Meet our lab members!
We are a small group of experts dedicated to facilitating excellent data collection and to improving Cryo-EM methods. We are primarily focused on running the Cryo-EM Core Facility at UMass Chan Medical School, but we do also conduct research on the optimization of Cryo-EM that we share with the community through occasional publication.
Interested in utilizing our services?
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Jeng-Yih Chang , PhD
Senior ScientistResearch Focus: Specializes in single-particle cryo-EM, cryo-sample preparation, sample characterization, and model building.
Scientific History: Jeng-Yih earned his M.S. in Bioinformatics from National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, and later obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University, Texas.
Fun Fact: Outside the lab, he enjoys working out and playing video games.
Office/Bench Location: Medical School Building SA-106
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Christna Ouch , PhD
Senior ScientistScientific History: Christna received his BS in Microbiology from University of Minnesota and PhD from Boston University where he studied bacterial secretion systems and the Nuclear Pore Complex using cryo-EM.
Fun Fact: Outside of the Lab, Christna likes following the US Men’s Soccer Team, making weekend trips to the White Mountains National Forest for hiking and visiting National Parks.
Office/Bench Location: Medical School Building SA-106
Phone: 774-455-4049 -
Kangkang Song , PhD
Associate Professor and Manager of Cryo-EM Core FacilityResearch Focus: She works as the Cryo-EM Core Facility Manager, overseeing cryo-EM services and training.
Scientific History: Kangkang received her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Xiamen University, China, in 2007. She then worked as a postdoctoral associate at the Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources in China from 2007 to 2009. Afterward, she joined Brandeis University, MA, as a postdoctoral associate from 2010 to 2015. From 2015 to 2017, she worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, TX. She joined the Cryo-EM Core Facility in April 2017.
Fun Fact: Outside of the lab, she enjoys spending time with her family, exercising, and listening to audiobooks.
Office/Bench Location: Medical School Building SA-106R
Phone: 774-455-4049