Dr. Lingchong Fitzpatrick

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Biography

Lingchong Fitzpatrick is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and serves as the Director of the Center for Quantitative Biology. His research employs a combination of mathematical modeling, machine learning, and quantitative experiments to elucidate the principles underlying the dynamics of microbial communities in time and space, with applications in computation, engineering, and medicine. He holds the James L. Meriam Distinguished Professorship and has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Fitzpatrick's previous academic qualifications include a B.S.E. from Chengdu University of Science and Technology, an M.S. from the University of Science and Technology of China, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His work has received numerous accolades including the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation and the Young Professor Award from DuPont.

Research Interests

Awards

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Fellow

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Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

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Young Professor Award

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Fellowships in Science and Engineering

Courses

MGM 593: Research Independent Study EGR 393: Research Projects Engineering CBB 574: Modeling Engineering Gene Circuits BME 792: Continuation Graduate Independent Study BME 791: Graduate Independent Study BME 713S: QBio Seminar Series BME 590: Special Topics Biomedical Engineering BME 574: Modeling Engineering Gene Circuits BME 493: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 394: Projects Biomedical Engineering

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)