Amir Horowitz

Amir Horowitz is an Assistant Professor in the Oncological Sciences department at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He works within the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and is affiliated with the Tisch Cancer Institute and the Marc and Jennifer Lipschultz Precision Immunology Institute.

• Research areas: Natural Killer Cell Immunology, T Cell Immunology, Bladder Cancer, HLA Genetics
• Key institutions: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Tisch Cancer Institute

Horowitz's research focuses on immune cell biology and cancer immunogenetics, particularly involving NK cells, HLA molecules, and CD8+ T cell interactions. He investigates how genetic dimorphisms influence disease severity in both infections and malignancies.

Recent work includes HLA-B polymorphism analysis in COVID-19 severity, HLA-E epitope mapping, and bladder cancer treatment optimization. His publications span immunology, oncology, and radiology journals with high citation impact.

• Current affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2004-present)
• Collaboration networks: Global (multiple international co-authors visible)