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Lei Chang

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Early career · publishing since 2017

Publications

10

Citations

237

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
AI-generated

Lei Chang's recorded work touches on several distinct biological topics, including microtubule dynamics during cell division, photosynthesis mechanisms, pancreatic function related to diabetes, and cancer biology involving hypoxia, metabolism, and metastasis. A recent publication examines how a protein called Kindlin-2 binds to actin filaments (structural components of cells), using both computational modeling and lab experiments. Given the sparse and inconsistent publication record, the specific focus and depth of this researcher's ongoing work are difficult to characterize with confidence from the available data.

Cell division and microtubule biologyCancer metabolism and metastasisPhotosynthesis mechanismsDiabetes and pancreatic functionProtein-cytoskeleton interactions

Publication output has been sparse and irregular over the last decade, with a cluster of activity in 2017 followed by mostly inactive years and only occasional single publications since.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 7 publications717182019: 1 publication1920212223242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Publishes in
  • Figshare×6
  • Cancer Letters×2
  • BMC Biology×1
  • Journal of Cell Science×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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