Nature Biotechnology · 2026
DNA-guided CRISPR–Cas12a effectors for programmable RNA recognition and cleavage
X Wu, WH Lam, Z Zhao, Y Cao, H Lin, X Feng, Y Zhai, IM Hsing
Scientific software
Tools for preparing protein and nucleic acid molecular dynamics simulations.
An open-source toolkit made at Hsing Lab, HKUST. Inspect the repository for setup instructions and supported workflows.
Research + code
Code for structure-enhanced deep learning in aptamer selection.
First author of the associated Briefings in Bioinformatics paper. Code and notebooks are available in the project repository.
Personal web app
A journal with daily reflection and small grounding exercises.
An independent web application for writing and reflection, with offline support.
Research companion
Code accompanying a one-pot CRISPR diagnostics study published in Nature Communications.
Co-author, responsible for software, with contributions to methodology, validation, formal analysis, and data curation.
Interactive experiment
An interactive particle universe built with Three.js.
A browser experiment built around particles, shader effects, and direct interaction. Performance depends on the device.
Personal web app
Medicine Buddha readings, a seasonal calendar, and daily reflection.
An independent interface experiment. Explore the project and its documentation on GitHub.
Advanced Materials Technologies, 8(18) · 2023
Skin-adherent elastomer-hydrogel patch for continuous 12-lead cardiac ambulatory monitoring during physical activities
Y Li, Z Zhao, A Veronica, S Yu Yeung, IM Hsing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(37) · 2025
DNA hydrogel-interfaced organic electrochemical transistor for the investigation of binding-induced conformational change of small molecule aptamers
H Lin, Z Zhao, X Feng, SY Yeung, IM Hsing
The person between the lines
Bioengineering at HKUST. Curious about the rest.
Research, small useful tools, and experiments that begin with a little curiosity.
Notes to think with
A reusable research workflow in eight stages.
Read and copy the original source prompts, or download the complete text pack.
Zibin Zhao
zibin.zhao@connect.ust.hk
For research, projects, or a conversation.
Zibin Zhao
Education, research, publications, and experience.
The full record is available as an accessible page and a downloadable PDF.
