Research

Structure, design,
and physical principles.

My research interests connect the prediction and design of RNA with the physical and statistical principles that organize molecular structure.

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RNA Structure

Understanding RNA structure through sequence, topology, evolutionary constraints, and physical principles.

TriRNASP · tpFormer

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RNA Design

Designing sequences for desired three-dimensional structures, with function as a longer-term question.

DS3dRNA

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Computational Biophysics

Using structural statistics and physical models to study molecular organization and structural scoring.

TriRNASP · DS3dRNA

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AI for Molecular Science

Exploring models that connect structural, topological, evolutionary, and physical information.

tpFormer · Future directions

01From evidence to questions

Published work on TriRNASP examines RNA structural scoring through three-body statistical information. DS3dRNA provides public software for structure-conditioned sequence design. tpFormer is an active investigation of topology-aware structure modeling.

These projects approach related questions from different directions: evaluating a proposed structure, finding sequences for a target structure, and learning representations for structure prediction.

02Research-interest map

Connected ideas across current work and future questions.

Size indicates conceptual emphasis. Groups identify research status.

Core focus

  • RNA

Published work

  • RNA Structure
  • Computational Biophysics
  • RNA 3D Structure
  • Statistical Potentials
  • Three-body Interactions
  • Structural Biology
  • Tertiary Structure

Active projects

  • RNA Design
  • Topology-aware Learning
  • Evolution
  • MSA
  • Machine Learning
  • Structure Prediction
  • Contact Map
  • Topology
  • de novo Design
  • Secondary Structure
  • Deep Learning

Exploratory interests

  • Synthetic Biology
  • RNA Foundation Models
  • Energy Landscape
  • Functional RNA
  • Geometric Learning
  • Physics-informed AI
  • Ribozyme
  • RNA Engineering
  • Molecular Design

Current directions

From structural principles
to molecular design.

Topology-aware RNA modeling and evolutionary information guide current questions in structure prediction. Longer-term interests include RNA foundation models, de novo design, and AI-guided RNA engineering grounded in physical and statistical potentials.

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