Peter Tontonoz
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Tontonoz's laboratory focuses on studying regulatory pathways involved in cholesterol, fatty acid, and phospholipid metabolism, contributing to uncovering fundamental mechanisms through which animals maintain cellular and whole-body lipid homeostasis. His group has clarified pathways governing lipid uptake, transport, and efflux, demonstrating their impact on the function of immune cells and metabolic tissues in both physiological and pathological conditions. His h-index is 113, with over 240 research articles published and cited over 68,000 times.
Tontonoz is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and the Association of American Physicians (AAP). He is the recipient of national awards such as the Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award from the ASCI, the ATVB Distinguished Achievement Award and Jeffrey Hoeg Award from the American Heart Association (AHA), as well as the Richard Weitzman Award and Gerald D. Aurbach Award from The Endocrine Society.
Tontonoz served as the President of the ASCI from 2013 to 2014. Provided by Wikipedia
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9by Xuqi Chen, Rebecca McClusky, Jenny Chen, Simon W Beaven, Peter Tontonoz, Arthur P Arnold, Karen ReueGet full text
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10by Cynthia Hong, Robert Walczak, Helena Dhamko, Michelle N. Bradley, Chaitra Marathe, Rima Boyadjian, Jon V. Salazar, Peter TontonozGet full text
Published 2011-03-01
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17by Jianjia Fan, Yoko Shimizu, Jeniffer Chan, Anna Wilkinson, Ayaka Ito, Peter Tontonoz, Edie Dullaghan, LiisaA.M. Galea, Tom Pfeifer, Cheryl L. WellingtonGet full text
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19by Lily C. Chao, Erin Soto, Cynthia Hong, Ayaka Ito, Liming Pei, Ajay Chawla, Orla M. Conneely, Rajendra K. Tangirala, Ronald M. Evans, Peter TontonozGet full text
Published 2013-03-01
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20by Sonal S. Sheth, Lawrence W. Castellani, Soumya Chari, Cory Wagg, Christopher K. Thipphavong, Jackie S. Bodnar, Peter Tontonoz, Alan D. Attie, Gary D. Lopaschuk, Aldons J. LusisGet full text
Published 2005-01-01
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