From 2024 to 2025
Published on: Jan 5, 2025
Revised on: Jan 18, 2025

Skills Learned
- Immunofluorescence
- Kubernetes
- Install and maintain Canvas LMS
- Install and maintain Moodle
Publications
I have 1 paper published in the past year as a co-author.
Based on stats on Google Scholar, I got 95 more citations in 2024, which is 10 more than the previous year.
Change to this site
Well, not much changes were made to this website. I wish to upgrade to Next.js 15 with React 19, but some packages I used for making the site have not yet support React 19. I may consider trying other framework if I have time.
Subscribers
For my YouTube channel, last year I had 80 subscribers, and now I have 136 subscribers, which is a 70% increase over the past year.
For my Bilibili channel, I had 1.3K subscribers at the beginning of the last year, and now I have 3.1K subscribers, a 138% increase over the past year.
Thank you all who support my channel!
Study Notes
Upon request by many of the students watching my teaching sessions, I created a new website to sell my past study notes. If you are interested in getting a digital copy, please head to https://store.aljiang.com.
The technology used for this website is Wordpress+WooCommerce+Stripe/PayPal. I was thinking of trying Medusa.js for my store, but I am short of time customizing it. For now, it works just fine.
New Gadgets
- Kensington SlimBlade Pro Trackball - This is my first time using the trackball mouse. It works very well than I expected. The stress on my wrist is greatly reduced.
Miscellaneous
Jellycat Collection
My girlfriend gave me the most memorable gift in my life, the JellyCat Gigantic Bartholomew Bear. He is now the big boss in our Jellycat collection.

The unique serial number of it is 0608.
Cellphone plan
I changed my cellular carrier from Bell to Freedom (Previously known as Wind Mobile, my first plan in Canada was actually Wind back in 2011). I have to admit that Bell's coverage and speed are better, but the price was increased from $60 to $79. Freedom's $45 plan with 100GB Can/US/Mexico plus 20GB roaming data is a pretty good deal. The roaming data allow me to access blocked websites in China without proxy which is very convenient.
You can use my refer link: https://referme.to/anlongj-6 (Both of us will get $25 credit).
Future Direction
Well, I am still working towards my PhD. Due to the nature of Alzheimer's Disease, the length of my PhD career is streched longer than I expected.
In the past year, I did not update any post on my website. I wish to write and share more things that I know.
I hope you all have a great 2025 and I will see you around 🎉!