Qiong Yang
Associate Professor of Biophysics · Medical School · University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Quick answer: Qiong Yang is Associate Professor of Biophysics at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Qiong Yang shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ We are recruiting! We warmly welcome interested individuals at all levels to check out our lab web pages (https://websites.umich.edu/~qiongy/) and contact us via qiongy@umich.edu to learn more.
Research interests
Bridging Biophysics with Quantitative Systems & Synthetic Biology and Mechanobiology to pursue a comprehensive understanding of stochastic cellular and developmental processes in early embryos including Xenopus and zebrafish.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2025] Rombouts J, Tavella F, Vandervelde A, Phong C, Ferrell JE, Yang Q, Gelens L. Mechanistic origins of temperature scaling in the early embryonic cell cycle. Nature Communications, 2025 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-62918-0 PMID: 40877323
[2024] Puls O, Ruiz-Reynés D, Tavella F, Jin M, Kim Y, Gelens L, Yang Q. Spatial heterogeneity accelerates phase-to-trigger wave transitions in frog egg extracts. Nature Communications, 2024 Dec 1; 15 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-54752-7 PMID: 39622792
[2024] Liu Y, Kim YS, Xue X, Miao Y, Kobayashi N, Sun S, Yan RZ, Yang Q, Pourquié O, Fu J. A human pluripotent stem cell-based somitogenesis model using microfluidics. Cell Stem Cell, 2024 Aug 1; 31 (8): 1113 - 1126.e6. DOI:10.1016/j.stem.2024.06.004 PMID: 38981471
[2024] Li Z, Wang S, Sun M, Jin
Frequently asked questions
Is Qiong Yang hiring PhD students at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Qiong Yang's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: We are recruiting! We warmly welcome interested individuals at all levels to check out our lab web pages (https://websites.umich.edu/~qiongy/) and contact us via qiongy@umich.edu to learn more..
What does Qiong Yang research?
Bridging Biophysics with Quantitative Systems & Synthetic Biology and Mechanobiology to pursue a comprehensive understanding of stochastic cellular and developmental processes in early embryos including Xenopus and zebrafish.
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