Lee Quinton Awarded Tenure

The Department of Medicine is excited to share that Lee Quinton, PhD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, and faculty member in the Program in Innate Immunity, has been awarded tenure.

Dr. Quinton’s research focuses on lung immunity and the biological signals that dictate pneumonia outcome and susceptibility. Specifically, he is interested in the connections between cytokine networks and their transcription factors, and how they function within tissues to initiate, maintain, and regulate innate immunity in response to lung pathogens. The long-term goal of his work is to elucidate the cells and signals both inside and outside of the lungs responsible for mounting immune responses that are effective and appropriate during pneumonia.  

Beyond his work in the lab, Dr. Quinton currently serves as co-director of the Immunology and Microbiology Program Seminar Series in the Morningside Graduate School of Biological Sciences. He has also led journal club sessions for the Postbaccalaureate Research Education (PREP) Program since 2022. 

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Quinton on this honor!