowship at SUNY Stony Brook, studying mammalian tumor viruses.

Academic appointments
After her post-doctoral fellowship, Steinberg moved to Columbia University, where she spent two years as a Senior Research Associate. She then joined the Department of Otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and joined The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research when it was established in 2000. She also holds academic appointments as a Professor at the Elmezzi Graduate School and Professor of Molecular Medicine and Otolaryngology at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.

Principal scientific contributions
Steinberg began her studies of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and their role in diseases of the head and neck, especially recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. These studies have been supported by grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH) since 1983. In collaboration with Allan Abramson, M.D., Steinberg discovered that HPVs establish latent infections, which are the source of recurrent disease. Steinberg has also contributed to a study of the molecular biology of papilloma, which found that HPV-infection changed the signalling cascade in papilloma cells, effecting enzyme expression.

Awards and honors

 * Robert K. Match Distinguished Scientist Award
 * Long Island Achiever in Science Award from Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women
 * Elliot Osserman Award from the Israel Cancer Research Fund
 * Karl Storz Award from the American Society of Pediatric Oncology
 * Lorinda de Roulet Award for Excellence in Research
 * Israel Cancer Research Fund Award for Women of Excellence
 * Science Achiever Award from the School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc.