Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology

Staff Profile

Dr Chien-Yi Chang

Lecturer

Background

Qualifications

BSc, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

MSc, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

PhD, University of Nottingham, UK

PgCert in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education), Anglia Ruskin University, UK


Professional History

Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Bradford, UK

Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University, UK


Honours and Awards

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE, 2020)

Daiwa Adrian Prize (co-awardee, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation UK, 2007)

Overseas Research Scholarship (Universities UK, 2002)


Google Scholar

Chang Lab

Research

Understanding how simple gene regulatory events and biochemical processes become complex decision-making machines in individuals or at population levels is a key challenge in biology. The research in our group is to address fundamental questions concerning:


1) how bacterial cells sense their surroundings and coordinate their responses in population to survive or to cause infection e.g. quorum sensing; surface sensing.


2) how bacterial cells interact with other microbes or host cells in complex and diverse communities in health and diseases e.g. multi-species biofilm in oral environments; biofilm-associated infections.


3) how to harness microbial cells/communities for therapeutical or biotechnological purposes e.g. quorum quenching.


Also, we are interested in exploring the broad bio-diversities in various environmental habitats to discover novel microorganisms and biocatalysts and to study their potential roles for anti-infectious and biotechnological applications. We have established several national and international research collaborations including in Bradford, Nottingham, Malaysia, and China.


We are welcoming anyone interested in microbes to join us and to explore their good, their bad, and their useful. 


Current Research Team

Pavlos Trus (PhD student)

Mandy Fengyi Wang (PhD student)

Pisit Charoenwongwatthana (PhD student)

Angeliki Marouli (PhD student)

Oslovenya Caroline (MRes student)

Athalia Levinna (MRes student)

Jason Chow (MRes student)

Charlotte Norton (MRes student)

Jack Kiggins (BSc student)


Previous Group Members

PhD

Dr Paul Norton


MSc/MRes

Alina Novikova

Bonolo Phinius

Emma Dobson

Nadhira Azzahra


BSc

Ferdos Ali

Daniel Clucas

Georgina Young

Teaching

Stage 1 BDS

Metabolism & Homeostasis (Course Lead)

Orientation and Study Skills

Cellular Physiology - Gastrointestinal Tract


Stage 2 BDS

Microbiology for Dentistry



Publications