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Dr. Ryan Y Wong

  • Associate Professor
  • Biology, Associate Professor

email:
rwong@unomaha.edu
office:
AH  419E
office phone:
402.554.4473
lab room:
102
fax:
402.554.3121
personal website:
https://sites.google.com/a/unomaha.edu/wonglab/

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Biography

The Wong lab is currently funded by the National Science Foundation.I am actively seeking graduate students interested in the neuromolecular basis of behavior.

Teaching Interests

Neurobiology

Research Interests

Animals interact with each other and the environment in variable and often adaptive ways. I am broadly interested in understanding the causes and consequences of variation of complex animal behaviors. Specifically my current research efforts focus on understanding the behavioral, neural, molecular, and neurotranscriptomic mechanisms that underlie variation in how animals cope with stress. I am also interested in understanding how an individual’s stress coping style influences behavioral and neuromolecular responses in other contexts (e.g. learning and memory). To address these interests, I utilize an integrative approach that draws on principles and methodologies from behavioral ecology, neuroethology, molecular neuroscience, and bioinformatics. Visit my lab website above for additional details regarding my research and opportunities to join my lab.

Awards and Honors

College of Arts and Sciences Research and Creative Activity Award, Scholarship/Research - 2021

Education

BS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Biology, Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolution, 2005

Ph D, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, 2011

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Baker, Matthew, Wong, Ryan. 2021. Npas4a expression in the teleost forebrain is associated with stress coping style differences in fear learning, Scientific Reports.

Goodman, Alexander, Wong, Ryan. 2020. Differential effects of ethanol on behavior and GABAA receptor expression in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) with alternative stress coping styles, Scientific Reports.

Baker, Matthew, Wong, Ryan. 2019. Contextual fear learning and memory differ between stress coping styles in zebrafish, Scientific Reports.

Wong, Ryan, French, Jeffrey, Russ, Jacalyn. 2019. Differences in stress reactivity between zebrafish with alternative stress coping styles, Royal Society Open Science, 6, 181797.

Baker, Matthew, Goodman, Alexander, Santo, Jonathan, Wong, Ryan. 2018. Repeatability and reliability of exploratory behavior in proactive and reactive zebrafish, Danio rerio, Scientific Reports.

Externally Funded Research

CAREER: Impact of stress coping style on cognitive processes and the underlying neuromolecular mechanisms, National Science Foundation, Federal, 03/01/2020 - 02/28/2025

MRI: Acquisition of an Illumina NextSeq 550 System to Support Genomic Research and Research Training at University of Nebraska at Omaha, National Science Foundation, Federal, 10/01/2019 - 09/30/2022

Mechanisms of Stress Coping, National Institutes of Health, Federal, 08/01/2017 - 07/31/2021

Neuromolecular mechanism of stress, Nebraska EPSCoR, State Agencies, 04/01/2017 - 03/31/2018

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Professional

Royal Society Open Science, Editor, Associate Editor, Assess quality of scientific study and suitability for publication in peer-reviewed journal., 02/01/2018 - present

Scientific Reports, Editor, Associate Editor, Assess quality of scientific study and suitability for publication in peer-reviewed journal., 06/01/2019 - present

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