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Sang Ging Ong, PhD (PI)
[email protected] Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine Dr. Ong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago. He also holds a co-appointment in the Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine. Dr. Ong obtained his BS from the University Technology of Malaysia, MRes from the University of Manchester, PhD from the University College London and postdoc training in the laboratory of Prof. Joseph Wu at Stanford University. Using rodent models and iPSC technology, his research seeks to understand the molecular and biological mechanisms underlying various cardiovascular diseases with a focus of mitochondrial biology. Additional research areas include cardioprotection strategies against ischemic damage including cell & gene therapy, microRNAs, and exosomes. He was previously a recipient of an AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship and Scientist Development Grant, and currently holds an NIH K99/R00 award. |
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Shubhi Srivastava, PhD
[email protected] Postdoc Shubhi Srivastava obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Allahabad, India. She earned her PhD in Biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Her doctoral work unraveled the moonlighting functions of mitochondrial co-chaperones as redox regulators and highlighted the importance of artificial antioxidants for therapeutics. She then moved to San Diego and joined The Scripps Research Institute as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, where she worked on neuro-endocrine regulation of fat metabolism. In UIC, she is trying to understand the metabolic alterations underlying cardiac stem cell regeneration and cardio-oncology. Outside the lab, she loves to sketch, and charcoal is her favorite companion. Publications: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/57817237/?sort=date&direction=ascending |
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Sarath Babu Nukala, PhD
[email protected] Postdoc Sarath Babu Nukala obtained his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. Later, he worked for three years as a Senior Research Assistant at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, India, in the multidisciplinary research fields related to developmental biology, neurodegenerative, intervertebral disc degenerative, and autoimmune diseases. Sarath received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Milan, Italy. His doctoral thesis revealed the underlying mechanisms of endothelial dysfunctionality, oxidative stress associated with acute myocardial infarction and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension diseases. His PhD project was funded by the prestigious European funding organization: Marie Sklodowska- Curie-ITN-EJD-H2020 grant. He completed his doctoral thesis secondment in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Barcelona, Spain. In UIC, he is trying to understand the underlying molecular and biological mechanisms in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) disease by using cellular, genetic, and biochemical approaches. In his spare time, he loves sending time with family, playing cricket, traveling, watcing movies, and photography. Publications: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1H5tM3TKro85k/bibliography/public/ |
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Youjeong Kwon, MSc
[email protected] Research Specialist Youjeong Kwon received her BSc degree from Kyungpook National University, Korea and MSc degree from the University of Science and Technology (UST) and Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB). She previously worked on understanding the role of mitochondria regulation in cell fate transition during somatic cell reprogramming. Publications: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1Ria5PA4scRka6/bibliography/57848767/public/?sort=date&direction=descending |
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Jiajun Li, MSc
[email protected] Research Specialist Jiajun Li received his Master’s degree in Biology from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Prior to joining UIC, his work focused on an isoform of Bax (BaxΔ2) and its microsatellite variation in colon cancer cell lines. He subsequently worked on a BMPR2 mutation found in patients with hereditary pulmonary hypertension and investigated the effects of fibroblasts on vascular remodeling. His current project is to investigate the effects of pre-conditioning stimulus on the metabolic properties of iPSC-CM which may help to enhance cardiac regeneration. Publications: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1Ly8wtmXuV_9c_/bibliography/57817349/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending |
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Jordan Walls Newson, BS
[email protected] Research Specialist Jordan Newson received his BS in Biology from Albion College. Before joining the Ong lab, he worked in the field of translational medicine involving the creation of a new porcine derived cellular model of hepatocellular carcinoma with the Oncopig. He plans to pursue a PhD in Pharmacology. |