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π Welcome to the Lab of Synthetic Biopharmaceutics
We are a multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of **synthetic biology**, **DNA/RNA nanotechnology**, and **targeted drug delivery**. Our mission is to develop programmable molecular systems for precision immunotherapy and intracellular control.
π¬ Research Focus
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<summary style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;">1οΈβ£ DNA/RNA Origami for Therapy</summary> Design of 2D and 3D nanostructures for delivering siRNA, aptamers, and proteins with spatial precision and responsiveness to tumor signals.
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<summary style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;">2οΈβ£ Logic-Gated Immune Activation</summary> Development of antibody-aptamer systems and synthetic RNA circuits for T cell activation only under tumor-specific conditions.
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<summary style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;">3οΈβ£ Peptide-DNA Conjugates for Receptor Clustering</summary> Construction of self-assembling chains to activate death receptors (e.g., TRAIL-R) via pH-triggered ligand assembly in the tumor microenvironment.
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π©βπ¬ Lab Members
Name | Role | Focus Area | Contact |
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Dr. Yang Wang | PI | DNA nanomedicine, synthetic biology | yangwa@yourlab.org |
Guangneng Xie | PhD Student | RNA origami, immune circuits | |
Anran Xu | PhD Student | DNA origami integrity, blood-based detection | |
Kang Wang | Research Assistant | T cell therapy, CAF targeting |
π Selected Publications
- **Wang Y**, et al. Infinite Molecular Networking: pH-Gated Peptide-DNA Chain Assembly for Death Receptor Activation. *Nature Nanotechnology*, 2025.
- **Xie G**, Wang Y. RNA Origami Logic Circuits for Controlled Immune Cell Activation. *Science Advances*, 2024.
- **Xu A**, et al. In Vivo Proximity Ligation Assay for Wireframe DNA Origami. *ACS Nano*, 2024.
- **Wang Y**, Wu M-R. CAF-Targeted Aptamer-Antibody Cascades for Gated T Cell Engagement. *Nature Biomedical Engineering*, 2024.
π§ Lab Highlights
- π NSFC-STINT International Collaboration Grant Awarded (2024β2027)
- βοΈ Academic visit to Sichuan University (Nov 2024)
- π¬ Ongoing: Tornado RNA circuits in CAR-T cells
- 𧬠Launch of LabWiki Platform (2025)
π Contact
- Lab address**: Institute of Synthetic Biopharmaceutics
- Email**: yangwa@yourlab.org
- Website**: yangwalab.com
- GitHub**: github.com/yangwa
π This page was last updated on 2025/07/3.