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This list of DNA nanotechnology research groups gives a partial overview of academic research organisations in the field of DNA nanotechnology, sorted geographically. Any sufficiently notable research group (which in general can be considered as any group having published in well regarded, high impact factor journals) should be listed here, along with a brief description of their research.
| Country | University / Institute | Group | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | New York University | Seeman's Lab [1] | |
| United States | University of Central Florida | The Kolpashchikov Lab [2] | |
| United States | Arizona State University | Yan Lab [3] | |
| United States | Arizona State University | Hariadi Lab [4] | |
| United States | Harvard University | Shih's Lab [5] | |
| United States | Harvard University | Peng Yin's Lab [6] | |
| United States | Caltech | Winfree's Lab [7] | |
| United States | Caltech | Pierce's Lab [8] | |
| United States | Duke University | Rief's Lab [9] | |
| United States | UT Austin | Ellington's Lab [10] | |
| United States | Kent State University | Schmidt's Lab [11] | |
| United States | UC Berkeley | Ti Lab [12] | |
| United States | Brandeis University | Rogers Lab [13] | |
 Canada | University of Toronto | Chou Lab [14] | |
| Canada | McGill University | Sleiman's Lab [15] | |
| Canada | University of Montreal | Vallée-Bélisle's Lab [16] |
| Country | University / Institute | Group | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | Tokyo University | Rondelez's group [17] |
| Country | University / Institute | Group | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | Aarhus University | Center for DNA nanotechnology [18] | |
 France | Bordeaux University | CBMN [19] | |
| France | Université Pierre et Marie Curie | Estevez-Torres and Galas group [20] | |
 Germany | Technical University of Munich | Simmel's Lab [21] | |
| Germany | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Liedl's Lab [22] | |
| Germany | Technical University of Munich | Dietz's Lab [23] | |
| Germany | Max Planck Institute for Medical Research | Göpfrich's Lab [24] | |
| Germany | Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry | Heuer-Jungemann's Lab [25] | |
 England | Oxford University | Turberfield's Lab [26] | |
| England | University College London | Howorka's Lab [27] | |
 Italy | University of Rome Tor Vergata | Ricci's Lab [28] | |
 Sweden | Karolinska Institute | Högberg's Lab [29] | |
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