College of Medicine
Long Lab
Led by Joanna R Long · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
What we study
The Long Lab uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to study how the tooth-decay bacterium Streptococcus mutans builds functional amyloid fibers, and develops hyperpolarized xenon gas technology for MRI scans of the lungs. It works with the high-field magnets of UF's AMRIS facility and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Bacteria & microbes
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
129Xe hyperpolarizer for pulmonary imaging at the University of Florida
Developing a system to enhance MRI imaging of lungs using hyperpolarized xenon gas.
Functional amyloid formation in streptococcus mutans
Investigating how amyloid structures form in the bacteria Streptococcus mutans.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Fluorescence readouts of KL4-induced changes in lipid order and fluidity in surfactant-like bilayers relevant to ARDS and COVID-19 lung injury
2026 · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
- In Vivo Quantitative Detection of PEGylated Macromolecules by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
2026 · NMR in Biomedicine
Uses magnetic resonance spectroscopy to track PEGylated biomolecules in living organisms.
Show 3 more papersShow fewer
- Protocol for high-power, brain-focused microwave fixation to define rodent metabolism
2025 · STAR Protocols
Develops a method to quickly stop brain metabolism in mice using microwaves.
- Backbone NMR resonance assignments for the C2 domain of the Streptococcus mutans adhesin P1
2025 · Biomolecular NMR Assignments
Identifies atomic positions in a protein from Streptococcus mutans using nuclear magnetic resonance.
- Characterization of dielectric properties and their impact on MAS-DNP NMR applications
2024 · Journal of Magnetic Resonance
Plain-language summaries are AI-written and reviewed by us; check the paper for details.
How to reach out
Joanna R Long hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.