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Dan McKeen
IP Specialist
Patents and Innovations
New York
dmckeen@wsgr.com

D917-715-8360

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Dr. Dan McKeen is an IP specialist in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the Patents and Innovations practice. His background is in DNA design, microfluidics, polymer self-assembly, and nanomaterial fabrication.

Prior to joining the firm, Dan completed his doctorate degree at Columbia University under the supervision of Professor Oleg Gang. His dissertation focused on understanding the design principles responsible for the assembly of hierarchical nanomaterials and developing DNA-mediated self-assembly as a materials fabrication platform.

Experience

Dr. Dan McKeen is an IP specialist in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the Patents and Innovations practice. His background is in DNA design, microfluidics, polymer self-assembly, and nanomaterial fabrication.

Prior to joining the firm, Dan completed his doctorate degree at Columbia University under the supervision of Professor Oleg Gang. His dissertation focused on understanding the design principles responsible for the assembly of hierarchical nanomaterials and developing DNA-mediated self-assembly as a materials fabrication platform.

Education
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2025
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, 2019
Credentials
Education
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2025
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, 2019

Select Publications

  • Co-author, “Effect of Thermodynamic and Environmental Factors on Crystallization of DNA-Origami Superlattices,” 11(18) Advanced Materials Technologies, 2026
  • Co-author, “Assembly of small silica nanoparticles using lipid-tethered DNA ‘bonds,’” 12(48) Soft Matter 9398-9411, 2025
  • Co-author, “Revealing and Engineering Assembly Pathways of 3D DNA Origami Crystals,” 19(43) ACS Nano 37669-37678, 2025
  • Co-author, “Directing Nanoparticle Organization in Response to Diverse Chemical Inputs,” 146(45) Journal of the American Chemical Society 30802-30812, 2024
  • Co-author, “Inverse design of a pyrochlore lattice of DNA origami through model-driven experiments,” 384(6697) Science 776-781, 2024
  • Co-author, “Regulating phase behavior of nanoparticle assemblies through engineering of DNA-mediated isotropic interactions,” 120(52) PNAS, 2023
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Select Publications

  • Co-author, “Effect of Thermodynamic and Environmental Factors on Crystallization of DNA-Origami Superlattices,” 11(18) Advanced Materials Technologies, 2026
  • Co-author, “Assembly of small silica nanoparticles using lipid-tethered DNA ‘bonds,’” 12(48) Soft Matter 9398-9411, 2025
  • Co-author, “Revealing and Engineering Assembly Pathways of 3D DNA Origami Crystals,” 19(43) ACS Nano 37669-37678, 2025
  • Co-author, “Directing Nanoparticle Organization in Response to Diverse Chemical Inputs,” 146(45) Journal of the American Chemical Society 30802-30812, 2024
  • Co-author, “Inverse design of a pyrochlore lattice of DNA origami through model-driven experiments,” 384(6697) Science 776-781, 2024
  • Co-author, “Regulating phase behavior of nanoparticle assemblies through engineering of DNA-mediated isotropic interactions,” 120(52) PNAS, 2023
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