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Yaoheng Yang is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. His academic journey includes a Master's and Bachelor's Degree from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research focuses on employing multidisciplinary approaches from physics, electrical engineering, and neuroscience to tackle significant challenges in non-invasive, spatiotemporally precise neuromodulation. He has achieved noteworthy successes, such as artificial hibernation using non-invasive techniques and developing advanced clinical ultrasound instrumentation for precise brain stimulation. Additionally, his innovative work in sonogenetics allows for cell-type specific neuromodulation. Yang has published research in prestigious journals, including Nature Metabolism and PNAS Radiology, and has received four international awards, including the Nadine Barrie Smith Award. His contributions to science communication have reached a vast audience, amassing 3 million views across online platforms. His lab is focused on unraveling the intricate brain-body communication network to enhance health and developing new methods to control and map this network through advancements in acoustic technologies.
Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.