Dr. Mark Lee

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mark N. Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine with a secondary affiliation in the Department of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine. He is a member of Yale's Human Translational Immunology (HTI) Program and the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Lee earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale University. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Immunology from Harvard Medical School. His Ph.D. work focused on how common genetic variants alter immune phenotypes. Following his education, Dr. Lee completed his residency in Clinical Pathology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and pursued a fellowship in Transfusion Medicine through the Harvard Joint Program. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Before joining the faculty at Yale, he served as an attending physician in the Blood Transfusion Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a physician-scientist and Principal Investigator, Dr. Lee's research interests include Adaptive Immunity, Autoimmune Diseases, and Immunotherapy, among others.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2025-08-03 — Present

Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT

Faculty member involved in research and education in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Department of Pathology.

Awards

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AABB Foundation Scientific Research Grant Award

2022-07-01

Requirements for Yale School of Medicine

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, or related field Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Academic Purpose
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • Application Fee ($105)
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for PhD applicants. TOEFL speaking scores below 26 or IELTS speaking below 7.5 may require summer English training.