Davide Michieletto
Professor of Biomaterials, University of Edinburgh
I am a professor of biomaterials at the University of Edinburgh working on topological problems in soft matter and biology. I am a 2024 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner. I am the group leader of the Topological Active Polymers Lab. We aim to discover new DNA-based topological soft materials and complex fluids that can change properties in time. The group's expertise is rooted in polymer and statistical physics and employs both simulations and experiments to answer our questions. We believe boundaries between disciplines were made to be broken, and we do our best to shatter them every day.
EXPs by Davide Michieletto
The realm of DNA-based materials combines the way DNA is manipulated and handled inside our cells with innovative ways of thinking about material science outside, for industrial purposes.
DNA is the blueprint of life. It contains all the genetic information required for complex organisms to be alive and to sustain life.
DNA topology, more specifically, is the study of the topological properties of DNA — and it is really fascinating.