The Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Fellowship supports outstanding postdoctoral research scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Established in 2010, the fellowship has recognized more than 20 exceptional scientists to date and has recently been reimagined to expand its impact over the coming decade, with multiple awards to be granted each year. Open to all eligible senior postdoctoral scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine, the fellowship provides a one-year $40,000 award to individuals who have demonstrated high-impact accomplishments in the biomedical sciences and show strong potential for an independent scientific career. Made possible through the generous support of Robin Chemers Neustein, this prestigious fellowship reflects a continued commitment to advancing excellence in scientific research and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders.

About Robin Chemers Neustein

Ms. Neustein attended Mount Holyoke College, earned her B/A/ from Brown University, and received a joint J.D./M.B.A. from Northwestern University. She joined Goldman Sachs in 1982, was made a General Partner in 1990, and became a Senior Director in 2002. Over the course of her distinguished career, Ms. Neustein was an investment banker, a member of the firm’s key governance bodies, chaired the Private Equity Group, served as the firm's chief of staff through its last decade as a private partnership, and became an executive officer when Goldman Sach went public.

Ms. Neustein has a penchant for engaged philanthropy as is evidenced by her creation of several programs at Mount Sinai including the RCN Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Mid-Career Development Program, the Senior Leadership Development Program, the COVID Emergency Fund and the Neustein Research Fund. She was a member of Mount Sinai’s Board of Trustees from 1998-2015, and served as the inaugural Chair of the Graduate School Committee which is now part of the Education Committee of the Board. Ms. Neustein continues to serve on the Education Committee.

She is a Life Trustee of Northwestern University; Trustee Emerita of Mount Holyoke College and Brown University; President Emerita and Honorary Trustee of American Ballet Theatre; Vice Chairman of Rockefeller University; and a member of the Management Committee and Executive Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science.