Nationality American Name Bettie Steinberg Website [1] | Known for Medical Research Role Researcher | |
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Employer Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Education Stony Brook University, Adelphi University, University of California, Riverside | ||
Bettie M. Steinberg holds multiple positions within Northwell Health: Chief Scientific Officer for The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Dean of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine (both in Manhasset, NY), and Chair of the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, NY.
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Education
Dr. Bettie M. Steinberg did her undergraduate work at the University of California, Riverside, completing her degree in 1959. In 1967, she earned a master's degree in Biology from Adelphi University. In 1973, she returned to academia for her Ph.D. in microbiology, which she received from the State University of New York, Stony Brook in 1976 for her work on bacterial viruses. She then did a postdoctoral fellowship at SUNY Stony Brook, studying mammalian tumor viruses.
Academic Appointments
After her post doctoral fellowship, Steinberg moved to Columbia University, where she spent two years as a Senior Research Associate. She then joined the Department of Otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and joined The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research when it was established in 2000. She also holds academic appointments as Professor at the Elmezzi Graduate School and Professor of Molecular Medicine and Otolaryngology at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine;.
Principal Scientific Contributions
When Dr. Steinberg arrived at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, she began her studies of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and their role in diseases of the head and neck, especially recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. These studies have been supported continuously by grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH) since 1983. Dr. Steinberg, collaborating with Allan Abramson, M.D., discovered that HPVs establish latent infections, which are the source of recurrent disease. Dr. Steinberg has dissected the molecular biology of papillomas, discovering that their signaling systems are altered in HPV infection and the cells don’t get the right messages to carry out their normal functions.