Lily Dong, Ph.D. | Faculty Directory

Professional Background

Education

1995 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Molecular Biology - Stanford University
1991 - PhD - Biochemistry - Iowa State University
1985 - MS - Biochemistry - Wuhan University
1982 - BS - Biochemistry - Wuhan University

Highlights

Career Development Award (American Diabetes Association) (2005)

Award for Excellent in Graduate Student Education (Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, UTHSCSA) (2008)

Named as an Academic Member (Master Teacher) by the UTHSCSA (2010)

Named as Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Texas Board of Regents (2010)

Presidential Teaching Excellent Award (UTHSCSA) (2013)

Appointments

9/2011 - Professor (With Tenure) - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Cellular & Structural Biology, San Antonio
9/2007 - Associate Professor (With tenure)) - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Cellular & Structural Biology, San Antonio
9/2002 - Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Cellular & Strutural Biology, San Antonio
09/1998 - Assistant Professor (Research) - Department of Pharmacology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, Texas
02/1996 - Instructor (Research) - Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Instruction & Training

8/2017 - Present - Ph.D. Dissertations Directed - UTHSCSA

6/2017 - Present - High School/Junior High School Student Supervision - UTHSCSA

1/2017 - Present - Ph.D. Dissertations Directed - UTHSCSA

1/2017 - Present - Pre-Doctoral Student Supervision - UTHSCSA

1/2017 - Present - Ph.D. Dissertations Directed - UTHSCSA

8/2016 - Present - CSBL 5074 Introduction to Research

5/2016 - Present - Ph.D. Dissertations Directed - UTHSCSA

1/2016 - Present - Masters' Thesis Directed - UTHSCSA

1/2016 - Present - Ph.D. Dissertations Directed - UTHSCSA

8/2015 - Present - BIME 6004 Biology for Bioengineers

8/2015 - Present - INTD 5000/Fundamentals of Biomedical Science/Obesity Team

7/2015 - Present - Undergraduate Student Supervision - UTHSCSA

6/2010 - Present - Undergraduate Student Supervision - UTHSCSA

1/2009 - Present - Undergraduate Student Supervision - UTHSCSA

2/2007 - Present - INTD5007 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology

Research & Grants

My laboratory studies fundamental mechanisms underlying insulin resistance and its related diseases including obesity and type 2 diabetes that have become the greatest threats to global human health. We have discovered and characterized several key molecules in adiponectin signaling and the roles in regulating the cross talk between adiponectin and insulin signal pathways. These mechanisms allow us to explore how insulin resistance initiates and develops, a major cause of metabolic disorders. Throughout our work, we have developed a track record in molecular signaling, metabolism and disease studies.

Research Profile

Grants

Federal

Funding Agency NIH/NIDDK, Title The role of TCTP in regulating adiponectin signaling, Period 04/2015 - 03/2021 (NCE), Role Principal Investigator , Grant Detail The major goals of this project are to determine the roles of NELF, a key Pol II-pausing factor, in regulating expression of genes involved in beige adipose thermogenesis.

Funding Agency NIH/NIDDK, Title Regulation of Transcription Elongation in Adipose Homeostasis, Status Active Period 12/2017 - 11/2021, Role Principal Investigator, Grant Detail The major goals of this project are to determine the roles of NELF, a key Pol II-pausing factor, in regulating expression of genes involved in beige adipose thermogenesis.

Funding Agency NIH/NIDDK, Title Regulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Function by DsbA-L in the liver, Status Active Period 04/2018 - 03/2022, Role Co-Investigator, Grant Detail The major goals of this project are to determine the role of Disulfide-bond-A oxidoreductase (DsbA)-like protein (DsbA-L) in regulating mitochondrial function in the liver.

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Publications

Lily Q. Dong, Ph.D.

Education

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