Chao Zhong
Assistant Professorã€PI
Physical Science and Technology
Shanghai Tech University
China
Biography
2014-now Assistent Professorã€PI, School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University 2012-2014 Postdoc, Dep. of EECS and Dep. of Biological Eng. , Synthetic Biology Center, MIT，USA 2009-2011 Postdoc, MSE, University of Washington, Seattle, USA 2004-2009 Ph. D. BME, Fiber science, and Materials Science，Cornell University, USA 2001-2004 Master degree, MSE，BUCT, Beijing, China 1997-2001 Bachelor, MSE，Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Research Interest
Our lab, the Integrative Bio-inspired Molecular Engineering (IBME) laboratory, aims to apply biologically inspired engineering principles to create novel materials, bionanotechnology, molecular (cellular) machines to address important yet unmet needs in our society. We are particularly interested in gearing our research towards practical applications in health care, environment as well as many other important technical fields. To these ends, we leverage and integrate various emerging techniques and/or advanced tools from synthetic biology, materials science, protein engineering, and modern micro/nanofabrication into our research.
Publications
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C. Zhong, T. K. Lu et al. Strong underwater adhesives made by self-assembling multi-protein nanofibres. Nature Nanotechnology 2014,10, 858-866. (Highlighted in MIT News, the Scientist, Science Daily, Materials Today, MRS website and others)
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X. Y. Wang, Y. F. Li, C. Zhong*, Amyloid-directed assembly of nanostructures and functional devices for bionanoelectronics. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2015, 3, 4953-4958. (Invited review).
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Tian-Xin Zhao, Chao Zhong*, Applications of Synthetic Biology in Materials Science, Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 2017, 33(3): 494–505. (Synthetic biology theme issue, Invited review)
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Qi Qi, Tian-Xin Zhao, Bo-Lin An, Xuan-Yong Liu, Chao Zhong*, Self-assembly and morphological characterization of two-component functional amyloid proteins. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2017, 28, 1062–1068. (Cover image feature)
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Bolin An#, Xinyu Wang#, Mengkui Cui, Xinrui Gui, Xiuhai Mao, Yan Liu, Ke Li, Cenfeng Chu, Jiahua Pu, Susu Ren, Yanyi Wang, Guisheng Zhong, Timothy K. Lu, Cong Liu, and Chao Zhong*, Diverse Supramolecular Nanofiber Networks Assembled by Functional Low-Complexity Domains. ACS Nano 2017, Just Accepted Manuscript, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02298.
