Present Appointment

Educational Background

1989-1991 (M.S.) Institute of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

1985-1989 (B.S.) Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (waiving the College Entrance Examination)

1982-1985 (Diploma) Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University ,Taiwan

1979-1982 (Diploma) Fu Hsing Junior High School, Taipei, Taiwan

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Full-Time Working Experience

2000 - 2003  Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Dr. Amy MacDermott,  Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Health Science Center, New York, USA

1993-1995 Patent Engineer, Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office, Taipei, Taiwan

1991-1993 Second Lieutenant, Office of Quality Control, Army Aviation Headquarters, Tainan, Taiwan

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Part-Time Working Experience

1999 Tutor of "Cellular Neuroscience" course at NYU School of Medicine

1997 Volunteer for helping children of low income family in Genesis House,New York City

1996 - 2000 Research Assistant, Laboratory of Dr. Mitch Chesler, Department of Physiology & Neuroscience, NYU Medical Center

1993-1995 Teacher at Sunday Children School of Church

1992-1993 Editor, Journal of ROC Army Aviation, Taiwan

1992-1993 Lecturer of courses provided by the Maintenance and Repair Department, ROC Army Aviation Headquarters, Taiwan

1991 Vice Chief Editor, The 1991 NTHU Graduate Year Book

1989-1991 Research Assistant, Laboratory of Dr. Yen-Chung Chang, Institute of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

1987-1988 Editor, Journal of NTHU Student Physical Society

1986-1987 President, Guan-Lan Society of National Tsing Hua University

1986-1988 Private Tutor of a Senior High School Student, Hsinchu

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

[2] Labrakakis C, Tong CK,  Weissman T,Torsney C, and MacDermott AB (2003) Localization and function of ATP and GABAA receptors expressed by nociceptors and other postnatal sensory neurons in rat, J. Physiol. (Lond),549(1): 131-142

**[3] Lee CJ, Bardoni R, Tong CK, Engelman HS, Joseph DJ, Magherini PC, and MacDermott AB (2002), Functional expression of AMPA receptors on central terminals of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and presynaptic inhibition of glutamate release, Neuron, 35(1): 135-146
(**The first three authors contributed equally)

[4] Tong CK, Brion L P, Suarez C, Chesler M (2000), Interstitial carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity in brain is attributable to membrane-bound CA type IV, J. Neuroscience, 20(22): 8247-8253

[5] Tong CK & Chesler M (2000), Modulation of spreading depression by changes in extracellular pH, J. Neurophysiology84(5): 2449-2457

[6] Tong CK, Cammer W, Chesler M (2000) Activity-dependent pH shifts in hippocampal slices from normal and carbonic anhydrase II-deficient mice, Glia,  31 (2): 125-130

[7] Menna G., Tong CK and Chesler M (2000) Extracellular pH changes and accompanying cation shifts during ouabain-induced spreading depression, J. neurophysiology, 83: 1338-1345

[8] Tong CK and Chesler M (1999) Endogenous pH shifts facilitate spreading depression by effect on NMDA receptors, J. Neurophysiology, 81: 1988-1991

[9]Tong CK, Chesler M (1999) Activity-evoked extracellular pH shifts in slices of rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, Brain Res, 815(2): 373-381

[10] Sugimori M, Tong CK, Fukuda M, Moreira JE, Kojima T, Mikoshiba K, Llinas R (1998) Presynaptic injection of syntaxin-specific antibodies blocks transmission in the squid giant synapse", Neuroscience, 86(1):39-51

[11] Tong CK, Pan MP, Chang YC (1992) Characterization of L-glutamate and kainate binding sites in the brain of a freshwater fish, Telapilia monsanbica", Neuroscience, 49(1), 237-246

Abstracts in Conferences

2002 "Functional presynaptic NMDA receptors on primary afferent terminals of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons" C.K. Tong, R. Bardoni, C. Torsey and A. B. MacDermott" Soc. Neurosci. Abstr, Orlando, USA

2001"Functional expression of AMPA receptors on primary afferent terminals of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and presynaptic inhibition of glutamate release" C.K. Tong, C.J. Lee, R. Bardoni and A. B. MacDermott" Soc. Neurosci. Abstr, San Diego, USA

2000 "Role of extracellular carbonic anhydrase in the spread and onset of activity-evoked pH shifts" C.K. Tong & M. Chesler, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr, New Orleans, USA

1999 "Interstitial Shifts in pH, K⁺ and Na⁺ During Spreading Depression in Zero Calcium Media" G Menna, C.K. Tong, M. Chesler,  Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., Miami Beach, USA

1999 "Brain Interstitial Carbonic Anhydrase is Membrane-Bound" C.K. Tong & M. Chesler, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., Miami Beach, USA

1998 "Spreading depression modulated by intrinsic alkaline shift in rat hippocampal slices" C.K. Tong & M. Chesler,Soc. Neurosci. Abstr.,  Los Angeles, USA

1997 "Activity-related alkaline pH shifts in rat lateral geniculate nucleus C.K. Tong & M. Chesler, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., New Orleans, USA

1996 "Potassium spatial buffer explored by diffusion analysis and barium in neocortex" W. Schwindt, C.-K. Tong and C. Nicholson, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., Washington DC, USA

* Rat (mouse) brain slicing * Squid giant synapse dissection * Rat spinal cord dissection & slicing*

* Extracellular ion/potential recording * Fluorescence recording *

* Human neuroanatomy * Digidata 1200 Data acquisition system *

* Radioligand binding assay * Autoradiograph * SDS PAGE * immunocytochemical techniques *

Computer Skills:

* Pascal * Basic * HTML programming

* Adobe Illustrator * Quark Express * Adobe Photoshop * Adobe Streamline * Ofoto * Office 98 * FlexiTrace * DeltaGraph * Endnote *

* VBS POM slide maker *

* Clampex * Clamfit *

Outstanding Interests, Prizes and Hobbies:

Badminton (Gold Medal in singles of the Life Science Department Badminton Competition, 1992)

Table Tennis (Bronze Medal in singles of the Life Science Department Ping-Pong Competition, 1992)

Singing (a bass singer of Christian Musical Orchestra in National Music Concert Hall, 1989-1990)

Classic Music (the author of the article "Introduction of Western Classic Music" published in the Journal of NTHU Student Physical Society, 1988)

Film (The director and the screenwriter of an experimental movie "AUTOFACE")

Photography (the outstanding prize winner of the photography study of National Taiwan University of 1988)

Travel I have been to China: Hong Kong, Yellow Mountain, Three Gorges of Yangtze,Shanghai, Nanking, ChungChin, Nimbo, HangJou, Guantzo etc. USA: Los Angeles, Washinton DC, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, Miami, Cape Cod etc. France: Paris. Italy: Rome, Florence.

Cooking:I began learning making desserts after coming to the United States.  It became one of my favorite hobbies

Memberships:

Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Associate Member of American Museum of Natural History

Member of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Subscriber of Carnegie Hall

Subscriber of Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center

Volunteer in Genesis House, New York City

The Committee members of Qualifying Examination

* Dr. Paul Witkovsky

* Dr. Margaret  E Rice

* Dr. Bernardo Rudy

The committee members of Thesis

* Dr. Dan H Sanes

* Dr. Robert G Baker

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