CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSPUBLICATIONSNing Tong, B.Med., Ph.D.Contact InformationLocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 645Rochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsResearch Assistant Professor - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (SMD) BiographyResearchWritten for the academic/scientific community, use this bio to describe your research interests, publications, and other technical papers.CredentialsEducation1983MD | China-Wuhan Med CollMedicine1994MS | Japan - Non-Medical SchoolMicrobiology1997PhD | Japan - Non-Medical SchoolMicrobiology, All OtherPublicationsJournal Articles10/20/2010Perry SW, Barbieri J, Tong N, Polesskaya O, Pudasaini S, Stout A, Lu R, Kiebala M, Maggirwar SB, Gelbard HA. "Human immunodeficiency virus-1 Tat activates calpain proteases via the ryanodine receptor to enhance surface dopamine transporter levels and increase transporter-specific uptake and Vmax." The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2010 Oct 20; 30(42):14153-64. 6/2007Lu SM, Tong N, Gelbard HA. "The phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor mediates striatal synaptic facilitation." Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology.. 2007 Jun; 2(2):194-201. Epub 2007 Feb 27. 5/2001Tong N, Sanchez JF, Maggirwar SB, Ramirez SH, Guo H, Dewhurst S, Gelbard HA. "Activation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3beta) by platelet activating factor mediates migration and cell death in cerebellar granule neurons." The European journal of neuroscience.. 2001 May; 13(10):1913-22. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Ning Tong, B.Med., Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Ning Tong, B.Med., Ph.D. is currently scheduling for the following appointment type(s): Our policy does not permit patients to establish care with multiple providers within the same practice or specialty without prior approval. If you choose a new provider in the same office, we will cancel the appointment. Please contact the office directly with questions on this policy.