Faculty & Scientific Staff
Bernard Khor, MD, PhD
Dr. Khor earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in immunology from Washington University, where he studied the fundamental mechanisms of T cell receptor recombination. He completed a residency in clinical pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in transfusion medicine at Harvard Medical School. He also conducted postdoctoral research identifying novel pathways that guide regulatory T cell differentiation.
Since joining Benaroya Research Institute in 2017, Khor has focused his research on understanding how the immune system is disrupted in people with Down syndrome, aiming to uncover pathways that may inform immune health more broadly. A key focus of his work is investigating why immune aging occurs earlier in people with Down syndrome and how these changes influence the development of autoimmune disease and responses to infections and vaccines.
In addition to his work at BRI, Dr. Khor serves as associate medical director at Bloodworks Northwest and as an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington. He is committed to bridging laboratory discoveries with clinical impact, translating insights from the bench into strategies that improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.
