The Bao lab is focused on developing bionanotechnology and biomolecular engineering approaches and applying the novel methods to basic biological research and disease studies. Current funded projects in the Bao lab include:

• NIH Nanomedicine Development Center (NDC): Nanomedicine Center for Nucleoprotein Machines (PI: G. Bao), 09/06-09/11
• NIH/NCI Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE): Emory-GA Tech Nanotechnology Center for Personalized and Predictive Oncology (PI: S. Nie, with G. Bao as a Project PI), 10/05-09/10
• NIH/NHLBI Programs of Excellence in Nanotechnology (PEN): Nanotechnology: Detection & Analysis of Plaque Formation (PI: G. Bao), 05/05-04/10
• NIH/NCI BRP: Nanotechnology: Linking biomarkers with cancer behavior (PI: S. Nie, with G. Bao as a Project PI), 08/04-07/09
• NIH/NIGMS P20: Bioaffinity nanoparticles for molecular/cellular imaging (PI: S. Nie, with G. Bao as a Project PI), 08/04-07/08

In addition to the above projects, the Bao lab has been conducting research in developing nanoscale sensors and devices that involve biomolecular motors such as F1-ATPase, and biofunctionalized nanostructures such as nanorods, nanobelts and nanorings. This project was supported by the US Army Research Office (ARO) during 08/02-07/05. More detailed description of the projects can be found in the individual project pages.