Bioengineering Lecture
Beckman Institute Auditorium
"Nanoscale construction with DNA"
Shawn Douglas,
Assistant Professor ,
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology,
University of California San Francisco,
This is a Special Bioengineering Seminar.
Abstract: The programmability of DNA makes it an attractive material for constructing intricate nanoscale shapes. One method for creating these structures is DNA origami, in which a multiple-kilobase single-stranded 'scaffold' is folded into a custom nanoscale shape by interacting with hundreds of short oligonucleotide 'staple' strands. I will talk about our efforts to realize demand-meeting applications of this method, including our recent development of nanoscale devices to mimic cell-signaling stimulation carried out by our own immune systems.
For more information, please contact Linda Scott by phone at ext. 4389 or by email at [email protected].
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Bioengineering Lecture Series
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