معرفی
Chenxiang Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Yale School of Medicine. He holds a PhD from Arizona State University (2009) and a BS from Peking University (2004), with a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School (2012). His research focuses on biophysics, nanotechnology, and membrane biology, particularly using DNA origami to engineer synthetic systems for studying cellular processes like nuclear transport and membrane dynamics. Lin is also the Associate Director of Yale’s Nanobiology Institute.
Education:
- PhD, Arizona State University, 2009
- BS, Peking University, 2004
- Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2012
Research Interests:
Lin’s lab develops DNA-based nanodevices to study molecular mechanisms in cells. Key areas include:
- Engineering synthetic nuclear pore complexes using DNA origami
- Investigating lipid flow and membrane tension dynamics
- Designing programmable nanopores and biosensors
- Exploring HIV-1 nuclear entry mechanisms
Awards:
- Odyssey Award (2020)
- National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award (2014)
Lab Activities:
His lab is located at the West Campus Integrative Science & Technology Center. Current projects include modeling viral entry pathways and developing nanoscale tools for biomedical applications.
