This event has passed. ×

Self-Assembling DNA Colloquium

  • Thursday, October 7, 2021
  • 3:30 PM–5:00 PM
  • NH 276

The Mathematics and Statistics Department welcomes you to a Colloquium on Thursday October 7, at 3:30 with Professor Amanda Harsy of Lewis Univesity.

Professor Harsy will deliver a lecture entitled "Graph Theoretical Designs of Self-Assembling DNA." Light refreshments will be served in the Reading Room, immediately followed by the lecture in North Hall 276.

Self-assembly is a term used to describe the process of a collection of components combining to form an organized structure without external direction. The unique properties of double-stranded DNA molecules make DNA a valuable structural material with which to form nanostructures, and the field of DNA nanotechnology is largely based on this premise. By modeling nanostructures with discrete graphs, efficient DNA self-assembly becomes a mathematical puzzle. These nanostructures have wide-ranging applications, such as containers for the transport and release of nano-cargos, templates for the controlled growth of nano-objects, and in drug-delivery methods. This research project centers around the exploration of the graph-theoretical and combinatorial properties of DNA self-assembly, as well as the development of computational tools to aid in answering fundamental questions that arise.

October 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

View Today
Event quick search
Save this event
  • Icon for adding event to Outlook calendar
  • Icon for adding event to Google calendar
Share this event