Dr. Dong received her M.D. from West China University of Medical Sciences, M.P.H. from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, and Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her research focuses on development and characterization of immunotherapeutics for multiple sclerosis and type-1 diabetes. She enjoys playing with her daughter in free time.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My long-term goal is to conduct research that aims to improve our understanding and treatment of neurologic diseases and cancers through manipulating RNA. During my Ph.D. work, I systematically studied several key events in mRNA life cycle including: splicing, localization, translation and degradation. My original findings were published in Molecular Cell and PLOS Biology. My postdoctoral research focused on understanding the alternative splicing of RNA and developing novel therapeutics for RNA splicing related diseases. My postdoctoral works were published in journals including Nature Molecular Page, Nature Protocols, Molecular Biosystems, and The Journal of Biological Chemistry. One of my articles was selected as Paper of This Week by The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
My present research interests at the University of Utah include: Engineering and delivering therapeutic RNA-binding proteins, developing therapeutic approaches based on mechanics of RNA alternative splicing and degradation.
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