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Boya Wang (汪博雅) (she/her/hers) (full version CV)Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Postdoctoral Scholar (Oct 2020 ~ Dec 2022) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) Ph.D. in BioECE (Sep 2020) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) B.S. in Applied Chemistry (September 2010 ~ June 2014) Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China Email: boyawang@caltech.edu |
Fun Activities
Molpigs (Molecular Programming Interest Group)
The Art of Molecular Programming (A grassroots textbook initiative)
The Art of Molecular Programming (A grassroots textbook initiative)
News
2023
09-12: Boya presents a poster at DNA 29: "Molecular computation at equilibrium via programmable entropy".
09-11 ~ 09-15: Boya attends DNA 29 at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan.
09-05: Our paper "Parallel molecular computation on digital data stored in DNA" coauthored with Stella Wang, Cameron Chalk, Andrew Ellington, and David Soloveichik is published on PNAS!
04-29: Boya's invited spotlight article "Molecular information technology with DNA" is published in Trends in Biotechnology!
04-04: Our paper "Speed and Correctness Guarantees for Programmable Enthalpy-Neutral DNA Reactions" coauthored with Chris Thachuk and David Soloveichik is published on ACS Synthetic Biology!
01-01: Boya starts a new postdoc position at Caltech with Lulu Qian!
09-11 ~ 09-15: Boya attends DNA 29 at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan.
09-05: Our paper "Parallel molecular computation on digital data stored in DNA" coauthored with Stella Wang, Cameron Chalk, Andrew Ellington, and David Soloveichik is published on PNAS!
04-29: Boya's invited spotlight article "Molecular information technology with DNA" is published in Trends in Biotechnology!
04-04: Our paper "Speed and Correctness Guarantees for Programmable Enthalpy-Neutral DNA Reactions" coauthored with Chris Thachuk and David Soloveichik is published on ACS Synthetic Biology!
01-01: Boya starts a new postdoc position at Caltech with Lulu Qian!
2022
11-06: Boya is awarded the three-year postdoctoral Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Fellowship starting April 2023!
09-08: Boya gives a talk at SynBYSS (SynBio Young Speaker Series) (YouTube).
08-08 ~ 08-12: Boya attends DNA 28 and gives an oral presentation at University of New Mexico.
05-27: Boya's paper "Parallel molecular computation on digital data stored in DNA" coauthored with Stella, Cameron, Andrew and David is accepted for Track B oral presentation at DNA 28!
05-10: Boya is selected as a 2022 DARPA riser to participate in the DARPA Forward Conference Series!
03-27: Boya's abstract entitled "Parallel and in-memory computation with data stored in DNA" co-authored with Stella, Cameron, Andrew and David is accepted to present as a talk at the FNANO 2022 conference.
09-08: Boya gives a talk at SynBYSS (SynBio Young Speaker Series) (YouTube).
08-08 ~ 08-12: Boya attends DNA 28 and gives an oral presentation at University of New Mexico.
05-27: Boya's paper "Parallel molecular computation on digital data stored in DNA" coauthored with Stella, Cameron, Andrew and David is accepted for Track B oral presentation at DNA 28!
05-10: Boya is selected as a 2022 DARPA riser to participate in the DARPA Forward Conference Series!
03-27: Boya's abstract entitled "Parallel and in-memory computation with data stored in DNA" co-authored with Stella, Cameron, Andrew and David is accepted to present as a talk at the FNANO 2022 conference.
2021
09-14: Boya received the 2020 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad!
09-13 ~ 09-16: Boya attends the virtual DNA 27 held by University of Oxford.
02-10: Boya joins the editorial team for the grassroots textbook The Art of Molecular Programming project.
09-13 ~ 09-16: Boya attends the virtual DNA 27 held by University of Oxford.
02-10: Boya joins the editorial team for the grassroots textbook The Art of Molecular Programming project.
2020
10-08: Boya is selected to participate in EECS Rising Stars 2020 hosted by University of California, Berkeley.
09-15: Boya presents two posters at DNA 26: "SIMD||DNA: Experimental validation and high-throughput readout" (PDF, 3-min recording) and "Cells, diffusion and geometry: programming patterns with leader election and signal comparison" (PDF).
09-14 ~ 09-17: Boya attends the virtual DNA 26 held by at University of Oxford.
09-02: Boya joins the Molpigs (Molecular Programming Interest Group) team.
08-07: Boya has successfully defended her Ph.D thesis!
09-15: Boya presents two posters at DNA 26: "SIMD||DNA: Experimental validation and high-throughput readout" (PDF, 3-min recording) and "Cells, diffusion and geometry: programming patterns with leader election and signal comparison" (PDF).
09-14 ~ 09-17: Boya attends the virtual DNA 26 held by at University of Oxford.
09-02: Boya joins the Molpigs (Molecular Programming Interest Group) team.
08-07: Boya has successfully defended her Ph.D thesis!
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06-10: Boya is awarded the GHC Student Scholarship to attend the 2020 Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration!
05-14: Boya has earned the Advanced Teaching Preparation Certificate from UT-Austin. 04-08: The paper "DNA punch cards for storing data on native DNA sequences via enzymatic nicking" in which Boya participated is published on Nature Communications! |
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2019
10-24: Boya is selected for the Final Round of Three Minute Thesis Competition. (Recording: 48:07)
10-03: Boya passes the Progress Review in the ECE graduate program!
09-09: Boya is awarded with the Student Travel Award for DNA 25.
08-08: Our paper "SIMD||DNA: Single Instruction, Multiple Data Computation with DNA Strand Displacement Cascades" won the Best Student Paper Award! :D
08-05 ~ 08-09: Boya attends DNA 25 and gives an oral presentation (slides) at University of Washington.
06-21: Boya's abstract entitled "Boolean Circuits via Thermodynamic Binding Networks: From Theory to Test Tube" co-authored with Cameron and David is accepted to present as a poster at the DNA 25 conference. (poster, PDF)
05-24: Boya's paper "SIMD||DNA: Single Instruction, Multiple Data Computation with DNA Strand Displacement Cascades" coauthored with Cameron Chalk and David Soloveichik is accepted for oral presentation at DNA 25!
10-03: Boya passes the Progress Review in the ECE graduate program!
09-09: Boya is awarded with the Student Travel Award for DNA 25.
08-08: Our paper "SIMD||DNA: Single Instruction, Multiple Data Computation with DNA Strand Displacement Cascades" won the Best Student Paper Award! :D
08-05 ~ 08-09: Boya attends DNA 25 and gives an oral presentation (slides) at University of Washington.
06-21: Boya's abstract entitled "Boolean Circuits via Thermodynamic Binding Networks: From Theory to Test Tube" co-authored with Cameron and David is accepted to present as a poster at the DNA 25 conference. (poster, PDF)
05-24: Boya's paper "SIMD||DNA: Single Instruction, Multiple Data Computation with DNA Strand Displacement Cascades" coauthored with Cameron Chalk and David Soloveichik is accepted for oral presentation at DNA 25!
2018
12-13: Boya's paper "Effective design principles for leakless strand displacement systems" coauthored with Chris Thachuk, Andrew Ellington, Erik Winfree and David Soloveichik is published on PNAS!
10-08 ~ 10-12: Boya attends DNA 24 at Shandong Normal University in Jinan, China.
09-19: Boya is awarded with the Student Travel Award to participate DNA 24.
08-26: Boya's abstract entitled "Experimentally characterizing the design space of strand displacement translators with toehold-size clamps" co-authored with David is accepted to present as a poster at the DNA 24 conference. (poster, PDF)
10-08 ~ 10-12: Boya attends DNA 24 at Shandong Normal University in Jinan, China.
09-19: Boya is awarded with the Student Travel Award to participate DNA 24.
08-26: Boya's abstract entitled "Experimentally characterizing the design space of strand displacement translators with toehold-size clamps" co-authored with David is accepted to present as a poster at the DNA 24 conference. (poster, PDF)
2017
09-24 ~ 09-28: Boya attends DNA 23 and gives an oral presentation (slides) as a local student at the University of Texas at Austin.
05-16: Boya's paper "The design space of strand displacement cascades with toehold-size clamps" co-authored with Chris Thachuk and David Soloveichik is accepted for oral presentation at DNA 23! :-)
Jan. 2017: Boya is readmitted by the bioECE track in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in UT. Exciting!!
05-16: Boya's paper "The design space of strand displacement cascades with toehold-size clamps" co-authored with Chris Thachuk and David Soloveichik is accepted for oral presentation at DNA 23! :-)
Jan. 2017: Boya is readmitted by the bioECE track in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in UT. Exciting!!
2016
09-04 ~ 09-08: Boya attends DNA 22 at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany, which is fantastic!
07-16: Boya is awarded with the Student Travel Award to participate DNA 22.
07-02: Boya's abstract entitled "Characterizing Leakless Strand Displacement Systems" co-authored with Chris, Erik and David is accepted to present as a poster at the DNA 22 conference.
01-19: Boya is excited to be the TA for David's class EE 381V Programming with Molecules (Spring 2016).
01-15 ~ 01-18: Boya attends the MPP (Molecular Programming Project) Workshop in University of Washington.
07-16: Boya is awarded with the Student Travel Award to participate DNA 22.
07-02: Boya's abstract entitled "Characterizing Leakless Strand Displacement Systems" co-authored with Chris, Erik and David is accepted to present as a poster at the DNA 22 conference.
01-19: Boya is excited to be the TA for David's class EE 381V Programming with Molecules (Spring 2016).
01-15 ~ 01-18: Boya attends the MPP (Molecular Programming Project) Workshop in University of Washington.
2015
11-03: Boya is selected for the Proctor & Gamble poster competition.
08-17 ~ 08-25: Boya attends DNA 21 at Harvard.
07-28: Boya's abstract entitled "Characterizing 'Leakless Strand Displacement' with Double Long Domains" co-authored with Chris, Erik and David is accepted to present as a breaking news poster at the DNA 21 conference.
02-16: Boya starts working with Dr. David Soloveichik!!!
08-17 ~ 08-25: Boya attends DNA 21 at Harvard.
07-28: Boya's abstract entitled "Characterizing 'Leakless Strand Displacement' with Double Long Domains" co-authored with Chris, Erik and David is accepted to present as a breaking news poster at the DNA 21 conference.
02-16: Boya starts working with Dr. David Soloveichik!!!
2014
08-25: Boya travels to the US and joins the Biochemistry program in UT-Austin.
06-21: Boya and other students who are going to study abroad in 2014Fall give a performance named "My Chinese Heart 我的中国心" to 8000 undergraduate students at the great graduation party "Tong Ge Tong Xing 同歌同行". (Link: 22:12~25:18)
06-21: Boya and other students who are going to study abroad in 2014Fall give a performance named "My Chinese Heart 我的中国心" to 8000 undergraduate students at the great graduation party "Tong Ge Tong Xing 同歌同行". (Link: 22:12~25:18)
