Dr. Changyang Linghu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Changyang Linghu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, specializing in the intersection of Cell and Developmental Biology and Biomedical Engineering. He is a member of the Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute. After obtaining his Bachelor of Engineering from Tsinghua University, he completed his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on groundbreaking research with Dr. Ed Boyden. His research aims to unravel the emergent properties of cell populations driving essential brain functions through scalable and multiplexable interrogation of cell physiology in vivo. Dr. Linghu has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, the NIH Director's New Innovator Award, and being named a Global 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review. His lab, the Spatial Biodynamics Lab, provides a unique interdisciplinary research training environment at the forefront of biotechnology and neuroscience, with a focus on molecular recording and bioactuators.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

University of Michigan Medical School • Ann Arbor, MI

Lectures and mentors students in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Biomedical Engineering.

Awards

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Klingenstein Fellowship Award

2025-01-01
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NIH Director's New Innovator Award

2024-01-01
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Global 35 Innovators Under 35

2024-01-01

Requirements for University of Michigan Medical School

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:84
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Prior laboratory research experience Significant undergraduate coursework in chemistry and biology
Application Checklist
  • Online Application via Rackham
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Official Transcripts
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Admission for Biological Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Human Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Cancer Biology, and Neuroscience is primary handled through the PIBS (Program in Biomedical Sciences) gateway.