Scholars@Duke
Lingchong You

Lingchong You

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281
1381 CIEMAS, 101 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Fellow

International American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering · 2019

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

National National Science Foundation · 2010

Young Professor Award

International DuPont · 2008

Fellowships for Science and Engineering

National David and Lucile Packard Foundation · 2006

In the News

Published December 3, 2024
Research & Innovation Seed Grants Total Nearly $2 Million
Published February 26, 2024
Resistant Bacteria Carry Extra Genes, According to Study
Published February 9, 2023
Synthetic Compartments Stop Pathogens from Sharing Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Published September 28, 2022
A Bacterial Message: ‘Be Sure to Drink Your Ovaltine’
Published September 28, 2022
A Bacterial Message: ‘Be Sure to Drink Your Ovaltine’
Published May 18, 2022
University Awards 24 New Distinguished Professorships
Published April 6, 2022
Tiny Jumping Genes Fingered as Culprit in Rise of Antibiotic Resistance
Published February 17, 2022
The Surprising Structural Reason Your Kitchen Sponge is Disgusting
Published January 29, 2020
Study Shows Some Bacteria Are Better Able to Share Resistance With Peers Than We Thought
Published October 3, 2019
Machine Learning Is Providing New Insights When the Biology Is Too Complex for Traditional Research
Published December 5, 2018
Distinguishing Resistance from Resilience to Prolong Antibiotic Potency
Published December 7, 2017
Where Are All the Germs? Students Explore Duke's Microbiome
Published May 2, 2016
Lingchong You: Tales of the genetically altered, superhero bacteria swarmbot
Published March 2, 2016
Biologists turn bacteria into 'swarmbots'
Published February 29, 2016
Engineered Swarmbots Rely on Peers for Survival
Published June 4, 2015
How Dividing Cells End Up the Same Size
Published October 27, 2014
Lingchong You comments: Paper test can detect Ebola strains
Published November 11, 2013
Chinese-Americans protest Kimmel skit in front of ABC station in downtown Raleigh
Published October 8, 2013
Growing Bacteria Keep Time, Know Their Place