Michelle C. Chang
Michelle C. Y. Chang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, UC Berkeley |
| Spouse | Christopher Chang |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Metabolic engineering |
| Institutions | UC Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | JoAnne Stubbe and Daniel G. Nocera |
| Other academic advisors | Jay Keasling |
Michelle C. Y. Chang is a chemist at the department of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, a recipient of several young scientist awards for her research in biosynthesis of biofuels and pharmaceuticals.[1]
Education
- B.S., Biochemistry, B.A., French Literature, University of California, San Diego (1997)
- National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow (1997-2000)
- M.I.T./Merck Foundation Predoctoral Fellow (2000-2002)
- Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004)
- Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (2004-2007)
Awards
- 2007: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award [1]
- 2008: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award [1]
- 2008: TR35: Technology Review magazine Young Innovator Award[2]
- 2009: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award[3]
- 2010: Agilent Early Career Professor Award[4]
- 2011: International Young Talents in Chemistry Award[5]
- 2011: NIH Director's New Innovator Award[6]
Personal life
Michelle was born in San Jose, California to Chinese immigrant parents from Taiwan.[7]
Michelle is married to her colleague from the department of chemistry, Christopher Chang, another 2008 TR35 award recipient.[8]
Publications
Chang's scientific papers are listed on her group's website.
References
- ^ a b c Faculty profile
- ^ TR35 Award
- ^ CAREER award
- ^ Agilent Early Career Award
- ^ International Young Talents
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://news.pchome.com.tw/finance/cnyes/20110311/index-12998026413899109003.html
- ^ "National magazines tout two chemists and two astronomers as top innovators in their fields", UC Newsroom, August 22, 2008 (retrieved January 26, 2010)
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- American biochemists
- American people of Chinese descent
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- People from San Jose, California
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Berkeley College of Chemistry faculty
- University of California, San Diego alumni
- American women scientists
- Women chemists