ZHENG DONG

 

ZHENG DONG, PH.D.

 

Associate Professor with tenure

Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

Medical College of Georgia

1459 Laney Walker Blvd , CB-2917

Augusta , GA 30912-2000

Phone:   (706) 721-2825

Fax:      (706) 721-6120  

E-mail:  zdong@mail.mcg.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

1985-1989              B.S.        Fudan University , China                Microbiology

 

 

1989-1994             Ph.D.               Shanghai Institute of Physiology      Physiology

                     Chinese Academy of Sciences

Thesis advisors: Pei-Hong Zhu

           Xiong-Li Yang

 

TRAINING

 

1994-1998             Post-doctoral         University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio                        

                                                                Field of training: Experimental Pathology

Mentor : M.A. Venkatachalam    

 

 

1997                   Other                     University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston                                            

                                                          Field of training:  Electrophysiology

 

2000                   Other            University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

                  Field of training: Teaching in Medical and Graduate School

                           

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 

1994 – 1998         Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Pathology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . 

Mentor : Dr. Manjeri A. Venkatachalam

 

1998 – 1999        Research Instructor

Department of Pathology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Departmental Chair:  Dr. Robert L. Reddick

 

1999 – 2000        Research Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . 

Departmental Chair:  Dr. Robert L. Reddick

 

2000 – 2002        Assistant Professor (tenure track)

Department of Pathology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . 

Departmental Chair:  Dr. Robert L. Reddick

 

2002 – present     Associate Professor (tenured in 2005)

Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

Medical College of Georgia . 

Departmental Chair:  Dr. Sally S. Atherton

 

2004 – present     Research Physiologist

Medical Research Line

VA Medical Center at Augusta

Research Director:  Dr. Henry Middleton

                    

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 

    External Academic Activities

 

Grant reviewer:

             

              U.S. Army (Life Science)

              Biomedical Research Council , Singapore

MCG Combined Intramural Grants Program (CIGP)

              American Heart Association

National Institutes of Health  

VA Medical Center at Augusta

             

Journal reviewer:

 

              American Journal of Physiology(Cell)

              American Journal of Physiology(Renal))

              American Journal of Pathology

              Journal of American Society of Nephrology

Kidney International

              Journal of Biological Chemistry

              Journal of Clinical Investigation

              Oncogene

              Molecular Pharmacology

Biochemical Pharmacology

              Journal of Neurochemistry

              Cellular Molecular Life Science

              Biochemical Journal

              BMC (Cardiovascular Disease)

              BioEssays

Cancer Letters

Neuroscience Letters

Journal of Pathology

……

 

Book proposal reviewer:

 

              WILEY-VCH , Berlin , Germany

 

Symposium chair:

 

              “Apoptosis, Cell Injury and Cell Death”, Experimental Biology 2001, Orlando

 

Book editor:

 

“Essentials of Apoptosis: a guide for basic and clinical research”, Humana Press, 2003.

 

 

    Institutional Academic Activities

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

                                   1999-2002    Biosafety Committee

                                   1999-2002    HealthCareers High School Mentoring Committee

                                   1999-2002    Research Equipment Management Committee

 

Medical College of Georgia

2003                Inflammation & Infectious Disease Task Force ( School of Medicine , MCG)

2003-2004       Faculty Search Committee (Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, MCG)

2003-2006   MCG Institutional Grant Review Committee

                                   2003-2006    Academic Council (MCG)

                                   2004-2006    Academic Council Executive Committee (MCG)

2004-2006   Chair, Strategies and Responsibilities committee (MCG)

                                   2004-2005    Faculty Grievance Subcommittee (MCG)

2004-2005   Faculty Nominating Subcommittee (MCG)

2004-               Curriculum Advancement Committee (School of Graduate Studies, MCG)

2004-               Recruitment and Admission Committee (School of Graduate Studies, MCG)

2004-               Director, Graduate Studies Program (Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, MCG)

                                                                     

HONORS & AWARDS

 

2005                    Distinguished Faculty Award (Basic Science)

School of Medicine , MCG

 

2005                    Distinguished Research Award

School of Graduate Studies, MCG

 

2004                    Research Career Development Award

Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 7)

 

2001                    Carl W. Gottschalk Scholar Award                                                           American Society of Nephrology

 

2001                    Patricia W. Robinson Young Investigator

National Kidney Foundation

         

2000                    Lyndon B. Johnson Research Award

American Heart Association

                       

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

 

American Society for Cell Biology                                              

American Society of Nephrology                                               

American Physiological Society               

American Society of Investigative Pathology   

 

TEACHING & MENTORING

 

Course Teaching

 

       School of Graduate Studies:

 

              Course Director:  

Molecular Medicine                  (MOL8040)  2004-

Laboratory Research                (ANM9300A)  2004-

Investigation of a problem       (ANM9210A) 2004-

 

Lecturer/instructor:   

Integrative Systems Biology             (SGS8033)    2002-

Renal Histology lecture & lab, 3 hrs

 

 Introduction to Research         (SGS8040)    2002-

Cellular Response to Hypoxia, 1hr

 

                            Molecular Cell Biology            (SGS8022)    2003-

                            Lysosome and Endocytosis lecture, 4 hrs

 

                            Seminar in Cell Biology & Anatomy (ANM9010)       2003-

                            Seminar/lecture, 1 hr

                           

                            Biological Signaling, 3hrs         (MOL 8030) 2004-

                            Apoptosis lecture, 3 hrs

 

                            Molecular Medicine                 (MOL 8040) 2004-

                            Acute Renal Failure, 3 hrs

 

       School of Medicine :

 

              Lecturer/instructor:      

Cellular and Systems Structures Module (ITD5125  2004-

Urogenital development lecture, 3 hrs

Lysosome and Proteosome lecture, 2 hrs

 

Histology and Development      (ANM5130)         2003-

Lab instruction, 10hrs

 

                            Survey of Cells and Tissues     (SEEP)                2003-

                            Urinary system lecture & lab, 3hrs

                            Cardiovascular lecture & lab, 3hrs

 

 

   Other teaching activities                       

 

University of Georgia : Biology Honors Seminar        Lecture 2 hrs        2004

MCG Graduate Research Day                         Judging Committee     2002-

MCG STAR Program                              Instructor              2003-

 

 

Academic Mentoring

 

Educational administration

 

Director of Graduate Program                                        

Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, MCG

2004-present

 

Preceptor on Student Training Grant

"Multidisciplinary pre-doctoral training in integrative cardiovascular biology"

Program Director: David Pollock

Agency: NIH, NHLBI (HL76146)

Total Direct Cost: $681,600 

Period: 4/02/04 - 03/31/09

 

 

Graduate student                              My Role

Craig Brooks                                    Major advisor                    2003-

Navjot Pabla                                    Major advisor                    2004-

Man Jiang*                                       Thesis research mentor              2003-

Junichiro Nishiyama#                               Thesis research mentor              1998-2000

Aisha Walker                                          Advisory committee           2003-

Yang Sui                                          Advisory committee           2004-

Jun Zhou                                          Advisory committee           2005-

Hui Huang                                        Advisory committee           2005-

Jiping Xiao                                       Dean’ Representative

for Qualification exam  2004

Huankai Hu                                      Reader of PhD Thesis         2005

(*Ph.D. student of MCG-Wuhan University International Cooperative Agreement Program #Ph.D. student of National Medical School of Defense, Japan)                              

                  

Undergraduate student                      Supervisory Role

Gautham Pandiyan (Univ. Georgia                Major Thesis advisor          2003-2004   

Patricia Smith       ( Paine College                  Major Thesis advisor          2003-2004

Constance Newman ( Spelman College )*              Summer research mentor    2003

Gautham Pandiyan (UGA)#                          Summer research mentor    2003

Kan Zhang ( John Hopkins University )             Summer research mentor   1999-2000

*Research Apprentice Program, School of Medicine , MCG

# STAR program, School of Graduate Studies , MCG

                                           

Research Fellow                              Current Address

Mohammad M. Alam (2001-2002)              University of Edmonton , Canada

Qiu Zhong            (1999-2000)                     New York University , Long Island

Xiaolan Yi               (2000-2005)                     Medical College of Georgia

Jinzhao Wang              (1999-present)                   Medical College of Georgia

Qingqing Wei              (2002-present)                   Medical College of Georgia

Leping Feng         (2005-present)                   Medical College of Georgia

 

Faculty mentoring                            

Congyi Wang , MD              (Asst Professor)   Medical College of Georgia

Center of Genomic Medicine

Mong-Heng Wang, PhD     (Asst Professor)   Medical College of Georgia

Department of Physiology

Lianrui Chu , MD          (Asst Professor)   University of Texas Health Science Center

at San Antonio , Department of Orthodontics

Feng Fang , MD            (Visiting Professor)      Tongji Medical University , China

 

 

INVITED LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

(Last 5 years)

 

2000.4                          “Inhibition of caspase activation in hypoxic cells by serine protease inhibitors”.  Experimental Biology 2000, FASEB, San Diego

 

2000.7 “Apoptotic gene regulation in hypoxia/ischemic cell injury”.  Lectures by

recipients of ‘Lyndon Baines Johnson Research Award’, American Heart Association, Corpus Christi .

 

2001.3             “Cellular adaptation to hypoxia: a role for the apoptosis inhibitory protein IAP-2”. Pathology Research Conference.  Department of Pathology, UT Health Science Center , San Antonio  

 

2001.4             “Protection of ATP-depleted cells by impermeant derivatives of strychnine: implications for glycine cytoprotection”. Experimental Biology 2001, FASEB, Orlando