He obtained his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, his M.D. from Temple University, and research training as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar in the laboratory of Dr. Ethan Shevach. Dr. Chang subsequently did his Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, completing a postdoctoral fellowship in immunology with Dr. Steven Reiner. Dr. Chang’s laboratory is focused on investigating basic immune mechanisms underlying lymphocyte fate determination in the context of infectious diseases and autoimmunity. Dr. Chang’s work has been recognized by an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, a V Foundation for Cancer Research V Scholars Award, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Physician-Scientist Early Career Award.