First name

Hao

Last name

Yan

School, Department, Division or Center

School of Molecular Sciences

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Type of professor

Regents Professor

Year

2024

Bio image

Hao Yan

Bio summary

Yan is the director of the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics and the Milton D. Glick Distinguished Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences. He is a leading figure in the fields of DNA nanotechnology, biomimetics and DNA origami engineering. For more than two decades, he has created novel DNA-based structures and devices that have advanced understanding and application of molecular assembly for diagnosing diseases, enhancing computing and innovating materials science and established ASU as a global leader in molecular design and biomimetics.