Simon Chi-Chin Shiu

Dr. Simon Chi-Chin Shiu

School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Postdoctoral Fellow at HKUMed | DNA Nanotechnology, Bioelect...

Biography

Passionate scientist focusing on multidisciplinary nucleic acids technology for biomedical applications. I develop DNA as a programmable structural and functional material beyond its genetic role. Using principles from synthetic chemistry, supramolecular self-assembly, and materials chemistry, I design geometrically precise DNA nanostructures, including polyhedra, rotary machines, and self-assembling hyperstructures, that form through equimolar mixing of single-stranded DNA with zero chemical waste and can be scaled from the nanometre to the centimetre. Passing the knowledge from frontier research to local community and next generation is essential for inspiration and the growth of science community. Therefore I am always open and have been volunteering in STEM education at different levels to raise the social awareness of the importance of science. My research philosophy is: We are made from DNA. We can create more with DNA.

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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

School of Biomedical Sciences

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