Dr. Huihui Chang | Bioinformatics | Best Researcher Award

Lecturer, Henan University of Urban Construction, China

Dr. Huihui Chang is a dedicated University Lecturer at Henan University of Urban Construction who has built an exceptional academic and research record in zoology, bioinformatics, and environmental sciences. Dr. Huihui Chang earned her Ph.D. in Zoology from Shaanxi Normal University, where she focused on insect diversity, evolution, and aquatic biodiversity, integrating molecular and bioinformatics tools to address ecological and evolutionary questions. Drawing upon this training, Dr. Huihui Chang has accumulated substantial professional experience by presiding over and participating in multiple provincial and national-level scientific research projects that bridge theoretical innovation and applied conservation practice. Her research interests include insect diversity and evolution, biodiversity of water bodies, ecological health assessment of aquatic ecosystems, and the development of empirical models for mitochondrial and RNA evolutionary studies in Orthoptera insects. Dr. Huihui Chang’s research skills encompass phylogenetic modeling, environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring, molecular sequence analysis, and the integration of high-throughput bioinformatics pipelines for biodiversity assessment and conservation decision-making. She has published more than fifteen peer-reviewed papers in international journals such as Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution and BMC Genomics, authored an academic monograph, and filed two patent applications, evidencing a strong ability to generate both scholarly and practical outputs. Dr. Huihui Chang has also completed eight research projects and contributed to two consultancy or industry collaborations, demonstrating her capacity to translate academic insights into actionable environmental management solutions. Her innovations, including the MtOrt mitochondrial amino acid substitution model and RNA empirical models, have improved the accuracy of Orthoptera phylogenetics and informed biodiversity monitoring programs across major Chinese river basins.

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Featured Publications

• Developing and Applying RNA Empirical Models With Secondary Structure Insights for Orthoptera Phylogenetics (2022) – 25 citations

• Application of Environmental DNA in Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects (2021) – 40 citations

• Trade-off Between Flight Capability and Reproduction in Acridoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera) (2020) – 33 citations

• MtOrt: An Empirical Mitochondrial Amino Acid Substitution Model for Evolutionary Studies of Orthoptera Insects (2019) – 28 citations