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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University Center For Life Sciences Boston 3 Blackfan Circle, Room 530 Boston, MA 02115 [USA] David.Zhang  wyss.harvard.edu
http://www.dna.caltech.edu/~dzhang Cell: (626) 390-2242 |
| Research Interests and Goals |
- Accurate and multiplexed PCR and reverse transcription using double-stranded primers - Isothermal assembly of DNA nanostructures and nanodevices - Gene/genome synthesis using DNA nanostructures as substrates - DNA nanodevices for detecting and imaging mRNAs and microRNAs - Gene regulation and programming via induced RNAi - Coincidence detection of biomolecules Publication and patent list |
| Past Life |
Postdoctoral scholar in Peng Yin's Group. (2010 - present)
Graduate student in Erik Winfree's Group. (2005 - 2010) - Ph.D. Thesis PDF Lab safety officer in Erik Winfree's Group. (2007 - 2009) Visiting student in Andrew Turberfield's Group. (2004 - 2005) Tutor for the 2004 Research Science Institute (2004). Undergraduate research assistant in Erik Winfree's Group (2001 - 2004). Undergraduate computer science teaching assistant (2001). Undergraduate research assistant in Demetri Psaltis's Group (2000 - 2001). |
| Awards and Recognition |
I am a 2010 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation.
I was a 2006 Hertz Fellow. I was a 2000 Axline Scholar. I was a 2000 Chemistry Olympiad Camp Finalist. I was a 1999 Research Science Institute Scholar. I won second place in the 1996 National Mathcounts competition. My cirriculum vitae PDF DOC |
| Personal Life | My (rather eccentric) personal site |