Dr. Allen Teng

allen.teng@utoronto.ca

Scholarships & Awards

  • Paul Dudley White International Scholar Recognition
  • New Investigator Travel award (The American Heart Association Basic Cardiovascular Science)
  • Research fellowship (Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research)
  • Taiwan Military Service Award
  • Research Fellowships (2012 & 2015) – Heart and Stroke Foundation, Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research
  • Poster award, second place recipient (Cardiovascular Research Annual Scientific Day, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence)
  • Dean’s Scholarship (University of Ottawa)
  • Research Scholarships (2009 & 2010) – Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
  • Student Travel Awards (2008 & 2011) – Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa
  • Research Scholarship (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada)

Research Associate –

Dr. Allen Teng has been working with the Gramolini Lab since 2011. Presently, he is member of both our Phospholamban and Tmem65 project teams.

Education and Professional Experience

Research Associate (2018 – present)
Ted Rogers Center for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011 – 2018)
Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Ph. D. in Biochemistry (2008 – 2011)
Specialization in Human and Molecular Genetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.

Master of Science in Biochemistry (2006-2008)
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (2002-2006)
Minor in Mathematics and Statistics, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.

Selected Publications

Metformin increases degradation of phospholamban via autophagy in cardiomyocytes

Allen C. T. Teng, Tetsuaki Miyake, Shunichi, Yokoe, Liyong Zhang, Lius Mario Rorezende, Jr., Parveen Sharma, David H. MacLennan, Peter Liu, Anthony O. Gramolini. (2015) Metformin Increases Degradation of Phospholamban via Autophagy in Cardiomyocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2015 Jun 9; 112(23):7165-70. PMID: 26040000

Identification of a phosphorylation-dependent nuclear localization motif in interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2

Allen C. T. Teng, Naif A. M. Almontashiri, Brian L.M. Cheng, Pinar Ozmirak, Philip Lou, Hsiao-Heui Chen, and Alexandre F. R. Stewart (2011) Identification of a phosphorylation-dependent nuclear location motif in interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2. PLoS ONE. 6(8): e24100. PMID: 21887377

IRF2BP2 is a skeletal and cardiac muscle-enriched ischemia-inducible activator of VEGFA expression

Allen C. T. Teng, Drew Kuraitis, Shelly Deeks, Ali Ahmadi, Stephen Dugan, Brian L. M. Cheng, Matt Crowson, Patrick G. Burgon, Erik Suuronen, Hsiao-Huei Chen, Alexandre F. R. Stewart (2010) IRF2BP2 is a skeletal and cardiac muscle-enriched ischemia-inducible activator of VEGF-A expression. FASEB J. Dec. 24(12): pp4825-4834. PMID: 20702774

Functional characterization of a promoter polymorphism that drives ACSL5 gene expression in skeletal muscle and associates with diet-induced weight loss

Allen C. T. Teng, Kristi B. Adamo, Frederic Tesson, Alexandre F. R. Stewart (2009) Functional characterization of a promoter polymorphism that drives ACSL5 gene expression in skeletal muscle and association with diet-induced weight loss. FASEB J. 23(6): pp1705. PMID: 19218499