Education

Harvard Medical School, Postdoctoral, 1999-2005
SUNY Stony Brook, Ph.D. 1993-1998

Research Interests

Dr. Tian's research interests include genome science and technology, synthetic systems biology, and bionanoengineering.

Rapid developments in genomics, synthetic biology and nanotechnology are having big impacts on biomedical engineering. The lab's long-term interests include: 1) develop new tools and technologies for acquiring, analyzing, and understanding information on genome organization and function, and use such knowledge to guide efforts on genome diagnosis, therapeutics, modifications, and synthesis; 2) develop low-cost, high-throughput gene and genome synthesis technology (Tian, et. al. Nature 2004) and create novel genetically encoded systems to improve human life and the environment; 3) combine the biosynthetic capability with nanotechnology to create new generations of bioelectromechnical hybrid nanomachines and devices that desirably could self-assemble or self-replicate for a wide variety of applications.

The lab conducts highly interdisciplinary research and attracts talents with specialized knowledge and skills from diverse backgrounds, such as biomedical-, chemical-, electrical-, and mechanical-engineering, as well as experimental and computational biology.

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