Department of Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
A teaching Affliate of Harvard Medical School
 

Name and Present Position:

LESTER KOBZIK, Pathologist

Address:

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Pathology, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA

Medical School (including school name, date and degree awarded):

1979 MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

  Graduate Medical Education (including dates and institution of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1979-1980 Intern in Medicine, Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, MA
1981-1983 Resident in Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
1983-1986 Research Fellow in Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Certification:

1986 American Board of Pathology (Anatomic)

Current Academic Appointments:

Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Current Medical Staff Appointment:

Pathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Selected Bibliography:

  • Hamada, K., Suzaki, Y., Goldman, A., Ning, Y.Y., Goldsmith, C., Palecanda, A., Coull, B., Hubeau, C., and Kobzik, L. 2003. Allergen-independent maternal transmission of asthma susceptibility. J Immunol 170:1683-1689.
  • Arredouani, M., Yang, Z., Ning, Y., Qin, G., Soininen, R., Tryggvason, K., and Kobzik, L. 2004. The scavenger receptor MARCO Is required for lung defense against pneumococcal pneumonia and inhaled particles. J Exp Med 200:267-272.
  • Fedulov, A., Silverman, E., Xiang, Y., Leme, A., and Kobzik, L. 2005. Immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides abrogate allergic susceptibility in a murine model of maternal asthma transmission. J Immunol 175:4292-4300.
  • Arredouani, M.S., Franco, F., Imrich, A., Lu, X., Perkins, D., Soininen, R., Tryggvason, K., Shapiro, S., Fedulov, A., and Kobzik, L. 2007. Scavenger receptors SR-AI/II and MARCO limit pulmonary dendritic cell migration and allergic airway inflammation. J. Immunol. (9):5912-20
  • Dahl, M., Bauer, A.K., Arredouani, M., Soininen, R., Tryggvason, K., Kleeberger, S.R., and Kobzik, L. 2007. Protection against inhaled oxidants through scavenging of oxidized lipids by macrophage receptors MARCO and SR-AI/II. J Clin Invest 117:757-764.