Robert Korngold, Ph.D.

Robert Korngold, Ph.D., specializes in basic science and translational research in the field of blood and marrow stem cell transplantation. In 1978, he demonstrated in mouse models that mature T cells in donor bone marrow were responsible for causing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) directed to minor histocompatibility antigens in transplanted recipients. This landmark study had significant impact on the future course of clinical treatment for patients undergoing transplantation from matched sibling or unrelated matched donors. Since then he has devoted his career to studying the immunological mechanisms of GVHD and refining the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation process to avoid disease and allow for enhanced anti-leukemia immune reactivity. Dr. Korngold is widely recognized s leading researchers in his field, and as such, he has served since 2001 as Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. His research has been continuously funded by multiple grants from The National Institutes of Health (NIH), and he has served ad hoc and as a member of several subcommittees and peer review panels for the NIH, including the Cancer Immunopathology and Immunotherapy Study Section. Dr. Korngold is an author of 140 research articles, reviews and book chapters.
 

  • Chief of The Division of Research at The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Senior Scientist at The David Joseph Jurist Research Center for Tomorrows Children at Hackensack University Medical Center
  • Graduate Education: M.S. in Zoology from Rutgers University Graduate School, Ph.D. in Immunology from The University of Pennsylvania
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship: The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia
  • Specialization: Adult blood and marrow stem cell transplantation
  • Research Interests: Cellular immunology, transplantation immunology, T cell subsets, bone marrow transplantation, graft-versus-host disease, minor histocompatibility antigens, graft-versus-leukemia responses
  • Major Research:
    • studying the immunobiology of graft-versus-host disease
    • investigating the immunological mechanisms of the graft-versus-leukemia response
    • studying ways to manipulate donor T cells used in stem cell transplantation to avoid GVHD and retain immune protection against infections and leukemic relapse
  • Honors/Awards: Groundbreaking research performed by Dr. Korngold revolutionized bone marrow transplantation in 1978. This work was revisited in the March 19, 2007, issue of the OfFrom the Archive It can also be viewed at http://www.jem.org 
  • Memberships: The American Association of Immunologists, The American Society of Hematology, American Association for Cancer Research, The American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (Executive Board)