Dr.
Yuan Chang
University of Pittsburgh
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Microbiology and Immunology
Elected
2024
Yuan Chang is a distinguished professor of pathology, an American Cancer Society research professor, and the UPMC Endowed Chair in Cancer Virology at the University of Pittsburgh.
She and her husband, Patrick S. Moore (also elected to the Academy in 2024) lead the Chang-Moore Lab Cancer Virology Program. Seven human viruses cause nearly 20% of cancers world-wide. Their lab discovered two of these seven viruses: Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV).
The lab has two broad focus areas: first, studying viral oncogenes to understand how they turn a healthy cell into a cancer cell; second, seeking new ways to identify human cancer viruses.
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