Zhong Chao

Biography

2014-now Assistent Professor、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.