Marc E. Lenburg, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Expertise in computational approaches to leverage genome-wide datasets (especially genome-wide gene-expression) for clinical and biological insight. Interests include developing and applying these tools for translational research.

Publications

  • Published 5/20/2026

    Fisher N, Xue L, Smith KK, Tao B, Cunha JA, Ladenheim S, Moreira-Bouchard JD, Milstone ZJ, Zhebrun A, Zhang X, Jun GR, Stein TD, Ang TFA, Farrer LA, Farb MG, Padera RF, Benjamin EJ, Levy D, Gopal DM, Isaac RS, Lenburg ME, Choi SH, Fetterman JL. Mitochondrial genetic variation across tissues of the human body. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 May 20; 54(10). PMID: 42179041.

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  • Published 5/6/2026

    Anderson KE, Tran LM, Krysan K, Kefella Y, Yu L, Fishbein GA, Rodriguez EF, Shabihkhani M, Stefanko DP, Green E, Liu G, Liu H, Zhang S, Kane E, Mehrad M, Spira AE, Dubinett SM, Burks EJ, Mazzilli SA, Lenburg ME, Beane JE. Archetype analysis of lung adenocarcinoma premalignancy links heterogeneity in premalignant lesions to diverging features of invasive disease. Mol Cancer Res. 2026 May 06. PMID: 42089783.

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  • Published 5/5/2026

    Souery W, Wong J, Diaz AA, Xu K, Xiao X, Liu H, Liu G, Gower AC, Alekseyev YO, Billatos E, Lenburg ME. Validation of bronchial airway gene expression associated with bronchiectasis in nasal epithelium. ERJ Open Res. 2026 May; 12(3). PMID: 42094231.

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  • Published 4/2/2026

    Ning B, Chiu DJ, Pfefferkorn RM, Cullinane E, Kefella Y, Kane E, Reyes-Ortiz V, Liu G, Zhang X, Liu H, Sultan L, Green E, Constant M, Spira AE, Campbell JD, Reid ME, Varelas X, Burks EJ, Lenburg ME, Mazzilli SA, Beane JE. Upregulation of an Epithelial miRNA Is Associated with Immune Evasion in Progressive Bronchial Premalignant Lesions. Cancer Immunol Res. 2026 Apr 02; 14(4):689-707. PMID: 41670462.

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  • Published 3/24/2026

    Steiner D, Sultan L, Sullivan T, Liu H, Xiao X, LeClerc A, Melvin S, Alekseyev YO, Liu G, Mazzilli SA, Zhang J, Suzuki K, Rieger-Christ K, Burks EJ, Beane J, Lenburg ME. Vascular invasion-associated gene expression is detectable in pre-surgical biopsies of stage I lung adenocarcinoma. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 24; 17(1). PMID: 41876493.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University
  • Member, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
    Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • University of California San Francisco, PhD
  • Wesleyan University, BA