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Benjamin J. Luft, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of Lyme disease and AIDS-related conditions, and was named the Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Luft served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine from 1994 to 2006, and is now Director and Principal Investigator of the Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program. A researcher and educator with diverse interests and achievements, Dr. Luft is a passionate spokesman who seeks to impart a reverence for humanity and a commitment to ethics in the practice of medicine.
Research interests
Dr. Luft research interests are in
- WTC Exposure Related Illnesses
- Lyme Disease
- Tick-Borne Illness
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Education/Academic qualification
Medical Doctor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Option Period 3: Clinical Services for World Trade Center Responders 2022 - 2030
Luft, B. J. (PI)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
09/29/25 → 09/28/26
Project: Research
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Developing and Evaluating Artificial Intelligence-based Longitudinal Assessments of PTSD in 9/11 Responders
Kotov, R. (PI), Schwartz, H. A. (PI), Luft, B. J. (CoPI) & Samaras, D. (CoPI)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
07/1/22 → 06/30/27
Project: Research
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COVID-19 Non-Clinical Research: Severity and long-term health effects of COVID-19 among World Trade Center responders
Luft, B. J. (PI) & Yang, X. (CoI)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
07/1/21 → 06/30/27
Project: Research
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Cognition and Neuropathology in World Trade Center-exposed FDNY, NYPD, and Construction Worker Responders
Clouston, S. (PI), Kuan, P. F. (CoPI), Luft, B. J. (CoPI), Mann, F. (CoPI), Palekar, N. (CoPI), Vaska, P. (CoPI), Diminich, E. (CoPI), Huang, C. (CoPI) & Kritikos, M. (CoPI)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
07/1/21 → 06/30/27
Project: Research
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Burden and Change in Alzheimers Disease Neuropathology in Aging World Trade Center Responders
Clouston, S. (PI), Kuan, P. F. (CoPI), Luft, B. J. (CoPI), Palekar, N. (CoPI), Vaska, P. (CoPI), Bromet, E. (CoPI), Diminich, E. (CoPI) & Huang, C. (CoPI)
03/15/21 → 02/28/27
Project: Research
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Comparative genomics of Borrelia lusitaniae
Carvalho, I. L. D., Núncio, M. S., Norte, A. C., Mongodin, E. F., Luft, B. J., Schutzer, S. E., Yang, X., Fraser, C. M., Hepner, S., Fingerle, V., Margos, G., Morgan, R., Akther, S., Qiu, W. & Casjens, S. R., Apr 2 2026, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 16, 3, jkaf319.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increased phosphorylated tau (pTau-181) is associated with neurological post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease in essential workers: a prospective cohort study before and after COVID-19 onset
Yang, X., Fontana, A., Clouston, S. A. P. & Luft, B. J., Jan 2026, In: EBioMedicine. 123, 106106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analyses implicate redox-metabolic pathways in PTSD-associated multisystem disease and accelerated aging
Kuan, P. F., Mann, F. D., Yang, X., Kotov, R., Clouston, S., Ilkayeva, O., Muehlbauer, M., Newgard, C. B. & Luft, B. J., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 7792.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring resilience using language modeling: A computational approach to observing resilience
Mahwish, S., Boyd, R. L., Varadarajan, V., Kotov, R., Luft, B. J., Schwartz, H. A. & Clouston, S. A. P., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Traumatic Stress. 39, 3, p. 376-389 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanistic signatures of comorbid PTSD with cognitive impairment implicate cortisol-induced neural toxicity
Kuang, Z., Chesebro, A. G., Strey, S. G., Clouston, S. A. P., Luft, B. J. & Mujica-Parodi, L. R., Jun 2026, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 51, 7, p. 1325-1334 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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