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Yancheng Du

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2018
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBacteriophages and microbial interactionsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Publications

26

Citations

153

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
AI-generated

Yancheng Du works on DNA nanotechnology, designing and building nanoscale structures made from DNA (such as DNA origami, DNA crystals, and DNA nanostars) that can move, deform, or self-assemble in programmable ways. This research also explores applications of these DNA-based nanostructures in areas like synthetic cells, biosensing, and imaging of cancer cells.

DNA nanotechnology and origamiMechanical properties of nanostructures (auxetic/deformable materials)Synthetic cells and artificial lipid systemsDNA-based biosensing and bioimagingComputational and structural design of nanomaterials

Publication output has grown from essentially none in 2017 to a steady rate of about 3 papers per year over the last five years, with a slight uptick projected into 2026.

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
172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications4202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 4 publications426
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • ChemRxiv×3
  • Nature Communications×2
  • ACS Synthetic Biology×2
  • Nano Letters×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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