Samuel Maurice Behar MD Ph.D.

Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School

75 Francis StPBB B 3Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5325
Fax+1 617-552-5101

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 1992 - 1996
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1992 - 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Human memory CD4T cells recognize non-infected macrophage bystanders exposed to-infected cells.
Vinicius G Suzart, Robert Schauner, Scott M Reba, Daniel P Gail, Gwendolyn Swarbrick
Biorxiv. 2026-09-24
1 citations
BCG vaccination elicits protection against M. tuberculosis infection mediated by two phases of T cell immunity.
Abiola F Ogunsola, Rocky Lai, Kelly Cavallo, Anthony V Tran, Gillian L Beamer
JCI Insight. 2026-08-24
NRF2-mediated inhibition of alveolar macrophage MHC II expression during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Linh K Pham, Maritza M Cervantes, Pamelia N Lim, Divya Dubey, Ankita Tufts
Cell Reports. 2026-06-23

Grant Support

PROTECTIVE CD8 T CELL RESPONSES to TUBERCULOSISUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER2025–2030
Hypoxia, tuberculosis, and T cell dysfunctionUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER2023–2028
The role of CD38 in immunity to tuberculosisUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER2023–2025
The impact of IL-4 and IL-4-producing cells on protective immunity to tuberculosisUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER2023–2025
Apoptosis And Efferocytosis: Regulators Of Immunity To TuberculosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2012

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