Thomas S. K. Chang

Thomas S. K. Chang (1948-1996) was an American reproductive biologist. He was born in Hawaii in 1948, and earned a bachelor's degree and Ph.D from the University of Hawaii in 1970 and 1976.[1] In 1977, he came to The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health to carry out his postdoctoral studies. In 1981, he joined the Department of Urology of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to carry out his postdoctoral studies.[2] His studies focus on male infertility in relationship to sperm physiology and endocrinology.[3]

Thomas S. K. Chang
Born1948
DiedApril 13, 1996[1]
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii
Spouse(s)Rosemary Chang
Scientific career
FieldsReproductive biology
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
For the article about a Canadian physician see Thomas Chang

The Thomas S. K. Chang Merit Award, established in 1996, is awarded annually by the American Society of Andrology.[4]

References

  1. Donald S. Coffey; Barry R Zirkin (1996). "IN MEMORIAM Dr. Thomas S.K. Chang, 1948-1996". Biology of Reproduction. 55 (3): 729. doi:10.1093/biolreprod/55.3.729.
  2. Zirkin BR; Chang TS; Heaps J (1980). "Involvement of an acrosinlike proteinase in the sulfhydryl-induced degradation of rabbit sperm nuclear protamine". J Cell Biol. 85 (1): 116–121. doi:10.1083/jcb.85.1.116. PMC 2110599. PMID 6988441.
  3. Zirkin BR; Soucek DA; Chang TS (1982). "Sperm nuclear packing and regulation during spermatogenesis and fertilization". Johns Hopkins Med J. 151 (3): 101–112. PMID 6810011.
  4. Thomas S. K. Chang Merit Award, American Society of Andrology. Accessed 2019-08-30.


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