Liangliang Hao, PhD Assistant Professor (BME)
Education Postdoc. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary Appointment Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
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November 24, 2025
Assistant Professor Liangliang Hao (BME) received the Innovation Award from the American Lung Association for her research project titled Developing Innovative Early Detection Test for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a serious lung disease that is relatively understudied.
The ALA’s Innovation Award is intended to support highly promising investigators with stellar track records of accomplishment, who have the potential to advance the field of lung disease science. [ More ]
Areas of Interest Point-of-Care diagnostics, CRISPR engineering, Next-gen imaging, spatial multiomics, synthetic biology and biomaterial design
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Research Areas Precision medicine has transformative impact in managing heterogeneous disorders including cancer, metabolic, and neurological diseases. At the living interface of precision engineering and health, the Hao laboratory will develop molecular and cellular tools to precisely track and control disease biology in intact organisms. Our specific research interests include (1) noninvasive disease detection and treatment monitoring at the Point-of-Care, (2) tissue-specific transcriptome engineering, and (3) multimodal systemic imaging. These projects will shed light on the dynamic interplay of diseased cells and their microenvironment. We seek to use these insights to address grand challenges of getting precision medicine into healthcare practice such as comorbidities, timely interventions, and access in low-resource areas.
Honors and Awards Kenneth Rainin Foundation Innovator Award
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