RESEARCH

Design and development of a new functional artificial nucleic acid-based nanostructure as a carrier to improve the safety and efficacy of drug delivery and diagnostic imaging 

Design, synthesis, and applications of nucleic acid-based hydrogels for wound healing, biosensing, and skin care products (cosmetics) 

Studying and exploring nucleic acid nanotechnology for a wide range of biomedical applications

Design of a novel delivery system of non-viral and viral vectors to safely transport the gene of interest into target cells for the treatment of hereditary diseases

Study on gene therapy base on siRNA-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) and the CRISPR/Cas9 system for potential clinical applications

Utilization of various biomaterials (e.g., inorganic nanoparticles, peptides, aptamers, polymers, lipids, and proteins) for enhanced gene therapy 

Development of a molecular sensing platform for simple, rapid, specific, and sensitive detection of infectious pathogens and genetic alternations 

Design of biosensors based on hairpin DNA probes, quantum dots, DNA-based structures, and gold nanoparticles for using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay and colorimetric assays 

Development of easy-to-use and cost-effective diagnostic tests (e.g., lateral flow assay kits and ELISA kits) for the clinical diagnosis