Fanxin Long PhD, MA, BS

Fanxin Long, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of medicine and developmental biology known for his significant contributions to the understanding of bone formation and regeneration. The goal of his research is to discover novel therapeutic strategies to treat osteoporosis, which affects millions of Americans. Long began his higher education at Beijing University, earning a bachelor’s degree in cell biology 1988. He then went on to graduate training in the United States, earning a masters in molecular biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1992 and his doctoral degree in developmental biology from Boston’s Tufts University in 1997. After postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University, Long joined the Washington University faculty as an assistant professor in 2002.