Stony Brook University | School of Medicine | Health Sciences Center
Howard B. Fleit, Ph.D., Associate Professor.
Howard B. Fleit, PhD
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Education
Stony Brook University Medical Center
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8691
Tel: (631) 444-3020
Fax: (631) 444-3424
Email: howard.fleit@sbumed.org
Research Summary:
Howard Fleit is an immunologist whose research focuses on cellular components of the innate immune system. Phagocytic cells, such as macrophages and neutrophils, are members of the innate immune system and have receptors (Fcg receptors) on their plasma membranes that bind antibody molecules and thereby bridge the adaptive immune response to cells of the innate immune system. Fleit utilizes biochemical and cell biological techniques to study how different classes of these receptors transduce a signal in the phagocytes to trigger them to release toxic oxygen intermediates, such as superoxide, which can destroy antibody-coated bacteria.
| Education: | |||
| Institute | Degree | Year(s) | Field of Study |
State University of New York at |
B.A. | 1973 | Biology |
| State University of New York at Buffalo, Roswell Park Memorial Institute Division, Buffalo, NY | M.S. | 1974 | Natural Sciences |
| New York University, New York, NY | Ph.D. | 1980 | Cell Biology - Basic Medical Sciences |
Postdoctoral Training: |
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| 1980-1983 | The Rockefeller University, Department of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, New York, NY | ||
| Awards and Honors: | |||
| 1981-1983 | American Cancer Society Fellowship | ||
| 1986 | Catacosinos Young Investigator Award | ||
| 1986 | Sinsheimer Foundation Scholar Award | ||
| 2008 | Aesculapius Award for Teaching | ||
Teaching Activities:
Course director for HBP 531 General Pathology, first year School of Medicine
Course director for HBP 533 Immunology
Peer Reviewed Publications:
