Peter Tontonoz MD, PhD
University of California Los Angeles
Peter Tontonoz is the Frances and Albert Piansky Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. The focus of his laboratory is the control of gene expression by lipids and the role of nuclear receptors in lipid metabolism. Dr. Tontonoz has helped to elucidate fundamental mechanisms by which animals maintain cellular and whole-body lipid homeostasis. He is a recipient of the Weitzman and Aurbach Awards from the Endocrine Society, and the Jeffrey Hoeg Award from the AHA. He serves on a number of editorial boards and is Editor in Chief of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Appearances
DateMarch 24, 2019MECHANISMS OF GENE REGULATION IN DEVELOPMENT, METABOLIC REGULATION, AND INFLAMMATIONModerator
Carolyn L. Smith, PhDBaylor College of MedicinePanelists
Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhDUniversity of California Los AngelesChristopher K. Glass, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San DiegoMarisa Bartolomei, PhDUniversity of PennsylvaniaFreeStandard Price
