- M.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
- B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, MA
- Residency, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Areas of expertise
pediatric infectious diseases, diarrheal diseases, rotavirus, adenovirus, oral vaccines, microbiome, immunology.
BIO
Dr. Benjamin Lee is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with a research interest in pediatric enteric infections, gut health, and growth and development. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM. In additional to his clinical duties caring for pediatric inpatients and outpatients who require specialized care for the diagnosis and/or management of infectious diseases, he conducts research with the UVM Vaccine Testing Center and Translational Global Infectious Diseases Research Center (TGIR). He has an active clinical and translational research program focusing primarily on rotavirus, the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in infants worldwide. His work encompasses the spectrum from clinical vaccine trials to bench research investigating novel correlates of protection and human immunology. Additional interests include the epidemiology and immunology of human adenovirus infections and the intersection of the intestinal microbiome, adaptive immune repertoire, and undernutrition. His goal is to advance knowledge of enteric immunity to inform the design, use, and evaluation of interventions to prevent severe infectious diarrhea in low-to-middle income countries and promote healthy pediatric growth and development.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- J. Ward Stackpole, M.D. Award in honor of achievements of champions of Vermont school health services, Vermont State School Nurses Association’s (2021)
- Dean’s Rising Start New Investigator, UVM Larner College of Medicine (2019)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- Dean’s Scholar, Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- The Department of Pediatrics Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- Ted Castele Civic Professionalism Social Medicine Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- Magna cum laude, Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA (2001)
Bio
Dr. Benjamin Lee is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with a research interest in pediatric enteric infections, gut health, and growth and development. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM. In additional to his clinical duties caring for pediatric inpatients and outpatients who require specialized care for the diagnosis and/or management of infectious diseases, he conducts research with the UVM Vaccine Testing Center and Translational Global Infectious Diseases Research Center (TGIR). He has an active clinical and translational research program focusing primarily on rotavirus, the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in infants worldwide. His work encompasses the spectrum from clinical vaccine trials to bench research investigating novel correlates of protection and human immunology. Additional interests include the epidemiology and immunology of human adenovirus infections and the intersection of the intestinal microbiome, adaptive immune repertoire, and undernutrition. His goal is to advance knowledge of enteric immunity to inform the design, use, and evaluation of interventions to prevent severe infectious diarrhea in low-to-middle income countries and promote healthy pediatric growth and development.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- J. Ward Stackpole, M.D. Award in honor of achievements of champions of Vermont school health services, Vermont State School Nurses Association’s (2021)
- Dean’s Rising Start New Investigator, UVM Larner College of Medicine (2019)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- Dean’s Scholar, Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- The Department of Pediatrics Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- Ted Castele Civic Professionalism Social Medicine Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (2008)
- Magna cum laude, Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA (2001)
Select Publications
- Lee B, Dickson DM, deCamp AC, Ross Colgate E, Diehl SA, Uddin MI, et al. Histo-Blood Group Antigen Phenotype Determines Susceptibility to Genotype-Specific Rotavirus Infections and Impacts Measures of Rotavirus Vaccine Efficacy. J Infect Dis. 2018;217(9):1399-407. PMID: 29390150.
- Lee B*, Carmolli M, Dickson DM, et al. Rotavirus-Specific Immunoglobulin A Responses Are Impaired and Serve as a Suboptimal Correlate of Protection Among Infants in Bangladesh. Clin Infect Dis. 2018; 67:186-92. PMID: 29394355.
- *co-first author Lee B, Dickson DM, Alam M, Afreen S, Kader A, Afrin F, Ferdousi T, Damon CF, Gullickson SK, McNeal MM, Bak DM, Tolba M, Carmolli MP, Taniuchi M, Haque R, Kirkpatrick BD. The effect of increased inoculum on oral rotavirus vaccine take among infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A double-blind, parallel group, randomized, controlled trial. Vaccine. 2020 Jan 3;38(1):90-99. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.088. Epub 2019 Oct 10. PMID: 31607603.
- Williams FB, Kader A, Colgate ER, Dickson DM, Carmolli M, Uddin MI, Sharmin S, Islam S, Bhuiyan TR, Alam M, Nayak U, Mychaleckyj JC, Petri WA Jr, Haque R, Qadri F, Kirkpatrick BD, Lee B*. Maternal Secretor Status Affects Oral Rotavirus Vaccine Response in Breastfed Infants in Bangladesh. J Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 11;. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa101. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 32157282.
- Lee B, Colgate ER, Carmolli M, Dickson DM, Gullickson S, Diehl SA, Ara R, Alam M, Kibria G, Abdul Kader M, Afreen S, Ferdous T, Haque R, Kirkpatrick BD. Plasma VP8∗-Binding Antibodies in Rotavirus Infection and Oral Vaccination in Young Bangladeshi Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Dec 14;. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab120. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34904667.