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DNA Nanotechnology

  • AI-Driven DNA/RNA Nanostructure Design
  • Dynamic DNA Origami & Molecular Machines
  • Programmable Nucleic Acid Therapeutics (mRNA/CRISPR Delivery)
  • Hierarchical Self-assembly for Smart Materials
DNA nanotechnology: DNA tiles self-assembling into a honeycomb lattice and complementary strands hybridizing ATGCATGTACGTAC

Featured Research

Computer-aided design software and simulation tools for DNA nanoparticles

Computer-aided design software and simulation tools for DNA nanoparticles

Advanced Materials Technologies, 11(4):e00438 Article

Trinh, M.C., Jun, H.†

IF 6.2 2026. 2.

Classification of DNA Nanoparticle CAD Software

This review chronologically examines computer-aided design (CAD) software designed to overcome limitations of manual design. It categorizes design methodologies into bottom-up and top-down strategies, encompassing tile-based and frame-based architectures.

Simulation Methodologies and Future Prospects

The study classifies simulation tools into finite-element and coarse-grained molecular dynamics models. It highlights future needs, including unified automation platforms and deep learning integration to conserve time and effort.

Programming 2D Supramolecular Assemblies with Wireframe DNA Origami

Programming 2D Supramolecular Assemblies with Wireframe DNA Origami

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144: 4403-9 Article

Wang, X., Jun, H., Bathe

IF 16.4 JCR Top 8.7% 2022. 3.

Selected Publications

  • 2026

    Computer-aided design software and simulation tools for DNA nanoparticles

    Trinh, M.C., Jun, H.†

    Advanced Materials Technologies, 11(4):e00438 · 2026. 2. 19.

    IF 6.2 Article

  • 2022

    Programming 2D Supramolecular Assemblies with Wireframe DNA Origami

    Wang, X., Jun, H., Bathe

    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144: 4403-9 · 2022. 3. 16.

    IF 16.4 JCR Top 8.7% Article

  • 2019

    Automated sequence design of 2D wireframe DNA origami with honeycomb edges

    Jun, H.*, Wang, X., Bricker, W., Bathe, M.

    Nature Communications, 10: 5419 · 2019. 11. 16.

    IF 17.7 JCR Top 7.4% Article

  • 2019

    Automated sequence design of 3D polyhedral wireframe DNA origami with honeycomb edges

    Jun, H.*, Shepherd, T., Zhang, K., Bricker, W., Li, S., Chiu W., Bathe, M.

    ACS Nano, 13: 2083-93 · 2019. 1. 16.

    IF 18.0 JCR Top 5.7% Article

  • 2019

    Autonomously designed free-form 2D DNA origami

    Jun, H.*, Zhang, F., Ratanalert, S., Shepherd, T., Qi, X., Yan, H., Bathe, M.

    Science Advances, 5: eaav0655 · 2019. 1. 16.

    IF 15.0 JCR Top 8.8% Article

Funded Research Grants

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유전자 치료를 위한 하이브리드 RNA-DNA 오리가미 나노플랫폼 개발

PI 한국연구재단 · 우수신진연구

₩1,173.6M

DNA 나노구조물의 물리-화학적 성질 예측을 위한 가상시스템 개발

PI 한국연구재단 · 지역대학우수과학자

₩400M

Ongoing Completed Today (Nov 2026)

유전자 치료를 위한 하이브리드 RNA-DNA 오리가미 나노플랫폼 개발

PI Ongoing ₩1,173.6M

한국연구재단 · 우수신진연구

2024. 4.2029. 3.

DNA 나노구조물의 물리-화학적 성질 예측을 위한 가상시스템 개발

PI Completed ₩400M

한국연구재단 · 지역대학우수과학자

2020. 6.2024. 5.