Liberal Arts and Sciences
Yong Zeng Lab
Led by Yong Zeng · Chemistry
What we study
The Zeng Lab creates tiny chemical and nanotech tools to detect disease markers for precision medicine, focusing on cancer and infections. They build micro‑fluidic chips, use CRISPR/Cas gene‑editing sensors, and apply AI to turn lab discoveries into clinical tests.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Building & testing
- Papers
- 4
Recent papers, explained
- Hydromechanical Modulation of Enzymatic Kinetics Using Microfluidically Configurable Nanoconfinement Arrays
2024 · ACS Central Science
Studying how tiny fluid forces in nanoconfined spaces affect enzyme reaction speeds.
- A one-pot isothermal Cas12-based assay for the sensitive detection of microRNAs
2023 · Nature Biomedical Engineering
Developing a simple, temperature‑constant test using Cas12 to detect microRNA molecules.
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- Molecular and functional extracellular vesicle analysis using nanopatterned microchips monitors tumor progression and metastasis
2020 · Science Translational Medicine
Using nanostructured chips to examine vesicles from tumors and track cancer spread.
- Ultrasensitive detection of circulating exosomes with a 3D-nanopatterned microfluidic chip
2019 · Nature Biomedical Engineering
Creating a 3D‑nanopatterned chip to find tiny exosome particles in blood.
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