Renee Chang

PhD Candidate at Harvard Medical School

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

I am a PhD candidate in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program at Harvard Medical School. Currently, I am undertaking my dissertation research in the laboratory of Dr. Philip Kranzusch at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where I use structural and biochemical approaches to understand how viruses antagonize host immunity. I believe in the importance of creating inclusive academic communities and am passionate about advancing equity in STEM fields through teaching, outreach, and mentorship.

Experience

  • Graduate Student at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    I am a PhD graduate student in Dr. Philip Kranzusch's lab in the Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I employ biochemical and structural approaches to elucidate the mechanisms that viruses use to evade host immunity.

  • Doctoral Student at Harvard Medical School
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    I am a PhD candidate in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) program at Harvard Medical School.

  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
    • Research Specialist
      Apr 2019 - May 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Investigating mechanisms regulating spatial immune heterogeneity in pancreatic cancer in the laboratory of Dr. Gregory Beatty.

    • Clinical Research Assistant
      Jul 2018 - Apr 2019 · 10 mos

      Investigated the use of circulating, cell-free tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a liquid biopsy modality for prognostic and diagnostic disease monitoring in patients with pancreatic cancer.