Leonard Zon
Director, Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital · St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- 1986–1988
New England Deaconess Hospital and a fellowship
- 1983–1986
Research
The zebrafish reference genome sequence and its relationship to the human genome
Nature · 2013 · 3,753 citations
Hematopoiesis: an evolving paradigm for stem cell biology
Cell · 2008 · 1,937 citations
Requirement for ceramide-initiated SAPK/JNK signalling in stress-induced apoptosis
Nature · 1996 · 1,681 citations
- BP
36 papers
29 papers
- GD
27 papers
- DT
24 papers
19 papers · 1 as a resident
15 papers · 3 as a fellow
15 papers
13 papers
Grants
- 2025–2030
Stress Granules in Red Blood Cell Development
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $1.6M · Boston Children's Hospital
- 2025–2030
Evaluating Pathways Involved in Melanoma Initiation
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.4M · Boston Children's Hospital
- 2013–2029
Targetable Epigenetic and Transcriptional Mechanisms in Melanoma Thatshape the Microenvironment
National Cancer Institute · P01
Project lead · $3.9M · Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2024–2028
Functional Characterization of the Endothelial Cell Niche for Hematopoietic Stem Cells
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · Boston Children's Hospital