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Ching-yi Chang

Associate Research Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Box 103057, Durham, NC 27710
Medical Science Res Bldg III, 3 Genome Court, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Manipulating normal estrogen physiology as a therapeutic approach in cancer

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028

NK cell response as a clinical differentiator of endocrine therapies

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2024 - 2027

Targeting the LYPD3 signaling pathway in metastatic breast cancer

ResearchAssociate Research Professor · Awarded by Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation · 2018 - 2026

Cancer cell intrinsic and extrinsic actions of steroid hormones in breast tumors

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2018 - 2023

Optimization of ERalpa-LBD-based CAR-T switch

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by Cell Design Labs, Inc · 2017 - 2018

The role of ERRalpha/PGC-1 in disease pathogenesis

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2018

Mechanism-informed combination strategies targeting metabolism in prostate cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2015 - 2016

The Androgen Receptor: Cofactor Interface

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2005

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Core Facility Voucher · 2015 - 2016 Principle Investigator · Awarded by: Duke University Cancer Institure · $10,000.00 Development and validation of hormone receptor-positive breast and prostate cancer bone metastasis models
Postdoctoral Fellowship · 1999 - 2002 Principle Investigator · Awarded by: Department of Defense · $126,000.00
Advanced Pre-doctoral Fellowship · 1996 - 1997 Principle Investigator · Awarded by: PhRMA · $25,000.00

External Relationships


  • General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Sermonix Pharmaceuticals

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