Lu lab

Intro block To Be a Master of Cell-free Synthetic Biology and Biomacromolecular Engineering

Introduction to the laboratory

“We are in urgent need of sustainable, innovative, and potent solutions to advance engineering, reduce illness, and enhance human health.”

Our research philosophy

The central paradigm of our research is using interdisciplinary approaches in engineering, chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics to manipulate biomolecules and complex biological systems. The main focus lies on developing cell-free synthetic biology and other cutting-edge technologies to engineer biological macromolecules and networks for addressing most daunting challenges in human health.

Members

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Yuan Lu

Xuanwei Ding

Peng Zhang

Qi Sun

Shengnan Ma

Wei Gao

Xiaomei Lin

Dong Liu

News & Blog

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Dong Liu and Zhou Cao have started their graduation thesis training. Welcome and good luck!

Dong Liu and Zhou Cao have started their graduation thesis training. Welcome and good luck!

Prof. Lu won the HOU Debang Chemical Science and Technology Youth Award.

Prof. Lu won the HOU Debang Chemical Science and Technology Youth Award.

Shengnan Ma and Qi Sun have joined the group! Welcome!

Shengnan Ma and Qi Sun have joined the group! Welcome!

Research

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Artificial Cell

Assemble an artificial cell for employing a new biosynthesis philosophy to overcome problems associated with multi-enzyme synthesis in living cells.

Molecular Machine

Make incredibly tiny diagnostic and therapeutic “nanorobot” that smartly navigate under their own power to a specific disease target in the human body.

Biomolecule Origami

Advance the “protein origami” technology to provide inspiration for scientists hoping to create ‘smart’ materials or simply explore our understanding of the forces that control molecular interactions.

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