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Ong-Athena

Ong, Athena Jessica S.

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athenajessica.ong@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Industrial Pharmacy, University of the Philippines Manila, 2013
M.S. Pharmacy major in Pharmaceutical Bioscience, Seoul National University, 2017
Ph.D. Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Melbourne, 2023

Research Interests:

Public health, education technology, bioinformatics, cancer research

List of publications:

  1. Ong, A.J.S.; Tigani, T.A.; Gomes, A.J.; Reinecke, J.M.; Cox, A.G.; Brown, K.K.. A multi-omic approach reveals iron availability influences cell fate fidelity. Npj Metabolic Health and Disease. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44324-026-00102-8.
  2. See, G.L.L.; Arce, F.V.; Ecoy, G.A.U.; Melgo, M.N.B.; Areja, M.M.; Tagle, L.V.; Ong, A.J.S.; Belleza, D.E.. Social and Personal Determinants of Herbal Supplement Use in Metro Cebu, the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science. 2024, https://doi.org/10.56899/153.04.06.
  3. Tan, V.W.T.; Salmi, T.M.; Karamalakis, A.P.; Gillespie, A.; Ong, A.J.S.; Balic, J.J.; Chan, Y.C.; Bladen, C.E.; Brown, K.K.; Dawson, M.A.; Cox, A.G.. SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway. Developmental Cell. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.024.
  4. Ong, A.J.S.; Bladen, C.E.; Tigani, T.A.; Karamalakis, A.P.; Evason, K.J.; Brown, K.K.; Cox, A.G.. The KEAP1–NRF2 pathway regulates TFEB/TFE3-dependent lysosomal biogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2217425120.
  5. Ong, A.J.; Saeidi, S.; Chi, N.H.K.; Kim, S.J.; Kim, D.H.; Kim, S.H.; Park, S.A.; Cha, Y.N.; Na, H.K.; Surh, Y.J.. The positive feedback loop between Nrf2 and phosphogluconate dehydrogenase stimulates proliferation and clonogenicity of human hepatoma cells. Free Radical Research. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2020.1761547.

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