Research in LaBean’s group focuses primarily on the use of DNA as an engineering material for bottom-up nanofabrication and for biomolecular computing applications. We design, build, and study self-assembling DNA nanostructures for formation of specifically patterned micron-scale objects with nanometer scale feature resolution. We use these DNA structures to organize other materials such as proteins, metals, nanoparticles, and carbon nanotubes. Potential applications include the further miniaturization of electronics circuits and devices, programmable molecular robotics, biosensors, molecular photonics, implantable medical devices, and molecular therapeutics.