Welcome to LuoLabs
Nucleic acids play a critical role in living organisms as the carriers of genetic information. Our research focuses on using DNA and RNA as both generic and genetic materials.
We at LuoLabs have been using DNA as a true polymer and have developed generic DNA materials, including tree-shaped DNA, DNA gels and DNA-nanoparticle hybrid assemblies. With these novel DNA materials, we are exploring real-world applications ranging from biological materials in diagnostics, pharmaceutics, protein production, drug delivery, cell culture and optoelectronics.
Latest Lab News
May 2012 - Congratulations to our newest Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Thua Tran, on a successful thesis defense! She will be continuing her work in Luolabs as a post-doctoral associate.
Jan 2012 - Congratulations to Dan and Prof. Edwin Kan (ECE, Cornell), for being one of the 12 teams awarded with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges 21 million dollar grant. This will support the development of a point-of-care diagnostic system for developing countries. Follow the links to various news sources: CNET | Popular Science | Cornell Chronicle
Jan 2012 - Congratulations to JB for his new collaborative Nanoscale paper with Prof. Vinod Menon titled "Probing Y-Shaped DNA Structures with Time-resolved FRET".
Dec 2011 - Congratulations to our newest Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Michael Campolongo, on a successful thesis defense! He will be joining Ropes & Gray LLP as a technical advisor starting Apr 2012.
Dec 2011 - Congratulations to Shawn for receiving the Best Poster Award for his poster titled "DNA-based nanoparticle crystallization" at the 2nd Nano Today conference!
Dec 2011 - Congratulations to Dan for a well-received plenary talk titled "Engineering DNA as both genetic and generic materials" at the 2nd Nano Today conference in Waikoloa, Hawaii!
Nov 2011 - Congratulations to Songming on his new collaborative publication with Prof. Amit Lal in Nature Communications titled "Low-concentration mechanical biosensor based on a photonic crystal nanowire array"!