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Weather Alert

Due to extreme heat and our utility provider's report of ongoing power disruptions, Kean University’s main campus in Union will operate on a fully remote schedule for the remainder of the week.

All classes will be conducted remotely, and employees should work remotely during regular Summer business hours.

Only essential personnel should report to work as required. Employees with questions about their status should consult with their supervisor.

Cougars Den will operate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Kean Ocean will follow Ocean County College’s operating schedule. 

 

Li Ong

Email
lio@kean.edu

I have been an Adjunct Faculty at Kean University in Union, NJ in the Department of Biology since 2016.  I taught Parasitology, Reproductive Physiology, Principles of Biology and Forensic Science 1000.

I have done over 25 years of biomedical research, lab supervision and staff, graduate and medical student training in research at top medical research institutes, including Rutgers University Medical School, Cornell University Medical College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Medical College.

I acquired many research skills to conduct the research and to teach research methodology,  laboratory techniques and scientific skills to graduate students, visiting international scientists and doctors. 

I have also published several research papers in accredited journals such as Developmental Biology, Stem Cells International, the FASEB Journal  and the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research publications.

Supervision and management of personnel are strong suits and I am very experienced in various online financial systems.  I am experienced in budgeting and grant writing. I am also experienced in setting up new laboratories, renovations, purchase, set up and maintenance of state of the art scientific equipment.

Education

  • B.S., Biology, St. Elizabeth University, Convent Station, NJ
  • M.S., Biology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

Courses Taught

  • Parasitology
  • Reproductive Physiology
  • Principles of Biology 1000
  • Forensic Science 1000
  • Course Preparation: Forensic Science 2000

Research Experience

1985-1991, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway/New     Brunswick, NJ.   Yeast Genetics, Rheumatology (Lupus Research), HIV Research.

1991-2000, Cornell University Medical College, Manhattan, NY.  Dept. of Cell Biology.  Research on Cardiovascular Development, Molecular Cloning, Cardiac Gene Insertion using skills in Embryology, Histology, Cell Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Microscopy, Microsurgery, Microinjection and Cell Culture.

2000-2007, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.  Dept. of Cell Biology.  Research Facilities Manager in Dept with 18 labs.  Instruct, provide scientific and technical advice to graduate students, medical students, post-docs and faculty on the use of scientific equipment. Coordinated Molecular Biology Core Facility.

2007-2010, Weill Cornell Medical College, Manhattan, NY.  Clinical & Translational Science Research.  Lab Manager.  Supervised 2 Research Associates and 3 Technicians.

2010-Present, Ametrine Biomedical & Educational

2014-2015, New York Medical College, Dept. of Physiology,  Translational Stem Cell Lab.  Conducted Stem Cell Research using skills in Embryology, Histology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Microscopy, Cell Culture.

2016-Present, Kean University, College of Applied and Natural Sciences.  Courses taught:  Parasitology, Reproductive Physiology, Principles of Biology 1000,  Forensic Science 1000. (Course Preparation:   Forensic Science 2000).  Collaborated on research at NJ Stem Center at Kean University.  

Co-advisor: Beta Beta Beta Biology National Honor Society.

Selected Publications

Jinpu Yang, Keerat Kaur, Li Lin Ong, Carol A. Eisenberg, and Leonard M. Eisenberg, ‘Inhibition of G9a histone methyltransferase converts bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to cardiac competent progenitors’. Accepted by Stem Cells International on May 6, 2015.

Ong, L. L., Kim, N., Mima, T., Cohen-Gould, L., and Mikawa, T.  Trabecular Myocytes of the Embryonic Heart Require N-Cadherin for Migratory Unit Identity. (1998)  Developmental Biology 193, 1-9

Ong, L. L., Mima, T.,  Cohen-Gould, L., and Mikawa, T. (1994)  A Dominant Negative  Mutant of N-Cadherin Activates Migration of Cardiac Myocytes In The Embryonic Chicken Heart.  The FASEB Journal 8:9.

Leibowitz, M.J. and Ong, L. L., Complementation Testing of Chromosomal Mutants Defective In Mitochondrial Genome Replication, New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research Workshop Book of Abstracts, Nov. 20,1987, p.6.

Leibowitz, M.J. and Ong, L. L.,  Chromosomal Mutants of Yeast Defective in Mitochondrial Genome Replication, New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research Workshop Book of Abstracts, Nov. 22, 1986, p. 46.