Dr. Leong is Edith Rieva and Hyman S. Trilling Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the interaction of pathogenic Escherichia coli, Borrelia burgdorferi (the Lyme disease spirochete) and Streptococcus pneumoniae with host immune and epithelial cells in order to understand the infectious process and develop novel therapies to prevent or treat these infections.
Appointments
Edith Rieva and Hyman S. Trilling Professor; Chair of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Training
BA, Biology, Brown University
MD, PhD, Molecular Biology, Brown University
Postdoctoral Training, Tufts University School of Medicine
Honors & Awards
1979 Magna cum laude, Brown University
1979 Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University
1980 Graduate Fellowship, National Science Foundation
1985 Barry Rosen Memorial Award (for thesis research), Brown University
1987 Graduation with Academic Honors , Brown University, Program in Medicine
1987 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Helen Hay Whitney
1990 Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Medical Foundation and Charles King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship
1992 Scholar, Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
1998 Established Investigator, American Heart Association
2016 Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
2017 Tufts Discovery Award
2018 Tufts Distinguished Faculty Award