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Mingxu You Research Group

University of Massachusetts
Location
Amherst, MA
Department
Department of Chemistry
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Updated
October 2, 2026

Research focus

nucleic acid nanotechnologyDNA/RNA nanotechnologybiosensingbioimaging

About the research

Can programmable DNA and RNA devices be built to sense metabolites and control cellular information flow with spatial precision?

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The You Research Group engineers genetically encoded fluorescent RNA sensors for cellular imaging of metabolites and small molecules. The group images force transduction at cell–cell junctions using single-molecule level approaches to study mechanotransduction. Researchers perform in vivo selection and high-throughput evolution of aptamers to discover functional nucleic acid binders inside living cells. The lab designs conditional self-assembly mechanisms for DNA/RNA nanostructures to enable programmable diagnostics and delivery platforms.

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