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Chang-Yu Chang 張昌祐
My research interest lies in the intersection of systems biology and community ecology. I am interested in combining theory and experiment to study how microbes interact with each other and form an ecological community with versatile functions.
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Education
PhD. Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yale University
New Haven, CT
2022 - 2017
- Studying community assembly by using systems biology and experimental microbiology
- Advisor: Alvaro Sanchez
M.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
2017 - 2015
- Thesis: Near-infrared modulates burying behavior in burying beetles
- Advisor: Sheng-Feng Shen
B.S., Life Science
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
2015 - 2011
- Math and computational courses oriented
Research Experience
Undergraduate Researcher
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
2015 - 2013
- Burying beetle vision
Teaching Fellow Experience
Biology Of Terrestrial Arthropods
Yale University
New Haven, CT
2019
- TF
Laboratory for Biology Of Terrestrial Arthropods
Yale University
New Haven, CT
2019
- TF
Laboratory for Evolution & Functional Traits
Yale University
New Haven, CT
2019
- TF
Biostatistics
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
2016
- TF
General Botany Lab
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
2015
- TF and lectured
Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks
Ecological effects of cellular computing in microbial populations
Natural Computing
N/A
2018
- Mini-review
Fellowships, Grants, and Travel Funds
Government Fellowship for Oversea Study
Taiwan Ministry of Education
N/A
2020 - 2017
- $42000 per year for three years
Graduate Student Attending International Conference
Taiwan Ministry of Education
N/A
2016
- $1,000
College Student Research Scholarship
Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology
N/A
2015 - 2014
- $1,200
Academic Awards
Best Poster Award
College of Life Science, National Taiwan University
Taiwan
2016
- Scientific poster
Dean’s Awards
College of Life Science, National Taiwan University
Taiwan
2015
- ranking top 5% in the class
Presidential Awards
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
2014
- ranking top 5% in the class