Tucker LeBien, PhD
Director, Office of Discovery and Translation, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

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Director, Office of Discovery and Translation, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska, Ph.D. (Medical Microbiology – Immunology), 1977
North Dakota State University, North Dakota , M.S. (Bacteriology), 1973
North Dakota State University, North Dakota, B.S. (Zoology), 1970
Summary
Awards & Recognition
Professional Associations
American Association of Immunologists
American Association for Cancer Research
American Society of Hematology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
International Society for Experimental Hematology
Research
Publications
Dr. LeBien has served on the Editorial Boards for:
- Experimental Hematology, 2002 – 2006
- Blood, 1988 – 1990
- Leukemia, 1987 – 1996
- Leukemia Research, 1985 – 1986
- Journal of Immunology, 1984 – 1988
Books/Chapters
- Burrows PD, LeBien TW, Zhang Z, Davis RS, Cooper MD. The development of human B lymphocytes. In: Molecular Biology of B cells; Honjo T, Alt FW, Neuberger M, eds. 2004. Elsevier Academic Press, pp141-154
- Johnson SE, LeBien TW. Chapter 157: B-cell development. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology. 4th edition, Polin RA, Fox WW, Abman SH, eds. 2008
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hermanson D, Addo SN, Bajer AA, Marchant JS, Das SG, Srinivasan B, Al-Mousa F, Michelangeli F, Thomas DD, Lebien TW, Xing C. Dual Mechanisms of sHA 14-1 in Inducing Cell Death through Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria. Mol Pharmacol. 2009 Jun 26.
- LeBien TW, Tedder TF. B lymphocytes: how they develop and function. Blood. 2008 Sep 1;112(5):1570-80.
- Johnson SE, Shah N, Bajer AA, LeBien TW. IL-7 activates the PI3K/AKT pathway in normal human thymocytes but not normal human B-cell precursors. J Immunol. 2008 Jun 15;180(12):8109-17.
- Johnson SE, Shah N, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, and LeBien TW. Murine and human IL-7 activate STAT5 and induce proliferation of normal human pro-B cells. 2005. J Immunol 175:7325-7331.
For a complete listing of Dr. LeBien's publications, please see the National Library of Medicine'sPubMed Search.