ASIP Summer Research Opportunity Program in Pathology (SROPP)

Herbert B. Tanowitz, MD

Contact Information

Herbert B. Tanowitz, MD
Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Ave
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-430-3342
Fax: 718-430-8543
herbert.tanowitz@einstein.yu.edu

Member of the Following FASEB Societies:

American Society for Investigative Pathology

Program Description

Research Project

This laboratory studies the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the cause of Chagas disease, an important cause of heart disease in endemic areas and Latin America.

Projects include

Molecular biology of Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma cruzi and its relationship to adipose tissue and diabetes
Thromboxane and Trypanosoma cruzi infection

See PUBMED under Tanowitz, H

Reports from Previous Students:
Jainee Lewis, 2010

Interested Students Should Contact:
Dr. Herbert B. Tanowitz - Phone: 718-430-3342; Fax: 718-430-8543; email: herbert.tanowitz@einstein.yu.edu