Christopher Chang

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Christopher J. Chang
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Born1974 (age 46–47)
Ames, Iowa
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology B.S./M.S. (1997)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. (2002)
Spouse(s)Michelle Chang
AwardsACS Cope Scholar Award (2010)
Sackler Prize in Chemistry (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUC Berkeley
ThesisSmall-molecule activation chemistry catalyzed by proton-coupled electron transfer (2002)
Doctoral advisorDaniel G. Nocera
Other academic advisorsHarry B. Gray, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Stephen J. Lippard
Notable studentsHemamala Karunadasa
Websitewww.cchem.berkeley.edu/cjcgrp/

Christopher J. Chang is a Professor of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds the Class of 1942 Chair.[1] Chang is also a member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and Faculty Scientist at the Chemical Sciences Division of Lawrence Berkeley Lab.[1][2] He is the recipient of several awards for his research in bioinorganic chemistry, molecular and chemical biology.[3]

His research interests include molecular imaging sensors for the study of redox biology[4][5] and metals,[6] especially as applied to neuroscience and immunology, metal catalysts for renewable energy cycles, and green chemistry.[1]

Early life and education[]

Chang was born in 1974 in Ames, Iowa, and was raised in Indiana.[1][7] He attended the California Institute of Technology for his undergraduate degree, where he studied chemistry. At Caltech, he worked with Prof. Harry B. Gray on the synthesis and characterization of metal salen complexes of manganese and vanadium, and nitrogen and oxygen transfer reactivity with these complexes, respectively.[8][9][10] Chang earned his B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry in 1997, after which he worked in the laboratory of Prof. Jean-Pierre Sauvage at the Université Louis Pasteur as a Fulbright Fellow. In 1999, he moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a NSF/Merck Graduate Fellow. During his doctoral studies, Chang worked in the laboratory of Prof. Daniel G. Nocera. After earning his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry in 2002, Chang remained at MIT, working with Prof. Stephen J. Lippard as a Jane Coffin Childs Fellow.

Independent career[]

In 2004, Chang began his independent career as am Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2009, and full Professor of Chemistry in 2012, when he was also appointed Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and Co-Director, Chemical Biology Graduate Program.[1]

Awards[]

Personal life[]

Christopher is married to his colleague in the Department of Chemistry, Michelle Chang.[7][21]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Christopher J. Chang | College of Chemistry". chemistry.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. ^ "Christopher J. Chang - Chemical Sciences Division Chemical Sciences Division". commons.lbl.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ "Chang Group - Homepage". Cchem.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. ^ Miller, Evan W.; Tulyathan, Orapim; Isacoff, Ehud Y.; Chang, Christopher J. (2007). "Molecular imaging of hydrogen peroxide produced for cell signaling : Abstract : Nature Chemical Biology". Nature Chemical Biology. 3 (5): 263–267. doi:10.1038/nchembio871. PMID 17401379.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Bryan C.; Chang, Christopher J. (2008). "A Targetable Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Hydrogen Peroxide in the Mitochondria of Living Cells". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130 (30): 9638–9639. doi:10.1021/ja802355u. PMC 2810491. PMID 18605728.
  6. ^ Domaille, Dylan W.; Zeng, Li; Chang, Christopher J. (2010). "Visualizing Ascorbate-Triggered Release of Labile Copper within Living Cells using a Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132 (4): 1194–1195. doi:10.1021/ja907778b. PMC 2819030. PMID 20052977.
  7. ^ a b "Christopher Chang". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  8. ^ Chang, Christopher J.; Low, Donald W.; Gray, Harry B. (1997). "Reversible Nitrogen Atom Transfer between Nitridomanganese(V) and Manganese(III) Schiff-Base Complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 36 (3): 270–271. doi:10.1021/ic961023a. ISSN 0020-1669.
  9. ^ Chang, Christopher J.; Connick, William B.; Low, Donald W.; Day, Michael W.; Gray, Harry B. (1998). "Electronic Structures of Nitridomanganese(V) Complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 37 (12): 3107–3110. doi:10.1021/ic970598k. ISSN 0020-1669.
  10. ^ Chang, Christopher J.; Labinger, Jay A.; Gray, Harry B. (1997-12-01). "Aerobic Epoxidation of Olefins Catalyzed by Electronegative Vanadyl Salen Complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 36 (25): 5927–5930. doi:10.1021/ic970824q. ISSN 0020-1669.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Faculty & Research | College of Chemistry". Chem.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  12. ^ "Chang, Christopher". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  13. ^ "Hellman Fellows » Christopher Chang". Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  14. ^ Review, MIT Technology. "Innovator Under 35: Christopher Chang, 33". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  15. ^ "2015 National Laureates". New York Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Christopher J. Chang". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  17. ^ "Berkeley Professor Christopher J. Chang to stay at MPIMR after being awarded the Humboldt Research Award". www.mr.mpg.de. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  18. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Christopher J. Chang". Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  19. ^ Staff, Shylie Ati | (2021-04-15). "4 UC Berkeley faculty receive Guggenheim Fellowship". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  20. ^ "Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to Christopher Chang | College of Chemistry". chemistry.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  21. ^ "National magazines tout two chemists and two astronomers as top innovators in their fields", UC Berkeley News, August 22, 2008 (retrieved December 12, 2014)
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