Scientific software
CasMD
Tools for preparing protein and nucleic acid molecular dynamics simulations.
Inside the projectZibin Zhao
From molecules to possibilities.Pick a card. Follow the curiosity.
Explore the collectionA practice of curiosityMeet the person ↗
Questions startin the lab.Ideas go further.
I study molecular diagnostics, CRISPR and aptamer design at HKUST. I also write software, make small tools, and turn passing questions into things you can use.
Read the research ↗Six projects. Different possibilities.All projects ↗
Follow a curiosity.
Research + code
DL-SELEX
Code for structure-enhanced deep learning in aptamer selection.
Inside the project
Personal web app
Medit
A journal with daily reflection and small grounding exercises.
Inside the projectResearch companion
TEMPO
Code accompanying a one-pot CRISPR diagnostics study published in Nature Communications.
Inside the project
Interactive experiment
Singularity
An interactive particle universe built with Three.js.
Inside the projectPersonal web app
Yaos
Medicine Buddha readings, a seasonal calendar, and daily reflection.
Inside the projectPapers, tools & experiments9 works
A few things
I put into the world.
DNA-guided Cas12aNature 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
CasMDScientific 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.
DL-SELEXResearch + 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.
MeditPersonal web app
A journal with daily reflection and small grounding exercises.
An independent web application for writing and reflection, with offline support.
TEMPOResearch 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.
SingularityInteractive 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.
YaosPersonal web app
Medicine Buddha readings, a seasonal calendar, and daily reflection.
An independent interface experiment. Explore the project and its documentation on GitHub.
12-lead ECG patchAdvanced 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
DNA hydrogel + OECTACS 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 next questionHong Kong