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The qDNA group is a collaboration among Bill Knowlton, Bernard Yurke, Olga Mass, Jeunghoon Lee, Ryan Pensack, Daniel Turner, Paul Davis, and Lan Li. This collaboration spans multiple departments and colleges at Boise State. Dr. Li also leads the Materials Theory and Modeling Group at Boise State, which provides expertise and capabilities complementary to the collaboration. The qDNA group is organized into five research teams:

  1. Dye Synthesis Team led by Dr. Olga Mass
  2. DNA Construct Synthesis Team led by Prof. Jeunghoon Lee
  3. Ultrafast Spectroscopy Team led by Dr. Ryan Pensack, Dr. Daniel Turner, and Dr. Paul Davis
  4. Single Molecule Characterization Team co-led by Prof. Bill Knowlton and Dr. Mandeep Sharma. The research of the Single Molecule Characterization Team is led by Dr. Keitel Cervantes-Salguero
  5. Theory and Simulation Team led by Prof. Lan Li, Dr. Bernard Yurke, and Prof. Bill Knowlton