Faculty Profile - Dr. Siew-Ging Gong

Dr. Siew-Ging Gong

Dr. Siew-Ging Gong Associate Professor Orthodontics Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward St. Toronto , ON M5G 1G6 Phone: 416-979-4917 ext.4588 Office number 519A sg.gong@dentistry.utoronto.ca Laboratory Research

Current academic / hospital appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics- University of Toronto

Education

• 1982 B.D.S., University of Malaya , Malaysia
• 1988 Specialty Certification in Orthodontics, Ohio State University .
• 1988 M.S. School of Dentistry, Ohio State University
• 1988 M.A. School of Education, Ohio State University
• 1994 Ph.D., University of Texas , Houston

Courses

Graduate / Postgraduate: Molecular Aspects of Facial Growth; Research Methodologies

Research interests

• Cellular, Molecular and Biochemical Aspects of Growth and Development of the Craniofacial Region
• Characterization of Mouse Model of Crouzon Syndrome.
• Orthodontic Tooth Movement – Molecular mechanisms, Translational and Clinical Applications

Recent publications

• Xu Y, Wei K, Kulyk W, Gong SG. FLRT2 promotes cellular proliferation and inhibits cell adhesion during chondrogenesis. J Cell Biochem. 2011 Nov;112(11):3440-8.
• Wei K, Xu Y, Tse H, Manolson MF, Gong SG. Mouse FLRT2 Interacts with the Extracellular and Intracellular Regions of FGFR2. J Dent Res. 2011 Oct;90(10):1234-9. Epub 2011 Jul 15.
• Huang SH, Gong TW, Gong SG. Isolation of epithelial cells in the developing primary lip and palate. J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Sep;22(5):1847-51.
• Brooks PJ, Heckler AF, Wei K, Gong SG. M-CSF accelerates orthodontic tooth movement by targeting preosteoclasts in mice. Angle Orthod. 2011 Mar;81(2):277-83.
• Mai S, Wei K, Flenniken A, Adamson SL, Rossant J, Aubin JE, Gong SG. The missense mutation W290R in Fgfr2 causes developmental defects from aberrant IIIb and IIIc signaling. Dev Dyn. 2010 Jun;239(6):1888-900.
• Brooks PJ, Nilforoushan D, Manolson MF, Simmons CA, Gong SG. Molecular markers of early orthodontic tooth movement. Angle Orthod. 2009 Nov;79(6):1108-13.

Awards and Honours

Recipient of Canada Research Chair in Craniofacial Biology 2005-2010.

Students

Presently accepting students for supervision in the areas of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, molecular genetics