Luigi Fontana

Calorie restriction researcher at the University of Sydney

Luigi Fontana is a physician scientist and Professor and Leonard Pullmann Chair in Translational Metabolic Health at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre. Before Sydney he spent 18 years at Washington University in St Louis, where he studied long-term members of the Calorie Restriction Society and helped lead the CALERIE trial. His research covers how dietary restriction and exercise affect human aging. He wrote The Path to Longevity.

Updated November 1, 2026