Nancy T. Chang
Nancy Chang | |
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唐南珊 (Tang Nanshan) | |
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Awards | Biotechnology Heritage Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biotechnology, Biochemistry |
Institutions | Tanox |
Nancy Tang Chang (born 1950), née Tang Nanshan (
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Nancy Chang, "Do the things you really wanted to do, that really matters to you, because then all the hardships become irrelevant.", Science History Institute |
Biography
Nancy Chang was born in Taiwan in 1950.[4] Her parents were from mainland China, and had traveled to Taiwan after their marriage. Due to political unrest in China, they were not allowed to return, and stayed in Taiwan. Nancy attended Taipei First Girls' High School in Taipei, where "we were trained to compete with the boys". She studied college chemistry the first year in high school and college physics the second year.
Nancy attended Taiwan's
Work
Her interest in
In 1986, the Changs moved to Houston, TX. Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offered Tse Wen a faculty position, and Nancy was able to obtain a position as well. She became Associate Professor of Virology at Baylor College of Medicine, serving from 1986 to 1991.[5]
Both Nancy and Tse Wen suffered severely from allergies. Tse Wen had an idea for treating allergies by blocking
Tanox focused on addressing medical needs in the areas of allergy, asthma, inflammation, and diseases affecting the human immune system,
Tanox was also active in the development of TNX-355, an antibody for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Nancy has said that she is passionate about AIDS because of her work as a young researcher in one of the first laboratories to confront the disease.[2]
Nancy Chang's published research includes over 35 papers on topics including
Chang has served on the boards of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank in Houston, of BioHouston, of Project Hope, of Charles River Laboratories, and of the Board of Visitors of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, among others.
Honors and awards
During her career, Dr. Chang has received numerous academic, national and international awards for her leadership and contributions to the biopharmaceutical industry.
Nancy Chang was inducted into the Texas Science Hall of Fame in 2001, for exemplary achievement in science.[5]
In 2005, she was named a Most Respected Woman in Biotechnology (MedAd News, 2005), and also received the Global Business Achievement Hall of Fame Governor's Award from the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women in the Southern U.S.[1]
In 2008 Nancy was named to the Forbes Twenty-Five Notable Chinese Americans list.[4]
In 2012, she became the first woman to receive the 14th annual
She is the recipient of several additional awards, such as the Association of Women in Computing: Top 20 Houston Women in Technology and Houston Entrepreneur of the Year.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dr. Nancy Chang, 2009". Mays Business School, Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nancy Chang, Taiwanese-Born Co-Founder of Tanox: Immigrant entrepreneur profile". America.gov Archive. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
- ^ a b "Nancy Chang (CEO Interview)". The Wall Street Transcript: In Depth Interviews for Investors. 2004-10-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nancy Chang". Science History Institute. 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Executive Profile - Nancy T. Chang Ph.D." Business Week Bloomberg. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Biotechnology Heritage Award". Science History Institute. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
- Nancy Chang, Video, 15 min 35 sec, from Women in Chemistry, at the Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA