A renowned molecular immunologist and biochemist, Dr. Teitell’s research on the fundamental mechanisms of cancer formation and progression, particularly for B lymphocyte malignancies, has attained international acclaim. This led to projects in stem and cancer cell metabolism and the collaborative development of new approaches in cell engineering and response detection. Dr. Teitell is the recipient of the Stohlman Memorial Scholar Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, the Margaret E. Early Medical Research Trust Award, the FOCIS/Millenium Pharmaceuticals Award for Genomics Research, and he was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigators (ASCI) in 2004 and to the Association of American Physicians (AAP) in 2017.