معرفی
Dr. Jonathan Z. Long is an Associate Professor of Pathology at Stanford University, with affiliations to multiple institutes including Stanford ChEM-H, Bio-X, Cardiovascular Institute, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI), and Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. He serves as a member of the Stanford Diabetes Research Center and leads the Long Lab focused on molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis.
- Education: BA in Biochemistry (Columbia University, 2007), PhD in Chemistry (Scripps Research, 2011), Postdoc (Harvard Medical School/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2017)
His research bridges chemical physiology and metabolic disorders, with significant contributions to understanding ketone body metabolism, single-cell primate biology, and metabolite transport mechanisms. Recent work includes:
- Discovery of anti-obesity ketone metabolites (Nature, 2024)
- Identification of urinary Lac-Phe transporters (Nature Communications, 2024)
- Deciphering primate-specific metabolic pathways using mouse lemur models (Nature, 2025)
Scientific recognition includes:
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry (2024)
- Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Award (2020)
- NIH Pathways to Independence Award (2015)
As an advisor, he mentors students across Biophysics and Cancer Biology PhD programs, with roles as dissertation reader, advisor, and co-advisor. His lab operates at the Stanford ChEM-H/Neuroscience Research Complex, advancing therapeutic strategies for obesity-related conditions.
