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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Human anatomy and cell science
Room 101 – Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9
Phone: 204-977-5601
Fax: 204-789-3920
jiming.kong@umanitoba.ca
Dr. Kong’s research program is in the field of neurobiology of diseases. Specifically, his current research interests are: 1) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His laboratory examines the role of posttranslational oxidative modification of SOD1 in the development of ALS and attempts to develop a therapy for ALS by selectively removing misfolded SOD1 in neurons; 2) Biomarkers of ageing in neurodegenerative diseases; and 3) Role of microglia in central nervous system myelination.
Dr. Kong has a medical background and research training in anatomy and neurobiology. He became an assistant professor in 2002, associate professor in 2006 and professor in 2011 at the University of Manitoba.
His research laboratory is continuously funded by international and national grant agencies since 2002. He has supervised nine MSc, 11 PhD and eight postdoctoral trainees, most of whom have gone on to successful careers in academia as researchers, MDs, or in industry and government.
He has published over 140 papers, a book and five book chapters and a patent. His h-index is 51 with over 11,000 citations.
Postdoctoral fellow in pharmacology and therapeutics, University of Manitoba (2002)
Postdoctoral fellow in anatomy and cell sciences, University of Manitoba (2000)
Postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry and molecular pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School (1998)
PhD in human anatomy, Southern Medical University, China (1994)
Master of science in human anatomy, Southern Medical University, China (1986)
Bachelor of science in medicine, Southwest Medical University, China (1983)
Kong J. New Investigator Award, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (2004-2009)
Kong J. National Science and Technology Award for Distinguished Young Scientists of China, China Association of Science and Technology (1992)
Human Anatomy and Cell Science
130 Basic Medical Science Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
