Dr. Changyang Linghu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Changyang Linghu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on developing and applying new technologies to uncover emergent properties of cell network activities that drive computation, learning, and memory in the living brain. The Linghu lab, also known as the Spatial Biodynamics Lab, is situated at the intersection of the Medical School, Neuroscience Institute, and the Biosciences Initiative, providing a unique interdisciplinary research training environment. His lab's research areas include Biomaterials, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optics, Functional Molecular Imaging, Molecular Cellular Biomechanics, and Tissue Engineering Biomaterials. Linghu’s impactful publications have addressed various aspects of biological information recording and calcium imaging in neural populations. He has been recognized with multiple awards such as the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and has been listed in MIT Technology Review's Global 35 Innovators Under 35.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Teaching and conducting research in biomedical engineering, focusing on innovative technologies for studying cell network activities.

Awards

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NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

2024-01-01
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MIT Technology Review’s Global 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35)

2024-01-01
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Glenn AFAR Junior Faculty Grant Award

2024-01-01
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Award

2024-01-01
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Whitehall Foundation Three-Year Research Grant

2024-01-01
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GenScript Life Science Research Grant

2024-01-01
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Bioengineering Brain Cancer Challenge Seed Fund Award UMich

2024-01-01
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Spatial Analytics Cancer Challenge Seed Fund Award UMich

2023-01-01
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Biological Sciences Scholar (BSSP) UMich

2022-01-01
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MIT Spot Award

2022-01-01
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MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators 35 China (TR35 China)

2021-01-01
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Rising Star Biological Engineering Princeton University

2021-01-01
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J. Douglas Tan Postdoctoral Fellow

2020-01-01
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McGovern Graduate Fellow

2018-01-01
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MIT Presidential Fellow

2013-01-01

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science