Academic Affiliation
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Credentials
PhD, 2001, New York University
Bio
The research program of Dr. Hao Yan is highly interdisciplinary, combining chemistry, biology, physics and material science. Dr. Yan’s goal is to achieve programmed design and assembly of biologically inspired nanomaterials and to explore its applications in nanoelectronics, controlled macromolecular interactions and biosensing. His research is focused in the following four themes:
1. BioNanotechnology: Design of novel DNA nanostructures, implementation of the designed structure in the construction of patterned DNA arrays and nanomechanical devices. Develop modular methods to achieve biomimetic molecular motors.
2. Nanoelectronics: Utilize rationally designed DNA nanostructure to template nanoelectronic components, such as nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes, into functional nanodevices.
3. Macromolecule structure elucidation: Develop methods to self-assemble 2D and 3D protein arrays for structural determination using electron microscopy or X-ray crystallography.
4. Biomolecular imaging: Investigation of protein-DNA interactions using high resolution imaging technology, such as atomic force microscopy and electron microscopy.