About me

My name is Dr. Allison J. Gong and I am a life-long Californian. I was the kid who was always staring at the ground looking for bugs and worms and things. Now I am a marine biologist, backyard beekeeper, columnist for Bay Nature Magazine, and college-level biology professor. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by living things, but it was my 7th-grade Life Sciences teacher who kindled my first academic interest in invertebrate animals. I studied biology in college and graduate school, focusing on marine invertebrate life cycles and reproductive biology. I work at Long Marine Lab, hang out at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, and get to get my hands wet in the ocean several days a week. Who can complain about that?

I have other biological interests, too, but I don’t want to give away all my secrets at once. Stay tuned!

All photos on this blog are mine, unless otherwise credited, and may not be used without permission from me. But don’t worry. If you ask to use them I’ll probably say “yes.”

For additional photos (warning: cats figure prominently) and other biological tidbits, follow me on Instagram and Twitter: @ProfAlGong