Meet the PI

Dr. Leslie J. Berg

Leslie J. Berg, PhD, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University and her PhD at the University of California at Berkeley.  Her PhD thesis work was performed with Michael Botchan, PhD, on the topic of bovine papilloma virus DNA replication.  She then trained as a postdoctoral fellow with Mark M. Davis, PhD, at Stanford University School of Medicine.  Dr. Berg joined the faculty at Harvard University in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology from 1990-1997, and then moved to the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1998.  In 2019, Dr. Berg moved to the University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine, where she became the Chair of the Department of Immunology and Microbiology.

Awards & Honors

1980                          Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University

1980-1983                    National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

1986-1987                    Cancer Biology Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University

1987-1990                    Leukemia Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

1990-1994                    Cancer Research Institute, Inc. Investigator Award

1993-1995                    Harcourt General Charitable Foundation Young Investigator Award

2001                             American Association of Immunologists/Pharmingen Investigator Award for Outstanding Contributions to the field of Immunology

2002                          Outstanding Educator Award, Univ. Massachusetts Medical School

2002                             The Medical Foundation’s Chestnut Hill Award for Excellence in Medical Research

2003                          Educational Achievement “Star” Award, Univ. Massachusetts Medical School

2004                             Women in Science and Health Achievement Award, Univ. Massachusetts Medical School

2006                             Faculty Achievement Award for outstanding mentoring in the research setting, Univ. Massachusetts Medical School

2006                          American Association of Immunologists Distinguished Service Award

2010                             Dean’s Award:  Lamar Soutter Award for Excellence in Medical Education, Univ. Massachusetts Medical School

2011-2012                 President, American Association of Immunologists

2017         Educational Achievement “Star” Award, Univ. Massachusetts Medical School

2020                          American Association of Immunologists Distinguished Fellow Award

2025 American Associate of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award