Fei Zhang

Research in my lab is focused on understanding how biological molecular building blocks self-assemble into nanoarchitectures with structural complexity and functional diversity, elucidating the molecular interactions and mechanisms of assembly exhibit in nature, and focusing on structural DNA and RNA nanotechnology especially for establishing a diverse set of fundamental design principles for various architectures. Ultimately, we aim to gain structural, mechanical, and biological insights into manipulation of matter on the nanometer scale, and to expand a catalog of DNA/RNA/Proteins self-assembled nano‑devices in capable of programmable molecular behaviors and pathways.