Chang Lynch Email & Phone Number

United States

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Lead and managed multiple discovery projects in:1. Elucidate genetic variations in poplar natural populations using Next-Gen Sequencing;2. Investigate functional variations of SNPs in a circadian clock gene and their.
• Streamlined NGS molecular workflow for multiple projects and different plant species, succeeded in high-quality sequencing libraries surpassing commercial sequencing facility qualities, saved cost that could add to.
• Resolved problems with creative thinking and communicating with colleagues within and out of the department, resulted in successful implementation of new protocols and meeting project timelines.
• Kept close relationship and communications with suppliers and companies, initiated discussion on choosing products, negotiating prices, leading to cost reduction and efficient use of budget.
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams that led to on-schedule completion of projects at a joined pace, supported lab safety maintenance. Directed training of team staff on molecular biology techniques, kept team.
• Facilitated the establishment of possible new collaborators by proposing new project, writing and submitting grant funding proposal.* Technical skills: NGS, DNA/RNA extractions, imaging, PCR, qRT-PCR, cloning.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Project: Identify Plant Root-Associated Soil Fungal Communites Using NextGen Sequencing.-- A collaborative project incorporating molecular biology, NextGen Sequencing to profile the fungal communities associated with.
• Redesigned and Optimized SOPs for extracting fungal DNA from plant field samples.
• Amplified fungal ITS sequence using PCR, gel electrophoresis and recovered amplicons by gel extractions.
• Prepared Next-Gen sequencing library for Illumina MiSeq.
• Organized notes and protocols for open sharing with team members and easy access for future research.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Background:
• Plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays major roles in development and stress responses.
• Organism: Medicago truncatula, a model legume species that forms symbiosis with soil rhizobium and then fix nitrogen.Research Interest: How legumes coordinate inner hormonal and nutritional signaling with environmental.
• Study the role of Reactive Oxygen Species in ABA signaling in legume root development via LATD/NIP nitrate transporter;
• Characterize transcription factors that are important for legume root and nodule development via ABA and LATD/NIP nitrate transporter.Dissertation: "Abscisic Acid and Nitrate Transporter MtLATD/NIP Signaling in Root.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• In almost every semester (85% of all semesters), besides performing graduate research work, I also worked as a teaching instructor for upper level undergraduate lab courses.
• Gave organized lectures for each lab, adjusting focus based on the background and interest of student audiences.
• Offered clear and goal-driven instructions for each experiment, setting out well defined timelines for students to follow in each step, resulting in students' completion of lab sections, often times complicated tasks.
• Actively engaged in communicating with student 1-on-1, in groups or after lab sections, provided help to solve problems by understanding every student's personal strength and weakness;
• Having flexible teaching methods by taking feedback from students, then using those information to improve teaching effectiveness. Courses taught:
• Biochemistry

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)