Hsing Group News

May 2026

We’re excited to share our latest publication in Nature Biotechnology!

Our work on DNA-guided Cas12a for RNA targeting introduces a new strategy for programmable RNA detection and knockdown using DNA guides, expanding the versatility of CRISPR technologies.

Huge congratulations to all authors — Xiaolong Wu, Wai Hei Lam, Zibin Zhao, Yumeng Cao, Haosi Lin, Xianzhen Feng, Yuanliang Zhai & I-Ming Hsing — for this outstanding achievement.

Read the full article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-026-03120-5

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September 2025

Prof. Hsing presented a talk at the BIOHK 2025. Prof. Hsing’s research integrates molecular biology, reaction engineering, and micro/nanofabrication to advance nucleic acid engineering and biomaterials. 

May 2024

Prof. Hsing gave an invited talk on May 18th at MIT Symposium honoring Prof. Klavs F. Jensen.

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May 2024

Professor I-Ming Hsing (right) met with HSING group alumni Dr.Xuan Feng (left) and Dr. Cherry (middle) in Boston.

January 2023

Our paper by⁨ Xiao Lu⁩  et al. in the VSI of JEAC celebrating academician Erkang Wang's 90tv anniversary has been accepted for publication.

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January 2023

Congratulations to Miss Ada Yeung on succesfully defending her thesis in Jan, 2023 !!!

November 2022

With great pleasure, we welcome our three new postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Alan Fernando RODRIGUEZ SERRANO, Dr. Li Yue, and Dr. Lu Xiao, who are previous Ph.D. graduates of the HSING group. 

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November 2022

Prof. Hsing was invited to give a visit talk in National Taiwan University.

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