Academic Background: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Arizona State University, 2008; B.S. in Chemistry, Peking University, 2003.
Research Interests: DNA nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and biomaterials. Designs DNA-based nanostructures for biomedical applications.
Appointments: Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011–present.
Awards: NSF CAREER Award, 2014; NIH New Innovator Award, 2016.
Publications: Over 50 articles in Nature Nanotechnology and Science Advances.
Additional Contributions: Co-inventor of DNA origami techniques; Mentors interdisciplinary bioengineering students.