Group Leader

Gang Dong

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Junior Group Leader at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories since April 2008

Yale University, New Haven, CT 2002-2008
(Postdoctoral Fellow, Associate Research Scientist)

University of Texas, Austin, TX (Doctoral Candidate) 1998-2002

Peking University, Beijing, China (Graduate Research Assistant) 1995-1998
 
 
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 2002

M.S. in Biophysics, Peking University, Beijing, China 1998

B.A. in Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China 1993
 
 
HONORS AND AWARDS
American Heart Association, Postdoctoral Fellowship 2004-06

Graduate School Summer Fellowship, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 1999

Most Persuasive Speaker Award, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 1998

Excellent Graduate Student Award, Peking University, Beijing, China 1997

Delegation Member to Japan, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China 1992

Outstanding Activity Organizer Award, China Agricultural University, Beijing 1991

First-class Undergraduate Scholarship, China Agricultural University, Beijing 1990-93
 
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Yale University, New Haven, CT (2006 – 2007)
Discussion Coordinator,
Biochemical & Biophysical Approaches in Molecular & Cellular Biology   

University of Texas, Austin, TX (1999 – 2002)      
Lecturer, Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques, Graduate laboratories      
Laboratory Supervisor, Techniques in Molecular Biology, Undergraduate laboratories    
Teaching Assistant, Evolution and Ecology, Undergraduate courses  

Peking University, Beijing, China (1996 – 1997)             
Lecturer, Molecular and Biochemical Laboratories, Undergraduate laboratories        

Institute of Plant Pathogen Control, Beijing, China (1993 – 1995)
Instructor, Biochemical Analysis, Analyst trainings