Mia Levite

Dr. Mia Levite is a scientist specializing in Neuroimmunology: the communication between the brain and the immune system. Her research focuses on three original neuroimmune topics: (a) 'Nerve-Driven Immunity' (a term coined by Dr Levite): The direct effects of neurotransmitters on T cell function; (b) 'Autoimmune Epilepsy' (also a term coined by her): Epileptic seizures and neuropsychiatries impairments caused by glutamate-receptor autoantibodies; (c) Ion channels in T cells and their direct...See more

Dr. Mia Levite is a scientist specializing in Neuroimmunology: the communication between the brain and the immune system. Her research focuses on three original neuroimmune topics: (a) 'Nerve-Driven Immunity' (a term coined by Dr Levite): The direct effects of neurotransmitters on T cell function; (b) 'Autoimmune Epilepsy' (also a term coined by her): Epileptic seizures and neuropsychiatries impairments caused by glutamate-receptor autoantibodies; (c) Ion channels in T cells and their direct linkage to selective T cell functions. She published many pioneering papers on her original findings and has been invited to present her discoveries in numerous international meetings. She did her research at the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), Israel, and recently became a Senior Scientist Faculty Member at the School of Behavioral Sciences, within the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel. Dr. Levite's discoveries led to 7 patent applications thus far, providing novel platform technology for therapy of several human diseases. Some of this technology was already licensed to a drug developing company, which develops it now towards novel therapy of cancer and autoimmune diseases. See less