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David Leitenberg, MD, PhD


Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Laboratory Medicine
Leukemia/Lymphoma Program

Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research
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Specialties: Allergic and Immunologic Disorders, Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Board Certifications American Board of Pathology
National Provider Identifier 1710047394

Practice Locations
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
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Biography
David Leitenberg, MD, PhD, is the director of the Immunology Laboratory in the Division of Laboratory Medicine.

Education
TypeSchoolLocationDegreeField of StudyYears
Undergraduate Education University of Vermont Burlington, VTBachelor of Arts 1979 -1983
Medical School University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, IADoctor of Medicine 1990

Training
TypeInstitutionLocationPositionSpecialtyYears
Residency Program Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CTResident 1990 - 1993
Fellowship Program Yale University New Haven, CTFellow 1993 - 1995

National and International Recognition
AwardInstitutionEventYear
Arthritis Investigator AwardArthritis Foundation1998
Research Scholar GrantAmerican Cancer Society

Affiliations and Memberships
TitleInstitutionCommittee / SectionYears
MemberAmerican Association of Immunologists

Publications
Journal Article, Falahati, R., Leitenberg, D. (2008), Selective regulation of TCR signaling pathways in primary thymocytes by the CD45 tyrosine phosphatase, Journal of Immunology, 181, 6082-6091.

Journal Article, Shen, W., K. Stone, A. Jales, D. Leitenberg, S. Ladisch (2008), Inhibition of TLR Activation and Up-Regulation of IL-1R-Associated Kinase-M Expression by Exogenous Gangliosides, Journal of Immunology, 180, 4425-4432.

Journal Article, Leitenberg, D., Falahati, R., Lu, D., and Takeda (2007), CD45-associated protein regulates the response to low-potency T cell stimulation and promotes CD45 association with CD3/TCR and lck, Immunology, 121, 545-554.

Journal Article, Falahati, R., and D. Leitenberg (2007), Changes in the role of the CD45 Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase in Regulating of Lck Tyrosine Phosphorylation During Thymic Development, Journal of Immunology, 178, 2056-2064.

Journal Article, Gwinn, W., J. Damsker, R. Falahati, I. Okwumabua, A. Kelly-Welsh, A. Keegan, C. Vanpouille, J. Lee, L. Dent, D. Leitenberg, M. Bukrinsky and S. Constant (2006), Novel approach to inhibit asthma-mediated lung inflammation using anti-CD147 intervention, Journal of Immunology, 177, 4870-4879.

Journal Article, Meloni-Ehrig, A.M., Tirado, C.A., Chen, K., Jahn, J., Suchan, S., Scheerle, J., Crosby, M.G., Meany, H., Seibel, N., Leitenberg, D., Heritage, D.W., Mowrey, P.N. (2005), Isolated del (14)(q21) in a case of preursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, 161, 1 , 82-85.

Journal Article, Tatari-Calderone, Z., Brogdon, J.L., Tinsley, K., Ramezani, A., Leitenberg, D. (2005), CD4-dependent regulation of activation-induced cell death promotes selection of Th2 effector cells, Journal of Immunology, 175, 5629-5636.

Journal Article, Shen, W., R. Falahati, R. Stark, D. Leitenberg, and S. Ladisch (2005), The modulation of CD4 T helper cell differentiation by ganglioside GD1a in vitro, Journal of Immunology, 175, 4927-4934.


For a more comprehensive list of publications for David Leitenberg, MD, PhD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database

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