Mingjie Dai
· Assistant Professor of BioengineeringRice University · Bioengineering
Active 2009–2026
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About
Mingjie Dai is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University and a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research. His research focuses on developing novel molecular and bioengineering technologies for understanding and interacting with biological systems. His work includes building dynamic and functional nucleic acid-based circuits, sensitive detection, and accurate profiling of the cellular proteome. Dai's laboratory develops methods for fast and highly multiplexed molecular imaging of proteins and RNA in cellular and tissue contexts, utilizing super-resolution microscopy and single-molecule optical techniques. Additionally, his research involves high-sensitivity detection and profiling of protein modifications through microscopic and microfluidic techniques, as well as scalable detection of RNA viruses and transcripts in clinical samples using engineered DNA probes.
Research topics
- Composite material
- Materials science
- Computer Science
- Computational biology
- Geotechnical engineering
- Genetics
- Metallurgy
- Biology
- Geology
- Electrical engineering
Selected publications
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering · 2026-05-01
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingProgrammable DNA-based super-resolution microscopy for spatial and single-molecule proteomics
Biophysical Journal · 2024-02-01
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingZhongguo fushi yu fanghu xuebao · 2020-09-17
article1st authorCorresponding
Frequent coauthors
- 58 shared
Peng Yin
Ocean University of China
- 25 shared
Ralf Jungmann
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
- 12 shared
Johannes B. Woehrstein
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 9 shared
Weidong Xu
Yuncheng University
- 8 shared
Cameron Myhrvold
Princeton University
- 8 shared
Mauricio Avendaño
- 8 shared
Noah D. Donoghue
Harvard University
- 8 shared
Sarit S. Agasti
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Labs
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Education
- 2016
Ph.D., Biophysics
Harvard University
- 2010
B.A. and M.Sci., Physics
University of Cambridge
Awards & honors
- CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research (2022)
- NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) Awardee (2021)
- HMS Systems Biology Department Fellow (2017)
- HHMI International Student Research Fellow (2012)
- Gold Medalist and Einstein Centennial Prize winner, Internat…
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