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Jonathan Z. Long

Jonathan Z. Long

Associate Professor, Pathology
Member, Bio-X
Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Institute Scholar, Sarafan ChEM-H
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Postdoc, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School (2017)
PhD, The Scripps Research Institute, Chemistry (2011)
BA, Columbia University, Biochemistry (2007)
Dr. Jonathan Long is an Associate Professor of Pathology and an Institute Scholar of Stanford ChEM-H (Chemistry, Engineering & Medicine for Human Health). His laboratory studies signaling pathways in mammalian energy metabolism. The long-term goal of this program is to discover new molecules and pathways that can be translated into therapeutic opportunities for obesity, metabolic disease, and other age-associated chronic diseases. Work from the laboratory has been recognized by numerous awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, and the Ono Pharma Foundation. Prior to arriving to Stanford, Dr. Long completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Scripps Research and his postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School.