Zibin Zhao

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