Prof. DING Baoquan from National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) visited TIPC on Nov. 23rd and gave a wonderful lecture entitled Organizing Nano-objects with DNA Origami: on the way from structures to functionality.

In the lecture, Prof. DING Baoquan introduced the general development of DNA nanotechnology and his progress in this area. Structural DNA nanotechnology, which uses DNA as the building materials to organize mater with nanometer precision, has matured to the state that self-assembled, fully addressable DNA nanostructures can be rationally designed and constructed with reliable yield. There are great opportunities to use DNA nano-architectures for novel applications that require precise positioning of molecules or particles at addressable location at nanometer scales.

After the speech, Prof. DING answered some questions and showed his willingness to have a further discussion with those who are interested in his research.

Prof. DING Baoquan's general field of research includes bio-nanomaterials, nano-devices made from both self-assembled bio-nanomaterials and lithography by electron beam, and their possible applications in nano-photonics, plasma photonics and molecular electronics.

( Image by TIPC, CAS )