Patrick Long, PhD

Applied ML in Healthcare

Journal

Identifying and Characterizing Asthma Subgroups at High Risk of Severe Exacerbations with Machine Learning and Longitudinal Real-World Data

Dual supervised/unsupervised ML approach using real-world claims data to predict acute exacerbation and identify acute exacerbation risk subgroups among asthma patients

BMJ Health and Care Informatics 2025
Patent

Automated Clinical Concept Mapping Using SNOMED

Novel system for automatically mapping clinical concepts using SNOMED CT, reducing manual coding overhead and improving data standardization across healthcare systems.

US Patent 11960456 2024
Journal

Machine learning using longitudinal prescription and medical claims for the detection of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Machine learning approach using prescription and medical claims data to detect NASH patients, demonstrating early identification capabilities before traditional diagnostic methods.

BMJ Health and Care Informatics 2022
Journal

Using SNOMED to automate clinical concept mapping

Novel NLP graph-traversal algorithm for ICD edition mapping using SNOMED to support health data interoperability.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2020
Journal

AI Plus Real-World Data for Early Prediction of Disease Progression and Operationalized Precision Targeting

Framework for combining AI with real-world data to enable early disease progression prediction and operationalized precision targeting for improved patient outcomes.

Journal of PMSA 2020
Patent

Unbiased ETL System For Timed Medical Event Prediction

Patent-pending ETL system designed to minimize temporal bias in medical event prediction models.

US Patent Application 20210090745 2020

Neuroscience & Cancer Research

Journal

Loss of oligodendrocyte ErbB receptor signaling leads to hypomyelination, reduced density of parvalbumin‐expressing interneurons, and inhibitory function in the auditory cortex

Investigation of how mild hypomyelination due to loss of oligodendrocyte ErbB receptor signaling affects both excitatory and inhibitory connectivity in primary auditory cortex.

Glia 2023
Journal

Exposure to enriched environment rescues anxiety-like behavior and miRNA deregulated expression induced by perinatal malnutrition while altering oligodendrocyte morphology

Study showing how enriched environments can rescue anxiety behaviors caused by perinatal malnutrition through modulation of miRNAs and oligodendrocyte morphology changes.

Neuroscience 2019
Journal

Myelin development, plasticity, and pathology in the auditory system

Comprehensive review of myelin's role in auditory system development, examining how myelin plasticity contributes to normal function and pathological changes affect hearing.

Developmental Neurobiology 2018
Journal

Acetate supplementation as a means of inducing glioblastoma stem‐like cell growth arrest

Investigation of acetate supplementation as a therapeutic approach for inducing growth arrest in glioblastoma stem-like cells, offering potential cancer treatment strategies.

Journal of Cellular Physiology 2015
Journal

Triacetin‐based acetate supplementation as a chemotherapeutic adjuvant therapy in glioma

Development of triacetin-based acetate supplementation as adjuvant chemotherapy for glioma treatment, demonstrating enhanced therapeutic efficacy in cancer models.

International Journal of Cancer 2014
Journal

Dynamic regulation of myelination in health and disease

Analysis of dynamic myelination processes and their regulation in both healthy brain function and psychiatric diseases, highlighting therapeutic implications.

JAMA Psychiatry 2014
Journal

To learn is to myelinate

Perspective examining the relationship between learning processes and myelination, challenging traditional views of brain plasticity by highlighting oligodendrocyte roles in learning.

Science 2014
Journal

N-acetylaspartate (NAA) and N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) promote growth and inhibit differentiation of glioma stem-like cells

Study of NAA and NAAG metabolites in glioma stem cell growth, advising against their use to affect acetate bioavailability in glioma.

Journal of Biological Chemistry 2013
Journal

Acetate supplementation induces growth arrest of NG2/PDGFRα-positive oligodendroglioma-derived tumor-initiating cells

Demonstration that acetate supplementation can induce growth arrest in oligodendroglioma-derived tumor-initiating cells, offering therapeutic potential for brain tumors.

PLoS One 2013
Journal

Differential aminoacylase expression in neuroblastoma

Analysis of aminoacylase expression patterns in neuroblastoma, identifying potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for pediatric cancer treatment.

International Journal of Cancer 2011
Journal

Tauopathy with paired helical filaments in an aged chimpanzee

First documentation of Alzheimer's-like tauopathy with paired helical filaments in an aged chimpanzee, providing insights into evolutionary aspects of neurodegenerative diseases.

Journal of Comparative Neurology 2008

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