Jeff Chang

Professor
changj [at] oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-5278

2701 SW Campus Way

Corvallis, OR 97331

Microbial genomics; Plant-microbe interactions; Microbe-microbe interactions

We study the mechanistic, ecological, and evolutionary bases for plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions. Our research program involves diverse taxa of bacterial pathogens and mutualists. Regarding approaches, our research program integrates traditional approaches in genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry with biological computing.

Research Group Member

Post-doctoral Researchers

Dr. Chih-Feng Wu
Dr. Matt Brown
Dr. Martha Sudermann
Dr. Fernanda Iruegas Bocardo
Dr. Jovana Mijatovic

Undergraduate/Post-Bacc Researchers

Charles Paulsen
Angel Knight
Hung Phan

Research Alumni

Post-doctoral Researchers

Dr. William Thomas
Dr. Qing Yan
Dr. Elizabeth Savory
Dr. Jeff Kimbrel
Dr. Alexandra Weisberg

Graduate students

Edward Davis (PhD; 2017)
Skylar Fuller (MS; 2017)
Allison Creason (PhD; 2015)
Jason Cumbie (PhD; 2013)
William Thomas (PhD; 2012)
Jeff Kimbrel (PhD; 2012)

More than 30 outstanding undergraduate and high school students

At OSU

Affiliated with:

Ag Botany / Plant Path

Career Links:

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

Chang Lab

Courses Taught:

BI 222 Principles of Biology: Organisms

BDS 474/574 Introduction to Genome Biology (Starting Fall of 2022)

BDS 420 Reflect on Experiential Learning Activity

Director and Lead Advisor of the Biological Data Sciences Undergraduate program

Director of the summer internship program, "Undergraduate Learning Experiences in working with Big Data in Agriculture"

Professional Accomplishments

Education:

Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Davis

My Awards

Honors and Awards:

Student Learning and Success Teamwork Award, 2022
F.E. Price/Agricultural Research Foundation Award for Excellent in Research, 2021
Recognized as “Top Prof” by OSU’s Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board (a student-nominated award that recognizes faculty at OSU who have made significant impact on the lives of a Chapter member), 2019
Recipient for OSU Phi Beta Kappa Best Mentor/Advisor award (given to mentor/advisor devoted to assisting students in finding an educational path most suited to their unique talents and interests), 2018
Recognized as “Top Prof” by OSU’s Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board (a student-nominated award that recognizes faculty at OSU who have made significant impact on the lives of a Chapter member), 2018
Phi Kappa Phi “Emerging scholar”, 2012
Recognized as “Top Prof” by OSU’s Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board (a student-nominated award that recognizes faculty at OSU who have made significant impact on the lives of a Chapter member), 2011
Recipient for OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2010
Recipient for College of Science Loyd Carter Award for Outstanding & Inspirational Teaching (a student-nominated award for Graduate teaching), 2009
Finalist for College of Science Loyd Carter Award for Outstanding & Inspirational Teaching (a student-nominated award for Graduate teaching), 2008

My Publications

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My Media

My News Articles:

Oregon State’s plant detectives protect natural landscapes, one case at a time

Mana Ohkura (left), director of the OSU Plant Clinic, and Bill Gerth, senior faculty research assistant, discuss a submission. Credit: Caleb Freeman

When it opened in 1954, the OSU Plant Clinic was thought to be the second of its kind in the United States, according to Melodie Putnam, who retired in 2023 after serving 30 years as clinic director.

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Grant awarded for Phytophthora pluvialis host research

Jared LeBoldus, Jeff Chang, and Nik Grunwald are doing research on the spread of pathogen Phytophthora pluvialis

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OSU receives $642K to develop tool for early diganosis of invasive diseases in native plants

USDA: United States Department of Agriculture

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a tool that diagnoses invasive diseases in native plants.

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New NIFA funding supports research to develop a control product for Agrobacterium

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Jumping Agrobacterium

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New Paper in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

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BPP Researchers Awarded USDA-NIFA SCRI Grant

Jeremiah Dung, together with co-Project Director Jeff Chang, have been awarded a $2.9 million Specialty Crops Research Initiative grant from the USDA-NIFA.

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New paper in Science

Alexandra Weisberg (Jeff Chang lab) is lead author on a new paper published in Science. Read the OSU News story "...

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Jeff Chang receives Plant Biotic Interactions funding

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New paper out in Frontiers in Microbiology

A new paper "Phytopathogenic Rhodococcus Have Diverse Plasmids With Few Conserved Virulence Functions" from the Jeff Chang lab was published this week in Frontiers in Microbiology.

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OSU Receives NIFA Award for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates

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Jeff Chang

Cordley Hall

2701 SW Campus Way

Research Group Member

Research Alumni

Oregon State’s plant detectives protect natural landscapes, one case at a time

Oregon State’s plant detectives protect natural landscapes, one case at a time

Grant awarded for Phytophthora pluvialis host research

Grant awarded for Phytophthora pluvialis host research

Oregon State researchers lead $4.2 million USDA grant to study disease plaguing honey bees

Oregon State researchers lead $4.2 million USDA grant to study disease plaguing honey bees

OSU receives $642K to develop tool for early diganosis of invasive diseases in native plants

OSU receives $642K to develop tool for early diganosis of invasive diseases in native plants

New NIFA funding supports research to develop a control product for Agrobacterium

New NIFA funding supports research to develop a control product for Agrobacterium

Jumping Agrobacterium

Jumping Agrobacterium

New Paper in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

New Paper in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

BPP Researchers Awarded USDA-NIFA SCRI Grant

BPP Researchers Awarded USDA-NIFA SCRI Grant

New paper in Science

New paper in Science

Jeff Chang receives Plant Biotic Interactions funding

Jeff Chang receives Plant Biotic Interactions funding

New paper out in Frontiers in Microbiology

New paper out in Frontiers in Microbiology

OSU Receives NIFA Award for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates

OSU Receives NIFA Award for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates

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