Hemant Joshi, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of the Clinical Flow Cytometry and Diagnostic Immunology Laboratories at Stony Brook University Hospital
University Hospital Level 3
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY 11794-7025
Tel: (631) 444-2637
Fax: (631) 444-3419
Email: hemant.joshi@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Board Certifications: DMLI- Diplomate in Medical Laboratory Immunology (ASCP Board of Certification)
Education:
2019: Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Research Summary/Clinical Practice:
Dr. Joshi is a clinical laboratory immunologist with expertise in diagnostic immunology and flow cytometry, particularly in the evaluation of hematologic malignancies and immune disorders. He completed his Ph.D. and postdoctoral training at the University of Utah, followed by a Clinical Immunology Fellowship at the University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories. His interests include developing functional immune assays, expanding flow cytometry applications across multiple areas of laboratory testing and exploring the emerging application of artificial intelligence in immunophenotyping. He is deeply committed to the education and mentorship of trainees and laboratory staffs.
Current and Previous Appointments:
2026 - Present: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
2022- 2026: Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Honors (Selected):
Doctorate Award, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI 2022)
Young Investigator Award, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI 2021)
Peer Reviewed Publications (Selected):
Sircy LM, Ramstead AG, Gibbs LC, Joshi H, Baessler A, Mena I, García-Sastre A, Emerson LL, Fairfax KC, Williams MA, Hale JS. Generation of antigen-specific memory CD4 T cells by heterologous immunization enhances the magnitude of thegerminal center response upon influenza infection. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Sep 16;20(9):e1011639. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011639. PMID: 39283916; PMCID:PMC11404825.
Nelson HA, Joshi HR, Straseski JA. Mistaken Identity: The Role of Autoantibodies in Endocrine Disease. J Appl Lab Med. 2022 Jan 5;7(1):206-220. doi:10.1093/jalm/jfab128. PMID: 34996091.
Joshi HR, Hill HR, Asch J, Margraf RL, Coonrod E, Durtschi J, Zhou Q, He X, Voelkerding KV, Kumánovics A. CXXC5 variant in an immunodeficient patient with a progressive loss of hematopoietic cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Apr;147(4):1504-1507.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.09.036. Epub 2020 Oct 16. PMID:33075407.
Joshi HR, Hill HR, Zhou Z, He X, Voelkerding KV, Kumánovics A. Frontline Science: Cxxc5 expression alters cell cycle and myeloid differentiation of mouse hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. J Leukoc Biol. 2020 Aug;108(2):469-484. doi: 10.1002/JLB.1HI0120-169R. Epub 2020 Feb 21. PMID: 32083332.
Sriaroon P, Chang Y, Ujhazi B, Csomos K, Joshi HR, Zhou Q, Close DW, Walter JE, Kumánovics A. Familial Immune Thrombocytopenia Associated With a Novel Variant in IKZF1. Front Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;7:139. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00139. PMID:31069201; PMCID: PMC6491668.