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Academic Profile

Academic Background: B.S., Princeton University, 1993; D.Phil., University of Oxford, 1997.

Research Interests: Molecular programming, nucleic acid nanotechnology, and computational biology.

Appointments: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering at Caltech; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering.

Awards: Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching; NSF CAREER Award.

Publications: Articles in Nature Biotechnology on DNA-based computation.

Additional Contributions: Co-founder of the Molecular Programming Project.