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Jonathan Brestoff, MD, Pathology, Saint Louis, MO

JonathanBrestoffMDPhD, MPH

Pathology Saint Louis, MO

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Assistant Professor

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  • Office

    660 S Euclid Ave
    # 8118
    Saint Louis, MO 63110
    Phone+1 314-362-5943

Summary

  • I am a physician-scientist trained in clinical pathology with a research focus on how the immune system regulates metabolic homeostasis and the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Education & Training

  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2016, MD
  • U Penn Med School
    U Penn Med SchoolPhD, Cell & Molecular Biology, 2011 - 2014
  • University College Cork - National University of Ireland
    University College Cork - National University of IrelandMPH, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, 1st Class Honours, 2009 - 2010
  • Skidmore College
    Skidmore CollegeBS, Chemistry (Biochemistry) and Exercise Science, Summa Cum Laude, 2004 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • American Board of Pathology Pathology - Clinical

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • NIH Director's Early Independence Award NIH Office of the Director, 2019
  • Career Award for Medical Scientists Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2019
  • Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, 2018-2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Press Mentions

  • LUCA Science Publishes Groundbreaking Research in Nature Metabolism: Mitochondria Transfer-Based Therapies Reduce the Morbidity and Mortality of Leigh Syndrome
    LUCA Science Publishes Groundbreaking Research in Nature Metabolism: Mitochondria Transfer-Based Therapies Reduce the Morbidity and Mortality of Leigh SyndromeSeptember 5th, 2024
  • Brestoff, Theunissen Recognized by NIH for Innovative Research
    Brestoff, Theunissen Recognized by NIH for Innovative ResearchOctober 1st, 2019
  • Brestoff Receives Prestigious Medical Scientists Award
    Brestoff Receives Prestigious Medical Scientists AwardSeptember 27th, 2019

Grant Support

  • NIH Director's Early Independence AwardOffice of the Director, National Institutes of Health2019–2024
  • Career Award for Medical ScientistsBurroughs Wellcome Fund2019–2024
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein F30 FellowshipNational Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID)2014–2016
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein T32 Fellowship (Microbial
 Pathogenesis 
and
 Genomics)National Institutes of Allergy & Infectious Disease2012–2014

Research History

  • PhD studentPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Advisor, David Artis, PhD; Dissertation, "Innate immune cell regulation of metabolic homeostasis"2011 - 2014
  • ResearcherSkidmore College; Advisor, TH Reynolds, PhD; Thesis, "Identification of a novel anti-obesity compound"2006 - 2008

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