About Us

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Welcome to Duan Lab at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where we harness the power of optogenetics to advance biological and biomedical research. Our team is dedicated to developing optical strategies that enable precise, non-invasive control of crucial intracellular processes such as signaling pathways and organelle activities. These innovative strategies are tailored to achieve exceptional specificity and spatiotemporal resolution, opening new avenues for scientific discoveries and advancements in gene therapy.

2025.2 @ Lung Ha Wan

Hiking and seafood at Sai Kung

ChemoRevolution Conference 

2024.12 @ Sanya

Our work on Developmental Cell journal cover

Opto-robotic hands pulls the endoplasmic reticulum in living cells

2024.1 @ Tai Mei Tuk

Biking, Ice cream,  Boating, and BBQ

OptoRevolution Conference 

2023.11 @ Sanya

2023 group hiking

Standing on Dragon's Back

2023.1

Our paper on light-inducible deformation of mitochondria is now available on Cell Chemical Biology

We can use light to stretch mitochondria in living cells.

2021.06

Our Opto-TrkB work is accepted by Journal of Molecular Biology!

Congratulations to all the authors!

2020.05

2019 Christmas group gathering.

We enjoyed the hot pot!

2019.12