Dr. Neil Greenspan received his A.B., magna cum laude, in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College in 1975. He then earned M.D. and Ph.D. (Immunology) degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1981 until 1986, Dr. Greenspan was a Resident in Laboratory Medicine (Clinical Pathology) at Barnes Hospital, and from 1982-1985 he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Immunology at Washington University, both in St. Louis. In 1986, Dr. Greenspan became a faculty member at the CWRU School of Medicine. He is currently Professor of Pathology at CWRU and the Director of the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Dr. Greenspan is also a senior editor with Pathogens and Immunity, a research journal founded at Case in 2015. Pathogens and Immunity began publishing in 2016.
Research Information
Research Interests
Immune recognition and specificity, immunity to pathogens, transplantation immunology and immunogenetics, evolutionary medicine, human genetics.
I am no longer accepting trainees for experimental research.
Awards and Honors
External Appointments
Publications
New, J.S., Dizon, BLP, King, R.G., Greenspan, N.S., and Kearney, J.F. B-1 B cell-derived natural antibodies to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine suppress autoimmune diabetes pathogenesis, J. Immunol. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300264. Epub 2023, September 25. (listed as “Top Read” by Journal of Immunology, 11/01/2023; https://journals.aai.org/jimmunol/article/211/9/1253/265966/Top-Reads)
Greenspan, N.S. Epitopes, Paratopes, and Other Topes 30 Years On: Understanding What We are Talking About? Human Immunology 84(9): 429-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2023.06.006. Epub 2023, July 6. PMID: 37407356 (listed as one of the “Top Articles of 2023” for Human Immunology)
Greenspan, N.S., and Pereda G.A. Pandemics and the English language: concepts critical for conversing about COVID-19. Pathogens and Immunity, 2022;7(2):78–92. PMID: 36407560