Dr. Chang received her MD in 1992 from the Medical College of Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea where in 2000 she also earned her Ph.D.. Her Ph.D. thesis research was in the clinical significance of p53, MDM2, Cyclin D1 protein expression in patients with Multiple Myeloma. She was working as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Korea. Previously her main research there involved Diagnostic Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry and Blood Bank. She was working on the molecular basis of malarial infections in Korean cases by using PCR, RFLP, and denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) method. She was also involved in studying of the relationship between Duffy blood group and Plasmodium vivax. In addition, she was involved in the major project of AFRIMS (Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences) involving malarial transmission. This project focused on malarial epidemiology which is focused on transmission of malaria from Southern Asia to Eastern Asia. Her research interests are animal and human embryonic Stem Cell culture and neuronal differentiation from human embryonic Stem Cells, neuronal disease and transgenic Animals.

Publications:
1.) EA Chang, IB Suh, IN Park, SS An, CS Lim, KN Lee. Seroprevalence of the Malaria infections in Korean Troops. J of Travel Med (In press).

2). KN Lee & IB Suh, EA Chang, SD Kim, NS Cho, PW Park, CS Lim. Prevalence of antibodies to the CSP of P. vivax in 5 different regions of Korea. Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Dec;8(12):1062-1067.

3.) EA Chang, CS Lim, YG Kim, KN Lee. Evaluation of the EZ step FOBTM for fetal occult blood test. J Lab Med & Quality Assurance. 2003:25(2); 247-50

4.) IB Suh, KR Ma, EA Chang, CS Lim, YK Lee, KN Lee. Evaluation of leukoreduction filter Bio R02 plus for packed RBC. Korean J Blood Transfusion. 2002:13(2):167-72

5.) SW Ryu, CK Lee, EA Chang, KN Lee. A case of knee joint infection by Mycobacterium abscessus. Korean J Clin Pathol 2001: 21:371-6

6.) EA Chang, BH Hyun, KB Lee, YJ Cha. Clinical significance of p53, MDM2, Cyclin D1 protein expression in patients with Multiple Myeloma. J Korean Hematol 2000:35(3,4):241-251.

7.) EA Chang, MK Kim, YA Lim, BH Hyun. A case of Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a six months old infant. J Korean Hematol 2000:35(2):189-194.

8.) YJ Cha, EA Chang, CH Kim . Effects of endothelial cells and mononuclear leukocytes on platelet aggregation. Haematologia 2000;30 (2):97-106.

9.) MC Bae, JW Kim, EA Chang, K Huh. A case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with ticlopidine. J Korean Neurol Assoc. 2000:18:512-4.

10.) YJ Cha, SL Chae, EA Chang. Serum eosinophil cationic protein levels in patients with allergic diseases. Korean J Clin Pathol 1999;19:348-52.

11.) EA Chang, YJ Cha. Inhibition of platelet aggregation by mononuclear leukocytes. J Korean Hematol 1998:33(3):398-405.

12.) SL Chae, EA Chang, KH Bang, YJ Cha. An evaluation of gel test for irregular antibody screening. . Korean J Blood Transfusion. 1998:9(1):31-36

13.) AJ Park, EA Chang, HR Kim. Detection of mecA, femA and femB genes in clinical strains of Staphylococci. Korean J Clin Pathol 1997;17(3):459-65

14.) EA Chang, SW Kim, SL Chae, YJ Cha. Determination of Reduced Glutathione in red blood cells. Korean J Clin Pathol 1997:17(2):238-44.

15.) EA Chang, YJ Cha, SL Chae. Quantitation of plasma D-dimer by ELISA in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type II. Chung-Ang Journal of Medicine 1997;22:137-144.

16.) Lee SH, EA Chang, Kim HR, Lee MK, Park AJ. Detection of mecA gene for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus by polymerase chain reaction. Chung-Ang Journal of Medicine 1995;20:183-9.