You Chang

You Chang is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, where she leads the TIPTON research group's investigations into animal disease dynamics. Her work directly supports the EU Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare through rapid risk assessments for emerging zoonotic threats to Danish agriculture.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Veterinary degree from China
• Master’s degree in Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology (cum laude, 2017) from Wageningen University & Research
• PhD in Environmental Transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis (2024) from Wageningen University & Research

Dr. Chang specializes in quantitative modeling of infectious disease transmission across species barriers, with particular expertise in environmental persistence mechanisms and spatial risk mapping. Her research integrates multi-host systems analysis, intervention effectiveness testing, and real-time outbreak response frameworks. Current projects address critical gaps in understanding how wildlife interfaces drive pathogen spillover into livestock populations, with direct applications for national eradication programs.

Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals three converging research trajectories: environmental transmission pathways for bovine tuberculosis, spillover dynamics of avian influenza to cattle, and PRRS control in swine populations. Her methodological innovations include novel parameter estimation techniques for decay rates in environmental reservoirs and integration of pedestrian movement models with pathogen transmission dynamics. These studies consistently emphasize spatial heterogeneity, multi-route transmission, and practical intervention strategies for disease control.

Her scientific contributions have been recognized through:

• Best Oral Presentation award (March 2024)
• Master’s degree earned cum laude (July 2017)
• Prestigious PhD fellowship (2023)

Dr. Chang actively mentors junior researchers within the TIPTON group's collaborative framework while securing research funding through competitive fellowships and EU partnerships. Her bovine tuberculosis research directly informed Ireland's national eradication strategy, demonstrating immediate policy impact. Current grant activities focus on HPAIV risk modeling for Denmark's cattle industry and PRRS transmission control in Danish pig production systems.

She operates within the TIPTON group's specialized infrastructure for veterinary epidemiology at the University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg campus, maintaining active collaborations with Wageningen University, Irish agricultural authorities, and EU health agencies. Her research network spans 12 countries as visualized in institutional collaboration maps, with particularly strong ties to Netherlands-based veterinary science teams.