Award
Dr. George Moore Service Award, Biola University, La Mirada, CA (2024)
Provost Faculty Award for Excellence in University and Community Service, Biola University, La Mirada, CA (2024)
Richard C. Woodard Memorial Endowed Research Award, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA (2013)
Grant
Stewart Science Honors Program research faculty (2022 – 2024)
Faculty Research and Development Grant, Biola University (2020)
Richard A. and Nora Eccles Harrison Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research Grant (2008)
Professional Development
| 2021 (June, January) | Project Kaleidoscope Massachusetts |
| 2020 (March) | Polyteach 2020: Do the Flip, Cal Poly Pomona |
| 2017 (August) | Community College Biology Faculty Enhancement through Scientific Teaching (CCB FEST) Summer Institute, SFSU |
| 2016 (October) | Introduction to Online Teaching & Learning |
| 2015 (April) | 6-Days Intensive Hands-on Human Dissection Course, Somanautics Workshops. |
| 2013 (January – March) | Powerful Pedagogy: Using Research-Supported Methods to Teach Effectively, UC Davis |
Research Experience
| August 2018 – Current | Biola University PI: Self | Cannulation Lab: Lipid, vasculature, and nanoplastics |
| January 2014 – July 2015 | CHORI, Oakland, CA PI: Dr. Michael Oda | Volunteer researcher |
| January 2006 – June 2013 | UC Davis PI: Dr. John Rutledge | Graduate student researcher |
| September 2004 – August 2005 | UC Davis PI: Dr. Amparo Villablanca | Laboratory assistant |
| July 2003 – August 2004 | UC Davis PI: Dr. Irwin Segel | Post-graduate researcher |
| January 2001 – June 2003 | UC Davis PI: Dr. Andrew Fisher | Undergraduate researcher |
Service (Biola University)
| 2024 – Current | Department chair of Biological Sciences |
| 2023 – Current | School of Science, Technology and Health Curriculum committee |
| 2022 | Core curriculum committee |
| 2020 – Current | Director, Molecular Biology Summer Camp for High School students |
| 2020 – Current | Pedagogy Development Consultant |
| 2020 – 2023 | Biology Research Committee |
| 2020 – 2021 | School of Science, Technology and Health research committee |
Service (Previous Institutions)
| Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA | Spring 2018 | Career workshop |
| Spring 2018 | Resume and CV workshop for science students | |
| Ohlone College, Fremont, CA | Spring 2016 | International student mentor |
| Spring 2016 | Ohlone Foundation scholarship evaluator | |
| Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA | Fall 2015 | Judge for Undergraduate Essay Contest |
| Spring 2015 | Coordinator for Human Physiology Laboratory |
Kit Ng, Ph.D. 