Nancy Chang left her home in Taiwan at age 19 and set off for America to study. With the decision to study biology, she took the first step in a long journey that led to a highly successful career in biotechnology.
Chang studied at Harvard Medical School as one of the school's first international students. She received a Ph.D. in biological chemistry and became one of the world's most successful biotech businesswomen after cofounding Tanox (now part of Genentech), a company that sought remedies for asthma and allergies through the use of genetics engineering.
Hear her moving story told firsthand in the accompanying video.
This video is part of The Catalyst Series: Women in Chemistry from the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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