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Wolfgang Pfeifer

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1993Rising activity
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBacteriophages and microbial interactionsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Publications

28

Citations

623

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
AI-generated

Wolfgang Pfeifer's research focuses on DNA nanotechnology, particularly the design, construction, and mechanical analysis of DNA origami structures (nanoscale shapes folded from DNA strands). His work also extends into applying these DNA nanostructures for biosensing, gene delivery into cells, and CRISPR-based genome editing. This research combines molecular design, computational modeling, and experimental biochemistry to build and test nanoscale tools with potential biomedical and materials applications.

DNA origami and nanostructure designDNA nanotechnology mechanics and simulationGene delivery and CRISPR genome editingBiosensing with DNA-based nanostructuresComputational and computer-aided nanostructure design

Publication output has grown over the last decade, dipping to zero in 2020 but rebounding and peaking in 2024 with six publications.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications19202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 6 publications6242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • ACS Nano×2
  • Science Advances×2
  • Nanoscale×2
  • Nature Biotechnology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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