The STEM Award recognizes the efforts of an FLC laboratory employee or team that has demonstrated outstanding work in support of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education during the past year.
Dr. Tong obtained her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and studied transcription regulation during cell cycle and myeloid cell differentiation for her thesis. After completion of her graduate studies, she received a National Research Service Award and conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School and MIT. Dr. Tong also had several years of working experience in biotech industry and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.