Gary Chiang received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.   For his doctoral thesis, he used electrophysiology and electron microscopy to investigate the release of neurotransmitter from nerves attached to muscle fibers in the walking legs of lobsters.

After graduating, he spent seven years working on the nerves of insects in an active research laboratory at York University in Toronto.   During this time he discovered the insect abdominal pressure receptor which enables a blood feeding insect to sense the size of its blood meal.

Dr Chiang accepted a professorship at Redeemer University College in 1990, and along with his wife, Jennifer, developed and maintains a comprehensive undergraduate biology program.   Gary and Jennifer have also taught biology courses at McMaster University (Hamilton) and Tyndale University College (Toronto).

Along with his teaching responsibilities, Gary continues to investigate the role of nerves and hormones in the growth and reproduction in insects.   He has published over 20 research articles in peer reviewed scientific journals, and has been an Adjunct Professor of Biology at McMaster University and Tyndale University College.

In 2007, he organized an international symposium on the biology the kissing bug, Rhodnius prolixus, which is a vector of Chagas’ Disease.   This disease affects millions of people in South America.

In addition to his scientific endeavours, Jennifer and Gary Chiang co-founded the All-Ontario Christian Schools Science Fair and serve on the advisory board for the Arthur Custance Centre for Science and Christianity, a centre which promotes the integration of science with a Christian theology based on a literal translation of the Bible.

Gary initiated the Custance Awards for Christian Perspective in Science which are presented to students of the winning projects at the Ontario Christian Schools Science Fair.   He also teaches an interdisciplinary faith and science course on origins.

Gary Chiang can be contacted at:
Department of Biology, Redeemer University College
777 Garner Rd E, Ancaster ON, L9K 1J4 Canada.
gchiang@redeemer.ca